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As nobody has made one thought I would
Start of the Premiership and all that.
How did your team get on?
My team won anyway ;D
I just watched United draw with Reading
Your thoughts?
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well, it was a frustrating draw, Hahnemann was brilliant and hopefully Rooney's injury isn't that bad...we were dominating the whole game, but the most important was missing, the goals....
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Hibs came nack from 2-0 down from Gretna to win 4-2, poor first half performance but zemama and fletcher changed the game
Chelsea looked shakey at the back but going fprward SWP, malouda and pizzaro were outstanding, 3-2 win against Birmingham
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Chelsea looked shakey at the back but going fprward SWP, malouda and pizzaro were outstanding, 3-2 win against Birmingham
yeah, SWP was GREAT!!!
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4-1 win for Celtic. Easy peasy.
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4-1 win for Celtic. Easy peasy.
well, not really a surprise..... :P
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Decieving title...
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...i dont want to talk about it...shameful performance...
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...i dont want to talk about it...shameful performance...
I feel bad for Jääskeläinen. He really couldn't do anything to those goals. After Anelka scored I was hoping that Bolton would come back to the game, but no....
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...i dont want to talk about it...shameful performance...
I couldn't believe Nolan Laughing in his interview after the game.
Saying they were like us last season
Im sure Sammy Lee was well pleased with that comment.
I thought my team (City) looked class and it was great to see the team gel so quick.
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yea city looked real good, think you can have a good season!
yea we were shocking...jussi could do nothing about the three, the defence were a shambles...we created opportunities but werent clinical when it counted!
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Gerrard in the 87th :D
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Hleb saved my day!
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4-1 win for Celtic. Easy peasy.
falkirk did them self proud first half, shame they wernt going into half time ahead
Hleb saved my day!
sure did
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Frustrating day. All we needed was one goal to win, reading had no intention of attacking. We played pretty well but didnt take are chances .It was great been back at the games anyway and watching football over the weekend
Oh yeah soskjaer and sam allardyce walked past me before i went into the ground today.
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i was very dissappointed with tottenhams result.. wasnt a great performance, we failed to create any decent chances, we didnt seem commited enough.. Sunderlands paul mc'shane had a very good game @ the back for them,
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Frustrating day. All we needed was one goal to win, reading had no intention of attacking. We played pretty well but didnt take are chances .It was great been back at the games anyway and watching football over the weekend
Oh yeah soskjaer and sam allardyce walked past me before i went into the ground today.
solskaer to newcastle maybe ???
no chance
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Frustrating day. All we needed was one goal to win, reading had no intention of attacking. We played pretty well but didnt take are chances .It was great been back at the games anyway and watching football over the weekend
Oh yeah soskjaer and sam allardyce walked past me before i went into the ground today.
solskaer to newcastle maybe ???
no chance
Cant see it happening, this is soskjaers final season so he wont be leaving. It was just a matter of both of them turning up at the same time.
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Frustrating day. All we needed was one goal to win, reading had no intention of attacking. We played pretty well but didnt take are chances .It was great been back at the games anyway and watching football over the weekend
Oh yeah soskjaer and sam allardyce walked past me before i went into the ground today.
solskaer to newcastle maybe ???
no chance
Cant see it happening, this is soskjaers final season so he wont be leaving. It was just a matter of both of them turning up at the same time.
yeah i know was jus causin a stirr lol
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2-0 victory at Ibrox for us (Rangers vs St Mirren)
6pts out of available 6, +5 goals and none conceded
Good to see Cousins score on his debut, and Ferguson scoring again
I'll take that for a nice start to the season
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Decieving title...
i dont think it is...
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rangers...lucky bastards
jokin, they deserve their win
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Decieving title...
i agree. someone put soccer in ()'s please.
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Decieving title...
i dont think it is...
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Decieving title...
i agree. someone put soccer in ()'s please.
Jog On
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Decieving title...
i dont think it is...
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^^Well, you're wrong.
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^^Well, you're wrong.
No he aint
Anyway good night tonight for the blue boys.
Chelsea won and Them was a draw.
And what about Bolton mate?
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Arsenal won 2-0 in Prague
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yaaaaaaaaaaaaassssss, chelsea win, man u draw, 4 points clear after 2 games :laugh:
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^^Well, you're wrong.
No he aint
Yes...and now YOU'RE wrong too.
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^^Well, you're wrong.
No he aint
Yes...and now YOU'RE wrong too.
You're ruining the thread...
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Don't make false claims and there wont be a need to correct them.
Carry on...
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dider drogba's goal :o
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NIK i think you should stay out of all FOOTball threads.
Drogba scored a beauty tonight, 4 points clear already. gonna be hell on for Man Utd...
lmao at Ronaldo's red card. bit harsh but then again he is a fuckin twat.
Bradford lost 2-1 to Wolves... out of the Carling Cup already... shit.
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Decieving title...
i agree. someone put soccer in ()'s please.
Jog On
Back 2 the thread. A 1 - 1 draw on a plastic pitch in Moscow, that will do me.
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I read how Beckham was killing it last game 8) Does he play against Germany next week ???
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Once again...
ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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Don't make false claims and there wont be a need to correct them.
Carry on...
How is this a false claim ?
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Once again...
ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Is that about your start to the season?
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Decieving title...
i dont think it is...
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Make this a sticky for the season.
It's over already after 2 games. Bollocks. Theres always nxt season.
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Don't make false claims and there wont be a need to correct them.
Carry on...
How is this a false claim ?
The thread title decieved people=decieving
You claimed it wasn't decieving. I'm not gunna change it, but next time when you open a thread, specify which form of football you're talking about...PeACe
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Why did he need to specify?, i think from the first line it was blatantly obvious he wasnt talking american rugby.
Dont think united have blown it just yet, remember the newcastle season. Although will Fergie have to splash some more cash? Selling Smith was a mistake IMO, although im sure Fergies got something up his sleeve. A half bottle of whisky maybe?
And Mac10, what was Donati's sniper thing all about? And at last Hartley seems 2 be getting the finger out, if he consistently plays like he did on wednesday then he might turn out a good signing.
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LOL :stupid:
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Metz 3 games = 3 losses ..... on the way to Ligue 2 once again :puke: :grumpy:
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And at last Hartley seems 2 be getting the finger out, if he consistently plays like he did on wednesday then he might turn out a good signing.
seriously he will never be a good signing, he only stood out at hearts cause he was the best of a bad bunch, hes had 2 good seasons in his career at 30 years old
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well, the season couldnt have started any worse for us (tottenham).. been very dissappointed with the attuide and commitment of some players for the first two games.. next couple weeks will be hard too, as we are only working with a make'shift side due to numerous injuries to our big names, but i believe we can still do big things this season..
also yeh drogba's goal was nice, but how about that michael johnson goal for city.. now that was a lovely move and a peach of a finish from the youngster :)
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also yeh drogba's goal was nice, but how about that michael johnson goal for city.. now that was a lovely move and a peach of a finish from the youngster :)
:D
Bring on Sunday
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I'm sure it's gonna be a dope derby game 8)
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Is that about your start to the season?
Yup! Cant really sum it up any more! lol!
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Bayern vs. Bremen in less than 2 hours... Klose is going to have a hard time >:(
8)
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If we somehow manage to beat city on sunday and liverpool and chelsea draw we will only be two points behind chelsea . If thats the case then the start aint to bad.
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Shrewsbury 1 - 0 Bradford. fucks sake!
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Shrewsbury 1 - 0 Bradford. fucks sake!
lol, who do u support?
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Bayern vs. Bremen in less than 2 hours... Klose is going to have a hard time >:(
8)
0-4 :o... I told y'all Ribery was a beast ...
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Bayern vs. Bremen in less than 2 hours... Klose is going to have a hard time >:(
8)
0-4 :o... I told y'all Ribery was a beast ...
what was the score
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Props to city, they defended very well
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Props to city, they defended very well
yeah they did ,but this is getting real annoying now. We are playing well, creating chance after chance, i think we have had close to 60 shots in three games and scored once.
Teams are sitting back and defending against us and although we are creating chances we aint taking them.
We neded saha back asap and hope now chelsea and the scum draw. Plus we have got to go on a huge unbeaten run , to get ourselves back in with a chance.
I cant imagine a worse start to the season, i always though portsmouth and city away would be hard but we should be looking to get 4 points from those two games.
I was expecting us to have 7 points now not 2.
Its not like i can even bitch about the performanes because all 3 have been good.
I said to my bro after 20 min i guarentee that we will donimate but city will have one shot and take the lead, which is basically what happened.
Ok rant over for now i just wish there was midweek games so we could start turning this around but instead its shitty england.
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Props to city, they defended very well
yeah they did ,but this is getting real annoying now. We are playing well, creating chance after chance, i think we have had close to 60 shots in three games and scored once.
Teams are sitting back and defending against us and although we are creating chances we aint taking them.
We neded saha back asap and hope now chelsea and the scum draw. Plus we have got to go on a huge unbeaten run , to get ourselves back in with a chance.
I can imagine a worse start to the season, i always though portsmouth and city away would be hard but we should be looking to get 4 points from those two games.
I was expecting us to have 7 points now not 2.
Its not like i can even bitch about the performanes because all 3 have been good.
I said to my bro after 20 min i guarentee that we will donimate but city will have one shot and take the lead, which is basically what happened.
Ok rant over for now i just wish there was midweek games so we could start turning this around but instead its shitty england.
Yeah...It's getting frustrating, to see that we are creating chances and we dominate the games, but we can't score. I'm not gonna bitch about how the other teams play, it doesn't matter....only the goals matter..
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Props to city, they defended very well
yeah they did ,but this is getting real annoying now. We are playing well, creating chance after chance, i think we have had close to 60 shots in three games and scored once.
Teams are sitting back and defending against us and although we are creating chances we aint taking them.
We neded saha back asap and hope now chelsea and the scum draw. Plus we have got to go on a huge unbeaten run , to get ourselves back in with a chance.
I cant imagine a worse start to the season, i always though portsmouth and city away would be hard but we should be looking to get 4 points from those two games.
I was expecting us to have 7 points now not 2.
Its not like i can even bitch about the performanes because all 3 have been good.
I said to my bro after 20 min i guarentee that we will donimate but city will have one shot and take the lead, which is basically what happened.
Ok rant over for now i just wish there was midweek games so we could start turning this around but instead its shitty england.
Yeah...It's getting frustrating, to see that we are creating chances and we dominate the games, but we can't score. I'm not gonna bitch about how the other teams play, it doesn't matter....only the goals matter..
true that, it dont matter how well you play and the amount of chances you make if you dont score.
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Shrewsbury 1 - 0 Bradford. fucks sake!
lol, who do u support?
Bradford City...
from the Premiership i like to watch Arsenal, they play great football
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Props to city, they defended very well
yeah they did ,but this is getting real annoying now. We are playing well, creating chance after chance, i think we have had close to 60 shots in three games and scored once.
Teams are sitting back and defending against us and although we are creating chances we aint taking them.
We neded saha back asap and hope now chelsea and the scum draw. Plus we have got to go on a huge unbeaten run , to get ourselves back in with a chance.
I cant imagine a worse start to the season, i always though portsmouth and city away would be hard but we should be looking to get 4 points from those two games.
I was expecting us to have 7 points now not 2.
Its not like i can even bitch about the performanes because all 3 have been good.
I said to my bro after 20 min i guarentee that we will donimate but city will have one shot and take the lead, which is basically what happened.
Ok rant over for now i just wish there was midweek games so we could start turning this around but instead its shitty england.
Yeah...It's getting frustrating, to see that we are creating chances and we dominate the games, but we can't score. I'm not gonna bitch about how the other teams play, it doesn't matter....only the goals matter..
true that, it dont matter how well you play and the amount of chances you make if you dont score.
Yup, but you know what, we just have to get over this and bounce back, and I'm sure we're gonna do it in the next match 8)
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OH YES ;D
Im off to get pissed :D
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Don't make false claims and there wont be a need to correct them.
Carry on...
How is this a false claim ?
The thread title decieved people=decieving
You claimed it wasn't decieving. I'm not gunna change it, but next time when you open a thread, specify which form of football you're talking about...PeACe
Why should we specify which form of football we're talking about? NFL threads are _often_ not specified.
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Anyway, fuck Lehmann
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Anyway, fuck Lehmann
lol just seen it http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/blackburn+arsenal+/video/x2shyz_blackburn-arsenal_sport
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Anyway, fuck Lehmann
wtf , his 2nd gift to the other team in one week :-X
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Don't make false claims and there wont be a need to correct them.
Carry on...
How is this a false claim ?
The thread title decieved people=decieving
You claimed it wasn't decieving. I'm not gunna change it, but next time when you open a thread, specify which form of football you're talking about...PeACe
Why should we specify which form of football we're talking about? NFL threads are _often_ not specified.
Huh?...Did you ever go into an NFL thread thinking it was a soccer thread?
Come on, now.
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Anyway, fuck Lehmann
lol just seen it http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/blackburn+arsenal+/video/x2shyz_blackburn-arsenal_sport
ouch that was awful.. his howler against fulham was terrible aswell..
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OH YES ;D
Im off to get pissed :D
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:grumpy: :-[
Man, the title is over after 3 games. We need an out and out striker. Saha can't stay fit. We should of signed Owen.
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Anyway, fuck Lehmann
You've got a short term memory pal, Lehmann has been great for you the past 3 years or so. Some very vital saves along the way.
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Utd has the player in Rossi, too bad Ferguson didn't realize how good the boy is.
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Damn y"all MU fans give up VERY fast .. yeah Bad start but Chelsea ain't gonna win all the games
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Damn y"all MU fans give up VERY fast .. yeah Bad start but Chelsea ain't gonna win all the games
I haven't gave up!! Yeah, it's very frustrating start but we have just played three games, we still have 35 games left....And I'm optimistic and I believe that we will bounce back in the next game :)
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at least utd deserved to lose..and were beaten fairly
we got beat by fuckin rob styles
gave the worst penalty i have ever seen(i mean if even drogba dosent protest..it CANT be a penalty)
and gave Essien two yellow cards...an didnt send him off
but its ok...hes been suspended for a week....WANKERS!!!
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im 100% confident in chelsea winning the league after the start man u have had,
liverpool will come close but i just dont think they hav the passion and drive that chelsea or man u would show during the whole season,
chelsea arent gonna slip up too many
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Utd has the player in Rossi, too bad Ferguson didn't realize how good the boy is.
we have a clause to buy him back when we want.
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Our decent start continues, with a nice 7-2 victory for Rangers against Falkirk
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Our decent start continues, with a nice 7-2 victory for Rangers against Falkirk
that was a fucker of a win
i said before the league started that rangers would win the league this season and it looks that way, with the help of steven whittaker ;)
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Sit Down ;D
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Liverpool are gonna win the league imo. Oh and Bojinov out 4 5 months. ouch.
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Sit Down ;D
That was funny when I saw this. But I'm still a dissapointed United fan.
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Sit Down ;D
lmao props, i loved watching that
hahahaha tevez is shite
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Our decent start continues, with a nice 7-2 victory for Rangers against Falkirk
that was a fucker of a win
i said before the league started that rangers would win the league this season and it looks that way, with the help of steven whittaker ;)
Hopefully, we actually look to be putting together a decent squad for the SPL & it could easily have been more than 7 on Saturday
Whittaker will be a good signing no doubt, him & Hutton linked up well on Saturday and it was good to see Whittaker manage to keep a couple of shots down ;)
Who else can we take from Hibs now ::) :laugh:
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Sit Down ;D
FUCKING BRILLIANT.
HATE THAT PRICK WITH A PASSION!!
+1
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Our decent start continues, with a nice 7-2 victory for Rangers against Falkirk
that was a fucker of a win
i said before the league started that rangers would win the league this season and it looks that way, with the help of steven whittaker ;)
Hopefully, we actually look to be putting together a decent squad for the SPL & it could easily have been more than 7 on Saturday
Whittaker will be a good signing no doubt, him & Hutton linked up well on Saturday and it was good to see Whittaker manage to keep a couple of shots down ;)
Who else can we take from Hibs now ::) :laugh:
i know were just celtic and rangers feeder club
the next three stars are lewis stevenson, kevin mccann and steven fletcher
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Big fan of Fletcher think that he can be a great player over time
Impressed with both Stevenson and McCann who looks better defensivly at right back than Whittaker did but not sure if he's such a threat going forward
Be interesting to see how long Hibs keep Murphy, Zemmama & Benji for
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Hey are any of you guys doing Telegraph Fantasy Football???
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Yakubu and Fernandes. Cant wait to see em in Everton blue!!!
Come on the blues!
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Sit Down ;D
lmao props, i loved watching that
hahahaha tevez is shite
once he gets match fit and someone actually plays up front with him he will do well
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DOWN IN TAZMAINIA
DOWN IN TAZMAINIA
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Don't make false claims and there wont be a need to correct them.
Carry on...
How is this a false claim ?
The thread title decieved people=decieving
You claimed it wasn't decieving. I'm not gunna change it, but next time when you open a thread, specify which form of football you're talking about...PeACe
Why should we specify which form of football we're talking about? NFL threads are _often_ not specified.
Huh?...Did you ever go into an NFL thread thinking it was a soccer thread?
Come on, now.
No I don't. Cause I've noticed who posts about footbal.
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Anyway, fuck Lehmann
lol just seen it http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/blackburn+arsenal+/video/x2shyz_blackburn-arsenal_sport
Yes, awful :-X
Anyway, fuck Lehmann
wtf , his 2nd gift to the other team in one week :-X
I know, and we lost 2 points cuz of that >:(
Anyway, fuck Lehmann
You've got a short term memory pal, Lehmann has been great for you the past 3 years or so. Some very vital saves along the way.
Honestly, I don't care about that. He's done waaay too many fuck ups to remembered for the good saves lol
..And 2 times in 2 games... nah, fuck him. we need a new goalie
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WE WON!!
Bradford 2 - 1 Wrexham
jumped from 21st to 12th.
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Celtic played the best football I've seen in ages, maybe years.
Great team performance from start to finish, from front to back.
5-0 it finished. What a day.
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Come On United!!!
We need a win big time. If we don't win I will probably concede the title after Chelsea won today.
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^ yeah todays going to be a very hard game.. i just hope we're not on the end of a united back lash.. if we manage to get a point from old trafford then im going to be very happy with that.
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Hard fought 2-1 victory for Rangers against Kilmarnock
played 4 won 4, I'll take that for a start to the season
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Cesc took care of our three points ;D
But damn, that Schmeichel jr is becoming a good goalie!
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8)
Finally we got the three points!!
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three goalkeeping mistakes gave aberdeen 3 gols but the mighty hibees getting back to take a draw
DEANO DEANO
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went to the game today, we played pretty shit but grinded out a result. hopefully we can kick on from this.
aint seen it on tv yet so dont know about spurs penalty appeal.
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went to the game today, we played pretty shit but grinded out a result. hopefully we can kick on from this.
aint seen it on tv yet so dont know about spurs penalty appeal.
Who cares about the penalty appeals. We won. If they can't take their chances it's Spurs' fault. That was the type of win we needed. Hopefully that will happen a few times to save our energy for the big games.
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went to the game today, we played pretty shit but grinded out a result. hopefully we can kick on from this.
aint seen it on tv yet so dont know about spurs penalty appeal.
Who cares about the penalty appeals. We won. If they can't take their chances it's Spurs' fault. That was the type of win we needed. Hopefully that will happen a few times to save our energy for the big games.
Even if Spurs got a penalty and scored and the ball was over the line it would not have bin given. :D
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Even if Spurs got a penalty and scored and the ball was over the line it would not have bin given. :D
:P
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went to the game today, we played pretty shit but grinded out a result. hopefully we can kick on from this.
aint seen it on tv yet so dont know about spurs penalty appeal.
Who cares about the penalty appeals. We won. If they can't take their chances it's Spurs' fault. That was the type of win we needed. Hopefully that will happen a few times to save our energy for the big games.
no its not about missed chances, because there were very lil clear cut chances in the game.. its about the fact how no team who travel to old trafford gett anything from the ref in the way of desicions, so fuckin irrarating @ times
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Nani what a guy
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Nani what a guy
(http://www.mjsite.com/pics/1137.jpg)
haha, this guy is funny
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went to the game today, we played pretty shit but grinded out a result. hopefully we can kick on from this.
aint seen it on tv yet so dont know about spurs penalty appeal.
Who cares about the penalty appeals. We won. If they can't take their chances it's Spurs' fault. That was the type of win we needed. Hopefully that will happen a few times to save our energy for the big games.
no its not about missed chances, because there were very lil clear cut chances in the game.. its about the fact how no team who travel to old trafford gett anything from the ref in the way of desicions, so fuckin irrarating @ times
like all home teams you get the benefit of the doubt, we still had 3 penalties given against us last year at OT. I dont think any of the otherlarge teams had that many given against them at home.
People are more than happy to point out the times opposition teams dont get a decision at old trafford but conviently forget the incorrect decisions united dont get . I dont remember people moaning over this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF9iE_nkUoY
anyway MOTD 2 showed a close up showing it hit browns chest
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went to the game today, we played pretty shit but grinded out a result. hopefully we can kick on from this.
aint seen it on tv yet so dont know about spurs penalty appeal.
Who cares about the penalty appeals. We won. If they can't take their chances it's Spurs' fault. That was the type of win we needed. Hopefully that will happen a few times to save our energy for the big games.
no its not about missed chances, because there were very lil clear cut chances in the game.. its about the fact how no team who travel to old trafford gett anything from the ref in the way of desicions, so fuckin irrarating @ times
like all home teams you get the benefit of the doubt, we still had 3 penalties given against us last year at OT. I dont think any of the otherlarge teams had that many given against them at home.
People are more than happy to point out the times opposition teams dont get a decision at old trafford but conviently forget the incorrect decisions united dont get . I dont remember people moaning over this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF9iE_nkUoY
anyway MOTD 2 showed a close up showing it hit browns chest
yeah i know what you mean mate, but tottenham always seem to be unlucky with decisions like these when it comes to facing the top 3 clubs away.. but ill admit its the standard of the refs and officals thats to blame not exactly the club themselves..
also id say browns clearence was both chest and arm, ive seen it a number of times now and it is hard to call, but im pretty confident that if we wasnt playing you's then that chance would have been given as a penatly..
but i wont argue on the matter, you's beat us fair and square.. i was proud of the way we played, didnt give you no space behind the defense and made things hard for you, shame theres nothing you can do about a 30 yard rocket lol.
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went to the game today, we played pretty shit but grinded out a result. hopefully we can kick on from this.
aint seen it on tv yet so dont know about spurs penalty appeal.
Who cares about the penalty appeals. We won. If they can't take their chances it's Spurs' fault. That was the type of win we needed. Hopefully that will happen a few times to save our energy for the big games.
no its not about missed chances, because there were very lil clear cut chances in the game.. its about the fact how no team who travel to old trafford gett anything from the ref in the way of desicions, so fuckin irrarating @ times
like all home teams you get the benefit of the doubt, we still had 3 penalties given against us last year at OT. I dont think any of the otherlarge teams had that many given against them at home.
People are more than happy to point out the times opposition teams dont get a decision at old trafford but conviently forget the incorrect decisions united dont get . I dont remember people moaning over this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF9iE_nkUoY
anyway MOTD 2 showed a close up showing it hit browns chest
yeah i know what you mean mate, but tottenham always seem to be unlucky with decisions like these when it comes to facing the top 3 clubs away.. but ill admit its the standard of the refs and officals thats to blame not exactly the club themselves..
also id say browns clearence was both chest and arm, ive seen it a number of times now and it is hard to call, but im pretty confident that if we wasnt playing you's then that chance would have been given as a penatly..
but i wont argue on the matter, you's beat us fair and square.. i was proud of the way we played, didnt give you no space behind the defense and made things hard for you, shame theres nothing you can do about a 30 yard rocket lol.
I think after the whole rob styles thing last week a lot of refs dont want to give any penalty that isnt clear cut. Also the official with the best view was probably the linesman, so he should have called it if he thought it was a penalty.
yeah you definatly deserved to get at least a point from the game, you probably had the better chances overall. Just like last year your fans made a lot of noise throughout the game.
It was gonna take a moment of brilliance or a mistake for us to win that match.
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After this not being given you should never be complaining about decisions ever again.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-mkT5QwOoME :o
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After this not being given you should never be complaining about decisions ever again.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-mkT5QwOoME :o
Yeah, that was ridicolous! ;D
Carrol was shit!!
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very shit. i actually had friends (Man Utd supporters) who would not admit that was a goal. that was until they saw the replay a million times and got a load of shit from me and other non-glory scumbags... (no offense KURUPTION-81, your a bit older and different case)
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After this not being given you should never be complaining about decisions ever again.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-mkT5QwOoME :o
i had work that night so i missed the game, but i got a msg on my phone saying that mendes had scored from halfway line but the goal wasnt given.. when i got home and saw it i was screwing, that incident still amazes me..
that was two years ago and you could see the need for some sort of video technology in football, look at how many bad decisions have gone on since then, theres been three or four already and within a month of the new season.
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very shit. i actually had friends (Man Utd supporters) who would not admit that was a goal. that was until they saw the replay a million times and got a load of shit from me and other non-glory scumbags... (no offense KURUPTION-81, your a bit older and different case)
none taken mate
After this not being given you should never be complaining about decisions ever again.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-mkT5QwOoME :o
i had work that night so i missed the game, but i got a msg on my phone saying that mendes had scored from halfway line but the goal wasnt given.. when i got home and saw it i was screwing, that incident still amazes me..
that was two years ago and you could see the need for some sort of video technology in football, look at how many bad decisions have gone on since then, theres been three or four already and within a month of the new season.
yeah, all they need is some type of chip in the ball and senors between the posts that will tell the ref if the ball has crossed.
I know they are looking into using hawk eye but i dont really want the game to become start and stop. If they are going to use hawk eye then it should only be for goall line incidents.
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Another 1-0. We better start scoring some more goals soon. Still a win though i guess.
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Another 1-0. We better start scoring some more goals soon. Still a win though i guess.
we were shocking yet again, once we get neville, ronaldo, rooney back and keep saha fit the better.
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Another 1-0. We better start scoring some more goals soon. Still a win though i guess.
we were shocking yet again, once we get neville, ronaldo, rooney back and keep saha fit the better.
Too right. Anderson and Tevez just aint up to it. I never wanted us to sign Tevez in the first place. He should of stayed at West Ham where he was loved.
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Another 1-0. We better start scoring some more goals soon. Still a win though i guess.
we were shocking yet again, once we get neville, ronaldo, rooney back and keep saha fit the better.
Too right. Anderson and Tevez just aint up to it. I never wanted us to sign Tevez in the first place. He should of stayed at West Ham where he was loved.
i think your judging a little early mate, anderson and tevez arent out and out strikers.
Anderson can play anywhere across the midfield and as a support striker and tevez works best playing with an out and out striker.
The problem playing anderson and tevez together is that they both come short to collect the ball and neither run in behind so the opposition defence isnt stretched.
Both need time to settle anderson is only 19 it was his first match and the team is playing badly . Tevez needs to play with a striker so he can link the play, id really like to see tevez score soon. Keep saha fit and i think you will see an improved tevez
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Another extremely dissappointing result for Tottenham.. honestly the amount of chances were wasting to kill teams off is terrible, also our defending from dead ball situations has got too improve, its starting to cost us.
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Another extremely dissappointing result for Tottenham.. honestly the amount of chances were wasting to kill teams off is terrible, also our defending from dead ball situations has got too improve, its starting to cost us.
saw the highlights on MOTD you should have won easily !
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We defeated Pompey 3-1 :D
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Another 3 points for us with a 4-0 victory
Poor performance but 3 points, a clean sheet and 4 goals scored - I'll take that :laugh:
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Another 3 points for us with a 4-0 victory
Poor performance but 3 points, a clean sheet and 4 goals scored - I'll take that :laugh:
Just the 5 for us. :(
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Another 1-0. We better start scoring some more goals soon. Still a win though i guess.
we were shocking yet again, once we get neville, ronaldo, rooney back and keep saha fit the better.
Too right. Anderson and Tevez just aint up to it. I never wanted us to sign Tevez in the first place. He should of stayed at West Ham where he was loved.
i think your judging a little early mate, anderson and tevez arent out and out strikers.
Anderson can play anywhere across the midfield and as a support striker and tevez works best playing with an out and out striker.
The problem playing anderson and tevez together is that they both come short to collect the ball and neither run in behind so the opposition defence isnt stretched.
Both need time to settle anderson is only 19 it was his first match and the team is playing badly . Tevez needs to play with a striker so he can link the play, id really like to see tevez score soon. Keep saha fit and i think you will see an improved tevez
I can see Anderson gone at the end of this or next season. Nani looks alright.. Not amazed by him yet. Although his goal the other day was quite impressive.
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Another 1-0. We better start scoring some more goals soon. Still a win though i guess.
we were shocking yet again, once we get neville, ronaldo, rooney back and keep saha fit the better.
Too right. Anderson and Tevez just aint up to it. I never wanted us to sign Tevez in the first place. He should of stayed at West Ham where he was loved.
i think your judging a little early mate, anderson and tevez arent out and out strikers.
Anderson can play anywhere across the midfield and as a support striker and tevez works best playing with an out and out striker.
The problem playing anderson and tevez together is that they both come short to collect the ball and neither run in behind so the opposition defence isnt stretched.
Both need time to settle anderson is only 19 it was his first match and the team is playing badly . Tevez needs to play with a striker so he can link the play, id really like to see tevez score soon. Keep saha fit and i think you will see an improved tevez
I can see Anderson gone at the end of this or next season. Nani looks alright.. Not amazed by him yet. Although his goal the other day was quite impressive.
nah,i cant see fergie selling anderson for a long while.
i think you're expcting too much too early, anderson is 19 nani twenty . They have joined a new league a new style of football, they dont speak english. Its gonna take time for them to settle i dont expect to see the best from them for a couple more seasons, similar to when ronaldo arrived.
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^^^Yeah, I agree. Personally I dnt think anderson wud hav played so early in the season if we hadnt lost rooney, ronaldo, solskjaer, saha etc....
He's stil settlin in, its like ronaldo wen he joined, fergie gonna train him and nani up 4 the next couple of years.
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lol at the soccer in parenthesis
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lol at the soccer in parenthesis
http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=152972.0
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lol at the soccer in parenthesis
http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=152972.0
lol this thread has been here over a month, its the same people who look into the sports section and i think everyone knows what sport this topic is about.
oh yeah this should be a sticky as the season runs till may, it can replace the transfers one as the transfer window is now closed till jan.
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Doesn't change the fact that the title may very well confuse someone. Stop making a big deal out of it. And if you have any problems, keep it in this (http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=152972.0) thread...PeACe
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Doesn't change the fact that the title may very well confuse someone. Stop making a big deal out of it. And if you have any problems, keep it in this (http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=152972.0) thread...PeACe
edited my post as you were replying , what about the sticky situation ?
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edited my post as you were replying , what about the sticky situation ?
i've handled it, check the other thread :)
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Props, Rud...
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International Fixtures
Saturday, 08 September 2007
European Championship - Qualifying
Belarus v Romania, G, 17:00
Croatia v Estonia, E, 19:30
England v Israel, E, 17:00
Georgia v Ukraine, B, 16:00
Holland v Bulgaria, G, 19:30
Hungary v Bosnia-Herzegovina, C, 15:00
Iceland v Spain, F, 21:00
Italy v France, B, 19:50
Latvia v Northern Ireland, F, 17:15
Luxembourg v Slovenia, G, 16:00
Malta v Turkey, C, 18:30
Moldova v Norway, C, 19:00
Portugal v Poland, A, 21:00
Russia v FYR Macedonia, E, 16:00
San Marino v Czech Republic, D, 19:15
Scotland v Lithuania, B, 15:00
Serbia v Finland, A, 19:15
Slovakia v Rep of Ireland, D, 19:30
Sweden v Denmark, F, 19:30
Wales v Germany, D, 19:30
England's game is a must win, i can see them fucking it up tho :P
Scotland should take 3 points, bring on france :D
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^^^^ we ain't gonna let you win again ... your country gonna be destroyed ... but 1st we're gonna take care of business in Italy 8)
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Mon the Provos! Into them Slovaks!
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^^^^ we ain't gonna let you win again ... your country gonna be destroyed ... but 1st we're gonna take care of business in Italy 8)
Wow, 0 - 0. IS that what u call taking care of business in france? We'll see you wednesday. Where is the game being played? C'mon the Scotland.
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Moldova went down!
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^^^^ we ain't gonna let you win again ... your country gonna be destroyed ... but 1st we're gonna take care of business in Italy 8)
Wow, 0 - 0. IS that what u call taking care of business in france? We'll see you wednesday. Where is the game being played? C'mon the Scotland.
yeah very weak game ... it's still a good result ... and LOL at the whole stadium not respecting our anthem :-X.. France-Scotland is played at Paris , Parc des Princes , not at the Stade de France due to the Rugby World Cup ... by the way Henry is suspended for this game
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^^^^ we ain't gonna let you win again ... your country gonna be destroyed ... but 1st we're gonna take care of business in Italy 8)
Wow, 0 - 0. IS that what u call taking care of business in france? We'll see you wednesday. Where is the game being played? C'mon the Scotland.
yeah very weak game ... it's still a good result ... and LOL at the whole stadium not respecting our anthem :-X.. France-Scotland is played at Paris , Parc des Princes , not at the Stade de France due to the Rugby World Cup ... by the way Henry is suspended for this game
Yeah i just read that. And TBH i wanted France to win, i think Scotland have a better chance of qualifying if France are the runaway leaders of the group and leave Scotland, Italy and Ukraine to battle it out for second. BUt oh well, looks like we'll just have to win the group then. lol
And apparently the parc de princes pitch is a mess because there was a rugby game there at the weekend. I cant believe the French FA would allow that to happen, a fucked up, bobbly pitch will suit Scotland a lot more than it will suit france.
Anyway man, good luck for wednesday, hope the best team wins and all that. Im gona go for a 0 - 0, along with a draw with Ukraine and Italy which will leave us both in pretty good shape 2 qualify........or a 4 - 0 win for scotland would also be fantastic. haha.
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props to Scotland ... you fuckin outhustled us .... nothing more to say
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Damn, those dirty playing Greeks got 1 lucky point today.. :-X
We deserved to win
Norway 2 - Greece 2
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What a result for Scotland
Well done
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two great results in england and scotland... 6 points from france home and away is an excellant achievement
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What can i say? Im so so proud to be Scottish right now.
Funny thing is, i followed a shite Scotland team through thin and thinner for 12 years before moving to New Zealand, now that im not in the country, we've got the best team in years. Oh well, my little trust fund that i started a year ago "just incase" we qualified for Austria/Switzerland is still strong and il be there if we are.
Alba Gu Brath
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owen is back ;D
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props to Scotland ... you fuckin outhustled us .... nothing more to say
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What a result for Scotland
Well done
+1
two great results in england and scotland... 6 points from france home and away is an excellant achievement
+1
What can i say? Im so so proud to be Scottish right now.
Funny thing is, i followed a shite Scotland team through thin and thinner for 12 years before moving to New Zealand, now that im not in the country, we've got the best team in years. Oh well, my little trust fund that i started a year ago "just incase" we qualified for Austria/Switzerland is still strong and il be there if we are.
Alba Gu Brath
+1
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oh man i felt like shit at work today, all worth it due to that result last night
truley proud to be a scot right now
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well this season has turned from one of real excitment to a total nightmare.. i would never have said tottenham would have only 4 points from 6 games, am truely gutted >:( >:(
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fucking jammy bastards Man Utd. Why do they always get an fucking undeserved result against us. lol.
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fucking jammy bastards Man Utd. Why do they always get an fucking undeserved result against us. lol.
once again we didnt play well, draw would have been a fair result.
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fucking jammy bastards Man Utd. Why do they always get an fucking undeserved result against us. lol.
once again we didnt play well, draw would have been a fair result.
Fucking Everton schoolboys. Do all the hard stuff, then conceed from a corner, shite.
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fucking jammy bastards Man Utd. Why do they always get an fucking undeserved result against us. lol.
once again we didnt play well, draw would have been a fair result.
Fucking Everton schoolboys. Do all the hard stuff, then conceed from a corner, shite.
yeah we got lucky though as scholes cleared off the line from one of your corners.
we finally have a player in vidic who is a danager at corners, the game was pretty poor all round though.
we really need to improve for sporting and chelsea next week, everton r looking good for another uefa cup spot.
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5-0 for Celtic, back in our position at the top of the league.
We shall not be moved.
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well this season has turned from one of real excitment to a total nightmare.. i would never have said tottenham would have only 4 points from 6 games, am truely gutted >:( >:(
;D
Top of the league 8)
Spurs are going dooown
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big win for FC porto over Maritimo yesterday...this team was also undefeated in 3 games (only other team with a perfect record was us)...Bring on Liverpool 8)
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big win for FC porto over Maritimo yesterday...this team was also undefeated in 3 games (only other team with a perfect record was us)...Bring on Liverpool 8)
do you think porto can beat liverpool ?
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Bradford 1 - 0 Peterborough
we have now moved up to 7th place. gotta keep up the hard work and get back into League One
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big win for FC porto over Maritimo yesterday...this team was also undefeated in 3 games (only other team with a perfect record was us)...Bring on Liverpool 8)
do you think porto can beat liverpool ?
imo if we play torres gerrard babel etc it is not a game we should be losing but at the same time i cant say ive seen porto play recently
ijust hopecrouch dosent start...torres looked moredangerous in 20mins against portsmouth than crouch did in 70 :-\
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big win for FC porto over Maritimo yesterday...this team was also undefeated in 3 games (only other team with a perfect record was us)...Bring on Liverpool 8)
do you think porto can beat liverpool ?
imo if we play torres gerrard babel etc it is not a game we should be losing but at the same time i cant say ive seen porto play recently
ijust hopecrouch dosent start...torres looked moredangerous in 20mins against portsmouth than crouch did in 70 :-\
do u sometimes think benitez makes changes when there is no need ?
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big win for FC porto over Maritimo yesterday...this team was also undefeated in 3 games (only other team with a perfect record was us)...Bring on Liverpool 8)
do you think porto can beat liverpool ?
imo if we play torres gerrard babel etc it is not a game we should be losing but at the same time i cant say ive seen porto play recently
ijust hopecrouch dosent start...torres looked moredangerous in 20mins against portsmouth than crouch did in 70 :-\
do u sometimes think benitez makes changes when there is no need ?
yeah he aint as bad as the media makes out tho..there was an article on lfc.com where it showed statistically he dosent make that many more changes over the course of the whole season as fergie or mourinho...its the same sort of deal as commentators always moaning about the zonal marking at corners...they tend to only mention it when it goes wrong...like in the last game i can see why he left gerrard out as i was suprised mclaren kept him on for the full 90...but imo we should have played the same side that beat derby...possibly putting carragher back in...
ill try find that article if u want it..cus it sounds pretty unbeliable without the facts there lol
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big win for FC porto over Maritimo yesterday...this team was also undefeated in 3 games (only other team with a perfect record was us)...Bring on Liverpool 8)
do you think porto can beat liverpool ?
imo if we play torres gerrard babel etc it is not a game we should be losing but at the same time i cant say ive seen porto play recently
ijust hopecrouch dosent start...torres looked moredangerous in 20mins against portsmouth than crouch did in 70 :-\
do u sometimes think benitez makes changes when there is no need ?
yeah he aint as bad as the media makes out tho..there was an article on lfc.com where it showed statistically he dosent make that many more changes over the course of the whole season as fergie or mourinho...its the same sort of deal as commentators always moaning about the zonal marking at corners...they tend to only mention it when it goes wrong...like in the last game i can see why he left gerrard out as i was suprised mclaren kept him on for the full 90...but imo we should have played the same side that beat derby...possibly putting carragher back in...
ill try find that article if u want it..cus it sounds pretty unbeliable without the facts there lol
nah its cool mate, i know what you mean the media like to take an angle and run with it. I dont think there is anything wrong with making changes in advance of a big game but im against wholseale changes especially if its a winning team.
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at least we got the hardest game of the group out of the way...1-1 ended up being a reasonable result after Pennant got sent off...wasnt impressed with the portuguese showmanship but i suppose its become such a huge part of the continental game its to be expected now...still havent conceded a goal from open play this season 8)
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at least we got the hardest game of the group out of the way...1-1 ended up being a reasonable result after Pennant got sent off...wasnt impressed with the portuguese showmanship but i suppose its become such a huge part of the continental game its to be expected now...still havent conceded a goal from open play this season 8)
was Riena booked for his foul?
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no not to my knowledge...
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Ronaldo, Luis Figo and James McFadden are standing before God at the throne of Heaven.
God looks at them and says; "before granting you a place at my side, I must first ask you what you believe in."
Addressing Ronaldo first he asks, "what do you believe?"
Ronaldo looks God in the eye and states passionately, "I believe Football to be the food of life. Nothing else brings such unbridled joy to so many people from the slums of Rio to the bright lights of Madrid. I have devoted my life to bring such joy to people who stood on the terraces supporting their club."
God looks up and offers Ronaldo the seat to his left.
He then turns to Luis Figo, "and you, Luis, what do you believe?"
Figo stands tall and proud, "I believe courage, honour and passion are the fundamentals to life and I've spent my whole playing career providing a living embodiment of these traits."
God, moved by the passion of the speech offers Figo the seat to his right.
Finally, he turns to Faddy "and you, James, what do you believe?" ……
"I believe" says Faddy "you're sitting in my seat."
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fuck off Everton!
FUCCCCCKKKKKK OFFFFFFFF!
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fuck off Everton!
FUCCCCCKKKKKK OFFFFFFFF!
what was with johnsons penalties ?
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no idea mate. Low on confidence aint he. The first pen was a goal though, I cant understand why it had to be retaken. Exactly the same thing happened on the second penalty. We always seem to get shit refs. Ok he sent two of their players off. But there always seems to be a decision which when we look back on has cost us badly. Hopefully that pen re-take wont.
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5-0 against Derby is approved :D
Fabregas is a general and is really Adebayor clinching this season?
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5-0 against Derby is approved :D
Fabregas is a general and is really Adebayor clinching this season?
Fabregas is just amazing! :o
And Adebayor was on fire....great win for Arsenal...
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5-0 against Derby is approved :D
Fabregas is a general and is really Adebayor clinching this season?
Fabregas is just amazing! :o
And Adebayor was on fire....great win for Arsenal...
+1 :D
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5-0 against Derby is approved :D
Fabregas is a general and is really Adebayor clinching this season?
Fabregas is just amazing! :o
And Adebayor was on fire....great win for Arsenal...
+1 :D
+1 for you too mayne....I'm in a good mood...cause we won too 8)
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^ Tottenham ?
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^ Tottenham ?
HEEEL NAAW!!! :P
Manchester United 8)
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Tottenham, Man u..
Fuck u anyway
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j/k ;D +1
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Tottenham, Man u..
Fuck u anyway
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j/k ;D +1
;D
+1
edit : ..as soon as I can prop you again :P
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^iz all good.
We're top of the league,
for now :laugh:
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^iz all good.
We're top of the league,
for now :laugh:
yeah man, I'm impressed....
Some of my friends were like "naah man, tottenham is going to be 4th and arsenal 5th this season, arsenal gonna flop" ...but I thought that arsenal is going to have wayy better season this year....so far it looks like it...but we'll see :P.....(we're gonna go to the top of the table soon 8) )........................ :P
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We'll see 8)
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Well KURUPTION, once again not our best performance, but I think we deserved the victory because Chelsea weren't really at the races today. Nice to see Tevez score his first goal and a nice dive by Saha to wrap things up.
Sending off was harsh I thought but Joe Cole deserved to go so it evened it out i think.
All in all, a good day at the office for United.
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We are in desperate need of players back. Cahill, Arteta, Howard, Vaughn. Please come back to us!!!!
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We are in desperate need of players back. Cahill, Arteta, Howard, Vaughn. Please come back to us!!!!
Yeah... cahill, arteta, howard...some key players right there....
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ARE YOU ZIBI IN DISGUISE!!!!
Haha Boruc, well celtic fans how does it feel to have a fuck up keeper
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ARE YOU ZIBI IN DISGUISE!!!!
Haha Boruc, well celtic fans how does it feel to have a fuck up keeper
Lol, a fuck up keeper?
I think some Celtic fans have short term memories.
Boruc is still easily the best keeper in the SPL and to my memory that is his 1st real fuck up in 3 years.
Put it this way, I'd rather he got those errors out his system yesterday than against Shakhtar at home.
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A nice 3-0 victory for us yesterday
Good to be back to the top of the league 8)
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A nice 3-0 victory for us yesterday
Good to be back to the top of the league 8)
Nice. I've always liked Rangers the most in Scotland
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ARE YOU ZIBI IN DISGUISE!!!!
Haha Boruc, well celtic fans how does it feel to have a fuck up keeper
Lol, a fuck up keeper?
I think some Celtic fans have short term memories.
Boruc is still easily the best keeper in the SPL and to my memory that is his 1st real fuck up in 3 years.
Put it this way, I'd rather he got those errors out his system yesterday than against Shakhtar at home.
hhaahaha im not a smelly, im takin the piss mate, im a hibee
boruc is the best keeper in league, if your not counting big Maka ;D
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I know that man, I'm not saying you are one of the celtic fans who is forgetful. Was just making that point.
I knew you were in fact a "smelly". :P
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I know that man, I'm not saying you are one of the celtic fans who is forgetful. Was just making that point.
I knew you were in fact a "smelly". :P
haha cool
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Well KURUPTION, once again not our best performance, but I think we deserved the victory because Chelsea weren't really at the races today. Nice to see Tevez score his first goal and a nice dive by Saha to wrap things up.
Sending off was harsh I thought but Joe Cole deserved to go so it evened it out i think.
All in all, a good day at the office for United.
Yeah it wasnt a gr8 performance but I did think we were gonna win anyway. Sendin off was a bit harsh and it did turn the game but i think we wud hav won it anyway.
Also glad tevez scored!
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Well KURUPTION, once again not our best performance, but I think we deserved the victory because Chelsea weren't really at the races today. Nice to see Tevez score his first goal and a nice dive by Saha to wrap things up.
Sending off was harsh I thought but Joe Cole deserved to go so it evened it out i think.
All in all, a good day at the office for United.
Yeah it wasnt a gr8 performance but I did think we were gonna win anyway. Sendin off was a bit harsh and it did turn the game but i think we wud hav won it anyway.
Also glad tevez scored!
without a doubt i was very pleased to see tevez get off the mark.
like you both said not the best performance but i thought it was a improvement on the last few games. Tevez and Rooney worked well together but only Saha is willing to run in behind, he did that in the space of a few mins. Once winning a penalty and then shooting over just after.
Mikel was unlucky to be sent off but like i said in the other thread the dude is a twat so i was pretty pleased about that.
Saha def made a meal of the pen, but he was kicked and now a days if you dont fall to the floor you dont get the foul.
I thought we deserved the victory , chelsea didnt look like scoring and j cole def should have been sent off.
Arsenal are looking good at the mo, hoping a few tricky away games for them may mean some dropped points.
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Saha def made a meal of the pen, but he was kicked and now a days if you dont fall to the floor you dont get the foul.
he was kicked :o
thats a bigger joke than saha tripping over air
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Saha def made a meal of the pen, but he was kicked and now a days if you dont fall to the floor you dont get the foul.
he was kicked :o
thats a bigger joke than saha tripping over air
im not sure if the ref even gave it for that or for ben haim basically slapping saha. Either way saha made a meal of it and made it look like he was shot.
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Saha def made a meal of the pen, but he was kicked and now a days if you dont fall to the floor you dont get the foul.
he was kicked :o
thats a bigger joke than saha tripping over air
im not sure if the ref even gave it for that or for ben haim basically slapping saha. Either way saha made a meal of it and made it look like he was shot.
Wow a United fan admiting there player made a meal of it ;D
You know what though mate I have to give you props though
No matter how much i slag you lot, your still cool and I can never get you at it.
Now dont be telling anyone I gave you props sssshhhhhh :D
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Oh dear United got beat
By the mighty Coventry ;D
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Oh dear United got beat
By the mighty Coventry ;D
:D
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Saha def made a meal of the pen, but he was kicked and now a days if you dont fall to the floor you dont get the foul.
he was kicked :o
thats a bigger joke than saha tripping over air
im not sure if the ref even gave it for that or for ben haim basically slapping saha. Either way saha made a meal of it and made it look like he was shot.
Wow a United fan admiting there player made a meal of it ;D
You know what though mate I have to give you props though
No matter how much i slag you lot, your still cool and I can never get you at it.
Now dont be telling anyone I gave you props sssshhhhhh :D
lol, its all good props.
Oh dear United got beat
By the mighty Coventry ;D
:D
yeah even though it was basically a reserve team i expected a better showing.
The one good thing was a turn out of 74 thousand, 60 thousand at emirates to see arsenal reserves . It just makes chelsea 24 thousand for the champions league even more embarrassing.
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What division are Coventry in now ?
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Saha def made a meal of the pen, but he was kicked and now a days if you dont fall to the floor you dont get the foul.
he was kicked :o
thats a bigger joke than saha tripping over air
im not sure if the ref even gave it for that or for ben haim basically slapping saha. Either way saha made a meal of it and made it look like he was shot.
Wow a United fan admiting there player made a meal of it ;D
You know what though mate I have to give you props though
No matter how much i slag you lot, your still cool and I can never get you at it.
Now dont be telling anyone I gave you props sssshhhhhh :D
lol, its all good props.
Oh dear United got beat
By the mighty Coventry ;D
:D
yeah even though it was basically a reserve team i expected a better showing.
The one good thing was a turn out of 74 thousand, 60 thousand at emirates to see arsenal reserves . It just makes chelsea 24 thousand for the champions league even more embarrassing.
I think that Direct Debit thing what your club has done was the reason you had so many fans there.
I dont like United or there fans
But that Direct Debit thing is a big piss take
In fact it's fuckin shocking
As for the match you had some Multi Million pound signings on display, and it looks like your young players aint much cop.
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hahaha i dont think Reading will want to see El Nino again any time soon...was fouled in the sedond minute and from then on 80% of the time he got on the ball...was denied an iron-clad penalty as well but was really impressed with how he coped with it all and wasnt found wanting or hiding away from the physical aspects and responded in the best way possible a hat-trick 8) 8) 8) 8)
not to take away from the team effort though...Arbeloa looked decent in the centre...and Leto nor Leiva looked out of place...Aurelio seems to back in full fitness which is a plus...Gerrard was looking lively when he come on...i just hope it carries to the next game and Benitez plays Torres :-\
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Saha def made a meal of the pen, but he was kicked and now a days if you dont fall to the floor you dont get the foul.
he was kicked :o
thats a bigger joke than saha tripping over air
im not sure if the ref even gave it for that or for ben haim basically slapping saha. Either way saha made a meal of it and made it look like he was shot.
Wow a United fan admiting there player made a meal of it ;D
You know what though mate I have to give you props though
No matter how much i slag you lot, your still cool and I can never get you at it.
Now dont be telling anyone I gave you props sssshhhhhh :D
lol, its all good props.
Oh dear United got beat
By the mighty Coventry ;D
:D
yeah even though it was basically a reserve team i expected a better showing.
The one good thing was a turn out of 74 thousand, 60 thousand at emirates to see arsenal reserves . It just makes chelsea 24 thousand for the champions league even more embarrassing.
I think that Direct Debit thing what your club has done was the reason you had so many fans there.
I dont like United or there fans
But that Direct Debit thing is a big piss take
In fact it's fuckin shocking
As for the match you had some Multi Million pound signings on display, and it looks like your young players aint much cop.
yeah the cup ticket scheme is out of order. Where i sit was where the coventry fans were so i was given an option whether i wanted to purchase a ticket, as i was working i decided not to.
I wouldnt say the young players arent good i think it was more of a case of a lot be thrown in together against a good championship side. They should have done better though, there was same talk when we lost 3-0 at home to York in the league cup in 1995.
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:o :o :o ELANO :o :o :o
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great free kick.
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Some strike right enough.
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We won again!
West Ham went down!
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Elano's free kick was brilliant, had that old school allen shearer feel to it
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:o :o :o ELANO :o :o :o
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im suprised you havent mentioned martin petrov....fucking quality player...his valuation will be 15-20m by the end of this season imo...how much did you buy him for???
oh an ur from wythensthaw????...i just finished readin a book from a hooligan who hailed from there...he was Utd though :-\
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2-0 take that.
tar.
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2-0 take that.
tar.
woe is me who was goin to put on £20 on everton 2-0
i predicted M.City 3-1 and L'Pool 1-0 as well
3 potential earners and no money earned...WANK!!
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:o :o :o ELANO :o :o :o
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im suprised you havent mentioned martin petrov....fucking quality player...his valuation will be 15-20m by the end of this season imo...how much did you buy him for???
oh an ur from wythensthaw????...i just finished readin a book from a hooligan who hailed from there...he was Utd though :-\
Yeah Im from Wythenshawe
Tony O'neil is a fuckin prick though (Bull Shitter)
Go read Guvnors by Micky Francais
Best hooligan book out there
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great goal from Elano.
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I cannot believe tottenham came from 4-1 down to draw with villa.. i missed the bloody game because i had a football match, but ended up listening to the last 25 in the car while smokin a joint with a mate, unbelievable game... ive seen the highlights tho and it a terrible performance from the defensive, robinson drop'd another clanger to gift villa the first, kaboul and dawson had lil communication especially for the 2nd goal.. but yadadadada:
We drew so i gotta be happy with that :)
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great game. I actually went mad when tottenham scored their 4th. Love it when stuff like that happens. And I also love it because Spurs fans left when it was 4-1 to Villa and missed possibly the comeback of the season.
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great game. I actually went mad when tottenham scored their 4th. Love it when stuff like that happens. And I also love it because Spurs fans left when it was 4-1 to Villa and missed possibly the comeback of the season.
yeah, but if the shoe were on the over foot and everton were that position wouldnt u be tempted to leave?
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Arsenal won. yeah!!
also, props to Rangers, well in 3-0 away from home.
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Unreal win from Rangers, proabably the greatest ever win in their history.
Altho not sour grapes or anything but they really aren't the team they used to be.
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Arsenal won. yeah!!
;D
also, props to Rangers, well in 3-0 away from home.
Yeah, that was awesome!
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Dropped 2 points against Motherwell in the league on Saturday and allow Celtic to go top on goals
Then we go away from home in the Champions League and beat Lyon 3-0
Unbelievable and shows how crazy and wonderful this sport is
One of our best results away from home in Europe
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great game. I actually went mad when tottenham scored their 4th. Love it when stuff like that happens. And I also love it because Spurs fans left when it was 4-1 to Villa and missed possibly the comeback of the season.
yeah, but if the shoe were on the over foot and everton were that position wouldnt u be tempted to leave?
no, I will always stay to the final whistle. Whats the point in going to the game if you are going to leave half way through. Imagine if I would of done that when Everton played Wimbeldon and we was 2-0 down and on the very of relegation. The only thing I am gutted about is the that Spurs didnt win the game 5-4, then those dick head fans who left would of had egg on their face.
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great game. I actually went mad when tottenham scored their 4th. Love it when stuff like that happens. And I also love it because Spurs fans left when it was 4-1 to Villa and missed possibly the comeback of the season.
yeah, but if the shoe were on the over foot and everton were that position wouldnt u be tempted to leave?
no, I will always stay to the final whistle. Whats the point in going to the game if you are going to leave half way through. Imagine if I would of done that when Everton played Wimbeldon and we was 2-0 down and on the very of relegation. The only thing I am gutted about is the that Spurs didnt win the game 5-4, then those dick head fans who left would of had egg on their face.
it annoys me when fans leave early, its there choice but personally i have paid the money so im staying. United have scored so many late goals i always expect something to happen in injury time !
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great game. I actually went mad when tottenham scored their 4th. Love it when stuff like that happens. And I also love it because Spurs fans left when it was 4-1 to Villa and missed possibly the comeback of the season.
yeah, but if the shoe were on the over foot and everton were that position wouldnt u be tempted to leave?
no, I will always stay to the final whistle. Whats the point in going to the game if you are going to leave half way through. Imagine if I would of done that when Everton played Wimbeldon and we was 2-0 down and on the very of relegation. The only thing I am gutted about is the that Spurs didnt win the game 5-4, then those dick head fans who left would of had egg on their face.
it annoys me when fans leave early, its there choice but personally i have paid the money so im staying. United have scored so many late goals i always expect something to happen in injury time !
lol to clear this up ive never left a game early either, but thats just football i think its more criminal how some premeirship clubs struggle to fill half their stadiums
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I cannot believe tottenham came from 4-1 down to draw with villa.. i missed the bloody game because i had a football match, but ended up listening to the last 25 in the car while smokin a joint with a mate, unbelievable game... ive seen the highlights tho and it a terrible performance from the defensive, robinson drop'd another clanger to gift villa the first, kaboul and dawson had lil communication especially for the 2nd goal.. but yadadadada:
We drew so i gotta be happy with that :)
that shit was a goddamn joke. When Gardner drilled in that freekick i was loving life, then watching the clock go down to about 65 mins, we have 25mins to protect a 3-goal lead. So what does Martin O'Neill do? goes and chuck Marlon Harewood on thinking nothing of it. I was at the pub and said watch us throw this shit away, low and behold the goomba is the fool who does fuck all and gives away a pen in the 83rd. From that moment, I just knew it was gonna happen. And then for it to ACTUALLY happen in the 92nd was sickening. I was on wifebeater too while watching the game so you can imagine how much i was screwin.
Can make it all up on Saturday though against the spammers
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I cannot believe tottenham came from 4-1 down to draw with villa.. i missed the bloody game because i had a football match, but ended up listening to the last 25 in the car while smokin a joint with a mate, unbelievable game... ive seen the highlights tho and it a terrible performance from the defensive, robinson drop'd another clanger to gift villa the first, kaboul and dawson had lil communication especially for the 2nd goal.. but yadadadada:
We drew so i gotta be happy with that :)
that shit was a goddamn joke. When Gardner drilled in that freekick i was loving life, then watching the clock go down to about 65 mins, we have 25mins to protect a 3-goal lead. So what does Martin O'Neill do? goes and chuck Marlon Harewood on thinking nothing of it. I was at the pub and said watch us throw this shit away, low and behold the goomba is the fool who does fuck all and gives away a pen in the 83rd. From that moment, I just knew it was gonna happen. And then for it to ACTUALLY happen in the 92nd was sickening. I was on wifebeater too while watching the game so you can imagine how much i was screwin.
Can make it all up on Saturday though against the spammers
yeah i know mate.. to be honest i was glad i was @ football, would have pretty much have walked outta s'martin with it the game @ 4-1.. but seriously we was sat in woodards car with the radio on listening to the last 20 on the way back and it sounded soo good to here that kaboul goal :)..
yeh you should beat westham, home or away? lol we've got liverpool away :-\ now that will be a tough one
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yeah, seeing or even hearing a comeback like that must feel damn good when its your side obviously. But watching your team throw it away knowing you're about to go 5th in the league was inexplicable. Either way it will go down as one of the all-time Premiership greats.
& yeah should beat West Ham at home really, but the players could still be on a downer after what happened. Hopefully the coach driver will drop Goomba back off at West Ham.
Liverpool are not doing that great right now- could be perfect game for you to get your league campaign under way. But they didnt look good today vs. them Cyprus part-timers. Jol probably be gone by Monday morning.
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Liverpool are doing fine. You cant win every game you play, its impossible.
Sometimes playing teams like Marsellies is harder than playing teams like AC Milan becauser you dont know how Marsellies are going to play. It was a cracking goal, but goals like that rarely happen, so I guess you could call it a lucky goal aswell.
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I mean in general, before Marseille:
1-0 vs. Wigan & could and probably should have lost
0-0 vs. Scum @ home
0-0 vs. Portsmouth
they;ve had a solid start to the season dont get me wrong, but now is a better time than any to be playing them from Spurs point of view
and just realised, all 3 of England;s first team goalkeepers conceeded 4 goals last weekend
David James, Paul Robinson, Scott Carson :-\
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you missed out the 4-2 game vs reading...we played really well there...i think that game was the main reason leto started the marseille game
if masherano riise an kuyt had started against marseille it would have been a different game..sissoko was off the boil which is unusual and neither leto orcrouch are 1st team players imo...i hope crouch goes in january as he's moanin his way into the team @ present an the kuyt-torres partnership looks the strongest one...
spurs may get trounced at anfield readin the managers an players interview..they really want this result goin into the international break an the way spurs are leakin goals...
can dey out-score l'poolat home....given marseilles goal is the 1st reina has conceded from open play...an he dint av achancewith that one...
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My god. We scored more than 1 goal in a game. About fucking time. Looks like Ronaldo is coming into some good form again and thats nice to see.
Come on Sunderland tomorrow. Do us a favour and beat them Gooners.
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Another good home win for us too.
Villa - Man Yoo after the international break :(
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My god. We scored more than 1 goal in a game. About fucking time. Looks like Ronaldo is coming into some good form again and thats nice to see.
Come on Sunderland tomorrow. Do us a favour and beat them Gooners.
Oh no they didn't.
Gunners won 3-2 :D
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My god. We scored more than 1 goal in a game. About fucking time. Looks like Ronaldo is coming into some good form again and thats nice to see.
Come on Sunderland tomorrow. Do us a favour and beat them Gooners.
Oh no they didn't.
Gunners won 3-2 :D
suprised arsenal let in two against them.
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My god. We scored more than 1 goal in a game. About fucking time. Looks like Ronaldo is coming into some good form again and thats nice to see.
Come on Sunderland tomorrow. Do us a favour and beat them Gooners.
Oh no they didn't.
Gunners won 3-2 :D
suprised arsenal let in two against them.
Yeah, me too. I was nervous as fuck in the end.
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Elano is the man
3 - 1 :D
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Dropped 2 points against Motherwell in the league on Saturday and allow Celtic to go top on goals
Then we go away from home in the Champions League and beat Lyon 3-0
Unbelievable and shows how crazy and wonderful this sport is
One of our best results away from home in Europe
then getting pumped off of the mighty Hibees!
lucky bastard celtic again with two late goals >:(
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Dropped 2 points against Motherwell in the league on Saturday and allow Celtic to go top on goals
Then we go away from home in the Champions League and beat Lyon 3-0
Unbelievable and shows how crazy and wonderful this sport is
One of our best results away from home in Europe
then getting pumped off of the mighty Hibees!
lucky bastard celtic again with two late goals >:(
Lucky? Never say die attitude i would say. Props to the HIbees, Johnny Collins LOVES skelping the huns.
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Dropped 2 points against Motherwell in the league on Saturday and allow Celtic to go top on goals
Then we go away from home in the Champions League and beat Lyon 3-0
Unbelievable and shows how crazy and wonderful this sport is
One of our best results away from home in Europe
then getting pumped off of the mighty Hibees!
lucky bastard celtic again with two late goals >:(
Eh you settle pal, you were top of the league for about 22 hours. You should still be on cloud 9.
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Dropped 2 points against Motherwell in the league on Saturday and allow Celtic to go top on goals
Then we go away from home in the Champions League and beat Lyon 3-0
Unbelievable and shows how crazy and wonderful this sport is
One of our best results away from home in Europe
then getting pumped off of the mighty Hibees!
lucky bastard celtic again with two late goals >:(
Eh you settle pal, you were top of the league for about 22 hours. You should still be on cloud 9.
haha, it was light hearted, celtic do never give up, its just frustrating for other teams
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My god. We scored more than 1 goal in a game. About fucking time. Looks like Ronaldo is coming into some good form again and thats nice to see.
Come on Sunderland tomorrow. Do us a favour and beat them Gooners.
Oh no they didn't.
Gunners won 3-2 :D
>:(. I can't see Arsenal's form lasting that long though personally. Their strength in depth ain't that great. And their defence ain't amazing as far as i'm concerned.
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My god. We scored more than 1 goal in a game. About fucking time. Looks like Ronaldo is coming into some good form again and thats nice to see.
Come on Sunderland tomorrow. Do us a favour and beat them Gooners.
Oh no they didn't.
Gunners won 3-2 :D
>:(. I can't see Arsenal's form lasting that long though personally. Their strength in depth ain't that great. And their defence ain't amazing as far as i'm concerned.
arsenal are doing well, they have united and liverpool soon so it will be interesting to see where they are after those two games.
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My god. We scored more than 1 goal in a game. About fucking time. Looks like Ronaldo is coming into some good form again and thats nice to see.
Come on Sunderland tomorrow. Do us a favour and beat them Gooners.
Oh no they didn't.
Gunners won 3-2 :D
>:(. I can't see Arsenal's form lasting that long though personally. Their strength in depth ain't that great. And their defence ain't amazing as far as i'm concerned.
Yeah, I'm worried by the thin squad, the lack of another central defender besides Toure and we need a quality goalie.
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My god. We scored more than 1 goal in a game. About fucking time. Looks like Ronaldo is coming into some good form again and thats nice to see.
Come on Sunderland tomorrow. Do us a favour and beat them Gooners.
Oh no they didn't.
Gunners won 3-2 :D
>:(. I can't see Arsenal's form lasting that long though personally. Their strength in depth ain't that great. And their defence ain't amazing as far as i'm concerned.
lehman is a good goalie even though he did mess up a couple of times this season.
Yeah, I'm worried by the thin squad, the lack of another central defender besides Toure and we need a quality goalie.
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My god. We scored more than 1 goal in a game. About fucking time. Looks like Ronaldo is coming into some good form again and thats nice to see.
Come on Sunderland tomorrow. Do us a favour and beat them Gooners.
Oh no they didn't.
Gunners won 3-2 :D
>:(. I can't see Arsenal's form lasting that long though personally. Their strength in depth ain't that great. And their defence ain't amazing as far as i'm concerned.
Yeah, I'm worried by the thin squad, the lack of another central defender besides Toure and we need a quality goalie.
lehman is a good goalie even though he did mess up a couple of times this season.
Yeah, but he's not getting any younger.. Plus I've never liked him..
Sebastian Frey - I'd like to see him in an Arsenal jersey
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Wenger messed up not splashing some cash on Craig Gordon, who is without a doubt the best British Goalkeeper at the moment, Only Cech, VDS and BUffon are better in Europe.
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Wenger messed up not splashing some cash on Craig Gordon, who is without a doubt the best British Goalkeeper at the moment, Only Cech, VDS and BUffon are better in Europe.
reina???
craig gordon is top-draw though..money well-spent
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Wenger messed up not splashing some cash on Craig Gordon, who is without a doubt the best British Goalkeeper at the moment, Only Cech, VDS and BUffon are better in Europe.
Agreed. Plus, we need some British lads in the squad ASAP - not just anybody though
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Wenger messed up not splashing some cash on Craig Gordon, who is without a doubt the best British Goalkeeper at the moment, Only Cech, VDS and BUffon are better in Europe.
Are you kidding? Maybe you should watch the German Bundesliga more often. Our next generation of super-goalkeepers is comin', we don't need Lehman and Kahn no more.
I don't understand why your teams never buy any german gk's besides that wack as Lehman, your teams are rich as fuck, but it looks like they can't afford a serious goalkeeper.
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Wenger messed up not splashing some cash on Craig Gordon, who is without a doubt the best British Goalkeeper at the moment, Only Cech, VDS and BUffon are better in Europe.
I think Howard is up there with the best. Rarely puts a foot wrong.
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Everton gets AZ Alkmaar in UEFA CUP. Who is it on these boards that supports them? Someone does, I remember.
We got a good group! Quite happy.
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Everton gets AZ Alkmaar in UEFA CUP. Who is it on these boards that supports them? Someone does, I remember.
We got a good group! Quite happy.
Mauzip does, if I remember correctly...
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Wenger messed up not splashing some cash on Craig Gordon, who is without a doubt the best British Goalkeeper at the moment, Only Cech, VDS and BUffon are better in Europe.
I think Howard is up there with the best. Rarely puts a foot wrong.
You're just saying that cause u support Everton
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Everton gets AZ Alkmaar in UEFA CUP. Who is it on these boards that supports them? Someone does, I remember.
We got a good group! Quite happy.
Mauzip does, if I remember correctly...
Wheres Mauz now?
Wenger messed up not splashing some cash on Craig Gordon, who is without a doubt the best British Goalkeeper at the moment, Only Cech, VDS and BUffon are better in Europe.
I think Howard is up there with the best. Rarely puts a foot wrong.
You're just saying that cause u support Everton
No I aint mate. We have had our fair share of awful keepers, Wright, Gerrard, Simonsen etc. Nigel Martyn was world class in my opnion. Tim Howard is class and we only get better. Hes a shot stopper and is good at what he does. Rarely makes a mistake like say David James, Lehman etc.
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Everton gets AZ Alkmaar in UEFA CUP. Who is it on these boards that supports them? Someone does, I remember.
We got a good group! Quite happy.
Mauzip does, if I remember correctly...
Wheres Mauz now?
Wenger messed up not splashing some cash on Craig Gordon, who is without a doubt the best British Goalkeeper at the moment, Only Cech, VDS and BUffon are better in Europe.
I think Howard is up there with the best. Rarely puts a foot wrong.
You're just saying that cause u support Everton
No I aint mate. We have had our fair share of awful keepers, Wright, Gerrard, Simonsen etc. Nigel Martyn was world class in my opnion. Tim Howard is class and we only get better. Hes a shot stopper and is good at what he does. Rarely makes a mistake like say David James, Lehman etc.
If I remember correctly, Howard has done his fair share of bloopers ;)
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Everton gets AZ Alkmaar in UEFA CUP. Who is it on these boards that supports them? Someone does, I remember.
We got a good group! Quite happy.
Mauzip does, if I remember correctly...
Wheres Mauz now?
Wenger messed up not splashing some cash on Craig Gordon, who is without a doubt the best British Goalkeeper at the moment, Only Cech, VDS and BUffon are better in Europe.
I think Howard is up there with the best. Rarely puts a foot wrong.
You're just saying that cause u support Everton
No I aint mate. We have had our fair share of awful keepers, Wright, Gerrard, Simonsen etc. Nigel Martyn was world class in my opnion. Tim Howard is class and we only get better. Hes a shot stopper and is good at what he does. Rarely makes a mistake like say David James, Lehman etc.
If I remember correctly, Howard has done his fair share of bloopers ;)
agreed...that was why his utd career never panned out...seems to have done well enough at everton...Reinas better though...got to be top 3 in our league without question
wooohoo ive gt a £40 bet wit my m8 that torres scores more than ten in the league dis year
7 in 12 games so far(all competetions
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Everton gets AZ Alkmaar in UEFA CUP. Who is it on these boards that supports them? Someone does, I remember.
We got a good group! Quite happy.
Mauzip does, if I remember correctly...
Wheres Mauz now?
Wenger messed up not splashing some cash on Craig Gordon, who is without a doubt the best British Goalkeeper at the moment, Only Cech, VDS and BUffon are better in Europe.
I think Howard is up there with the best. Rarely puts a foot wrong.
You're just saying that cause u support Everton
No I aint mate. We have had our fair share of awful keepers, Wright, Gerrard, Simonsen etc. Nigel Martyn was world class in my opnion. Tim Howard is class and we only get better. Hes a shot stopper and is good at what he does. Rarely makes a mistake like say David James, Lehman etc.
If I remember correctly, Howard has done his fair share of bloopers ;)
agreed...that was why his utd career never panned out...seems to have done well enough at everton...Reinas better though...got to be top 3 in our league without question
wooohoo ive gt a £40 bet wit my m8 that torres scores more than ten in the league dis year
7 in 12 games so far(all competetions
As far as in an Everton top. I dont think Tim has made mistakes. There was a goal which Matthew Taylor scored against him which I think he could of saved but apart from that I dont think there has been a mistake. Reina on the other hand, Derby day, Lee Carsley stike. haha.
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Craig Gordon has kept 2 clean sheets against Anelka, Henry, Trezeguet, Ribery, Wiltord, Malouda and the rest. Nuff said. Howard and Reina are both very good goalkeepers, but IMO not on the same level as Gordon. And he will only get better.
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Everton gets AZ Alkmaar in UEFA CUP. Who is it on these boards that supports them? Someone does, I remember.
We got a good group! Quite happy.
Mauzip does, if I remember correctly...
Wheres Mauz now?
Wenger messed up not splashing some cash on Craig Gordon, who is without a doubt the best British Goalkeeper at the moment, Only Cech, VDS and BUffon are better in Europe.
I think Howard is up there with the best. Rarely puts a foot wrong.
You're just saying that cause u support Everton
No I aint mate. We have had our fair share of awful keepers, Wright, Gerrard, Simonsen etc. Nigel Martyn was world class in my opnion. Tim Howard is class and we only get better. Hes a shot stopper and is good at what he does. Rarely makes a mistake like say David James, Lehman etc.
If I remember correctly, Howard has done his fair share of bloopers ;)
agreed...that was why his utd career never panned out...seems to have done well enough at everton...Reinas better though...got to be top 3 in our league without question
wooohoo ive gt a £40 bet wit my m8 that torres scores more than ten in the league dis year
7 in 12 games so far(all competetions
Your mate is a fucking idiot.
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well i could have swore we said in all competetions to start with,....but he said "nar i said prem"...and i just thought hahaha ok
easy money me likey 8) 8)
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well i could have swore we said in all competetions to start with,....but he said "nar i said prem"...and i just thought hahaha ok
easy money me likey 8) 8)
If your mate thought Fernando Torres would not score 10 goals in all competitions this season then he is the most idiotic cunt I may have ever heard of.
If it is just 10 league goals then your mate is just a fucking idiot.
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well i could have swore we said in all competetions to start with,....but he said "nar i said prem"...and i just thought hahaha ok
easy money me likey 8) 8)
If your mate thought Fernando Torres would not score 10 goals in all competitions this season then he is the most idiotic cunt I may have ever heard of.
If it is just 10 league goals then your mate is just a fucking idiot.
indeed LOL....he thought Torres wouldnt settle or sumthin...haha imma try an get a few more bets going with him....
double or quits for 15 goals maybe 8) 8)
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well i could have swore we said in all competetions to start with,....but he said "nar i said prem"...and i just thought hahaha ok
easy money me likey 8) 8)
If your mate thought Fernando Torres would not score 10 goals in all competitions this season then he is the most idiotic cunt I may have ever heard of.
If it is just 10 league goals then your mate is just a fucking idiot.
indeed LOL....he thought Torres wouldnt settle or sumthin...haha imma try an get a few more bets going with him....
double or quits for 15 goals maybe 8) 8)
Knowing him he would prolly happily take that bet.
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Craig Gordon has kept 2 clean sheets against Anelka, Henry, Trezeguet, Ribery, Wiltord, Malouda and the rest. Nuff said. Howard and Reina are both very good goalkeepers, but IMO not on the same level as Gordon. And he will only get better.
I dont get your point. Just cos u keep a clean sheet in a game against France, you're now suddenly better than everyone else. hes a good keeper sure, but yet unproven. And mistakes WILL happen to him. How will he only get better? He might flow big time and conceed 5 a game from now on.
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Craig Gordon has kept 2 clean sheets against Anelka, Henry, Trezeguet, Ribery, Wiltord, Malouda and the rest. Nuff said. Howard and Reina are both very good goalkeepers, but IMO not on the same level as Gordon. And he will only get better.
I dont get your point. Just cos u keep a clean sheet in a game against France, you're now suddenly better than everyone else. hes a good keeper sure, but yet unproven. And mistakes WILL happen to him. How will he only get better? He might flow big time and conceed 5 a game from now on.
unproven! hes been the best goalkeeper in the spl for the last 3-4 years, hes the scotland number 1 and the most expensive keeper in british football, to me hes a proven keeper, and imo he has way more talent than reina and howard
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Craig Gordon has kept 2 clean sheets against Anelka, Henry, Trezeguet, Ribery, Wiltord, Malouda and the rest. Nuff said. Howard and Reina are both very good goalkeepers, but IMO not on the same level as Gordon. And he will only get better.
I dont get your point. Just cos u keep a clean sheet in a game against France, you're now suddenly better than everyone else. hes a good keeper sure, but yet unproven. And mistakes WILL happen to him. How will he only get better? He might flow big time and conceed 5 a game from now on.
unproven! hes been the best goalkeeper in the spl for the last 3-4 years, hes the scotland number 1 and the most expensive keeper in british football, to me hes a proven keeper, and imo he has way more talent than reina and howard
http://youtube.com/v/0BGC6Oek_wA
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Craig Gordon has kept 2 clean sheets against Anelka, Henry, Trezeguet, Ribery, Wiltord, Malouda and the rest. Nuff said. Howard and Reina are both very good goalkeepers, but IMO not on the same level as Gordon. And he will only get better.
I dont get your point. Just cos u keep a clean sheet in a game against France, you're now suddenly better than everyone else. hes a good keeper sure, but yet unproven. And mistakes WILL happen to him. How will he only get better? He might flow big time and conceed 5 a game from now on.
unproven! hes been the best goalkeeper in the spl for the last 3-4 years, hes the scotland number 1 and the most expensive keeper in british football, to me hes a proven keeper, and imo he has way more talent than reina and howard
Come on ... he's been playing for Hearts, hardly a world class team and lets been totally honest The Scottish league is utter shite. I hate to say it, but it is, its utter shite. He might as well of been playing Division 2 football in England for that amount of time. And its surly not hard to be Scotlands number one keeper is it. I am not just using the Scotland rant here because again if we look at it hes now gone to Sunderland.
Sunderland are not a strong club and they are going to leak goals all season. Therefore this is giving Craig Gordon more shots to save and try and save, therefore making him look better. Keepers like Howard and Reina makes saves when they have to, not just because the defense is shit and its piss easy to get a shot away.
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Craig Gordon has kept 2 clean sheets against Anelka, Henry, Trezeguet, Ribery, Wiltord, Malouda and the rest. Nuff said. Howard and Reina are both very good goalkeepers, but IMO not on the same level as Gordon. And he will only get better.
I dont get your point. Just cos u keep a clean sheet in a game against France, you're now suddenly better than everyone else. hes a good keeper sure, but yet unproven. And mistakes WILL happen to him. How will he only get better? He might flow big time and conceed 5 a game from now on.
unproven! hes been the best goalkeeper in the spl for the last 3-4 years, hes the scotland number 1 and the most expensive keeper in british football, to me hes a proven keeper, and imo he has way more talent than reina and howard
http://youtube.com/v/0BGC6Oek_wA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW3eTYOq_rM
lol, seriously though in my opinion gordon is the better goalkeeper
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Craig Gordon has kept 2 clean sheets against Anelka, Henry, Trezeguet, Ribery, Wiltord, Malouda and the rest. Nuff said. Howard and Reina are both very good goalkeepers, but IMO not on the same level as Gordon. And he will only get better.
I dont get your point. Just cos u keep a clean sheet in a game against France, you're now suddenly better than everyone else. hes a good keeper sure, but yet unproven. And mistakes WILL happen to him. How will he only get better? He might flow big time and conceed 5 a game from now on.
unproven! hes been the best goalkeeper in the spl for the last 3-4 years, hes the scotland number 1 and the most expensive keeper in british football, to me hes a proven keeper, and imo he has way more talent than reina and howard
Come on ... he's been playing for Hearts, hardly a world class team and lets been totally honest The Scottish league is utter shite. I hate to say it, but it is, its utter shite. He might as well of been playing Division 2 football in England for that amount of time. And its surly not hard to be Scotlands number one keeper is it. I am not just using the Scotland rant here because again if we look at it hes now gone to Sunderland.
Sunderland are not a strong club and they are going to leak goals all season. Therefore this is giving Craig Gordon more shots to save and try and save, therefore making him look better. Keepers like Howard and Reina makes saves when they have to, not just because the defense is shit and its piss easy to get a shot away.
the small mindedness of some english is ubeleivable, i bet you dont even watch scottish football, and you have the cheek to compare it to the 2nd division in england :o, last season hibs reserves beat a pretty decent charlton side, this pre season hibs beat a decent middlesborough and bolton sides pretty easily, im just using my team as an example, yes there are 3 or 4 poor teams in the top league but the majority of the football played in scotland is very good, imo celtic and rangers would be top 10 sides in the premiership and if hibs and hearts had the financial backing that premiership sides do they would be able to make it. start watching before you make a comment
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Craig Gordon has kept 2 clean sheets against Anelka, Henry, Trezeguet, Ribery, Wiltord, Malouda and the rest. Nuff said. Howard and Reina are both very good goalkeepers, but IMO not on the same level as Gordon. And he will only get better.
I dont get your point. Just cos u keep a clean sheet in a game against France, you're now suddenly better than everyone else. hes a good keeper sure, but yet unproven. And mistakes WILL happen to him. How will he only get better? He might flow big time and conceed 5 a game from now on.
unproven! hes been the best goalkeeper in the spl for the last 3-4 years, hes the scotland number 1 and the most expensive keeper in british football, to me hes a proven keeper, and imo he has way more talent than reina and howard
http://youtube.com/v/0BGC6Oek_wA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW3eTYOq_rM
lol, seriously though in my opinion gordon is the better goalkeeper
You coulda been a bit less predictable then posting that pal.
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Craig Gordon has kept 2 clean sheets against Anelka, Henry, Trezeguet, Ribery, Wiltord, Malouda and the rest. Nuff said. Howard and Reina are both very good goalkeepers, but IMO not on the same level as Gordon. And he will only get better.
I dont get your point. Just cos u keep a clean sheet in a game against France, you're now suddenly better than everyone else. hes a good keeper sure, but yet unproven. And mistakes WILL happen to him. How will he only get better? He might flow big time and conceed 5 a game from now on.
unproven! hes been the best goalkeeper in the spl for the last 3-4 years, hes the scotland number 1 and the most expensive keeper in british football, to me hes a proven keeper, and imo he has way more talent than reina and howard
http://youtube.com/v/0BGC6Oek_wA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW3eTYOq_rM
lol, seriously though in my opinion gordon is the better goalkeeper
You coulda been a bit less predictable then posting that pal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M4ssBxasFU
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Craig Gordon has kept 2 clean sheets against Anelka, Henry, Trezeguet, Ribery, Wiltord, Malouda and the rest. Nuff said. Howard and Reina are both very good goalkeepers, but IMO not on the same level as Gordon. And he will only get better.
I dont get your point. Just cos u keep a clean sheet in a game against France, you're now suddenly better than everyone else. hes a good keeper sure, but yet unproven. And mistakes WILL happen to him. How will he only get better? He might flow big time and conceed 5 a game from now on.
unproven! hes been the best goalkeeper in the spl for the last 3-4 years, hes the scotland number 1 and the most expensive keeper in british football, to me hes a proven keeper, and imo he has way more talent than reina and howard
http://youtube.com/v/0BGC6Oek_wA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wW3eTYOq_rM
lol, seriously though in my opinion gordon is the better goalkeeper
You coulda been a bit less predictable then posting that pal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M4ssBxasFU
:)
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WRT Howard he was a great goalie for united for three quarters of his first season was even in the PFA team of the year.
Unfortunatly he made a few mistakes and at United they get magnafied, glad to see he is doing well at everton.
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Craig Gordon has kept 2 clean sheets against Anelka, Henry, Trezeguet, Ribery, Wiltord, Malouda and the rest. Nuff said. Howard and Reina are both very good goalkeepers, but IMO not on the same level as Gordon. And he will only get better.
I dont get your point. Just cos u keep a clean sheet in a game against France, you're now suddenly better than everyone else. hes a good keeper sure, but yet unproven. And mistakes WILL happen to him. How will he only get better? He might flow big time and conceed 5 a game from now on.
2 games against france pal. And im no even going to continue this scottish/english football discussion, because you dont know what you are talking about. I like Everton, i always watch out for them because of MOyes and Mcfadden, but they are a good few levels below the standard of Celtic. Who was the last big team Everton beat in Europe?
Craig Gordon is, by a country mile, a far far better goalkeeper than Tim Howard. Hence the most expensive British goalkepper tag.
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good wkend for english and scotish football again :) terrible result for wales though losing 3-1 to cyprus :-X
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International "weeks/weekends" are so fucking boring.
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^ nah not from an entertainment viewpoint.. instead of everyone havin divided loyalty for club level, everyone bands together for national.. always have a good wkend when england are on, which usually results in gettin wasted :)
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^ nah not from an entertainment viewpoint.. instead of everyone havin divided loyalty for club level, everyone bands together for national.. always have a good wkend when england are on, which usually results in gettin wasted :)
Yeah, but I never get to see England play, and Norway fucking sucks..
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Its been an ok weekend, not that many truly exciting games though. Was good to see Riquelme got a couple of goals for Argentina, despite having not played competitively at all since the Copa America.
Colombia - Brazil kicks off soon, should be a decent game.
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I agree with K
Club over Country every day of the week.
I didn't even watch the Scotland game.
I love my favourite but I don't support our football team.
Bring on the Old Firm on Saturday!!!
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Celtic forever, Scotland a day longer.
Another fantastic result for us, sat up at 3 in the morning on the other side of the world, got abuse from my girlfriend for waking her up with my roaring. lol I dont even want to say it, but we are nearly there.
Hey Antonio, is there anyway results can go that would mean us drawing in November sends us both through?
Oh and Scott Brown truly is world class, and any other day of the week i fucking despise that little runt Hutton, but even he put in an excellent shift, along with Barry, Mculloch and Davie Weir.
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And there's no CL this week either..
Fuck it
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I agree with K
Club over Country every day of the week.
I didn't even watch the Scotland game.
I love my favourite but I don't support our football team.
Bring on the Old Firm on Saturday!!!
I dont really enjoy international weekend's either, it breaks up the flow of the league.
Def club over country i was a united supporter before an england one and in all honesty i have huge issues supporting players who every other week i hate.
I also hate the over reaction to all england results and the general harrassment and blame individuals receive when england are knocked out of a tournamenmt !
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I agree with K
Club over Country every day of the week.
I didn't even watch the Scotland game.
I love my favourite but I don't support our football team.
Bring on the Old Firm on Saturday!!!
I dont really enjoy international weekend's either, it breaks up the flow of the league.
Def club over country i was a united supporter before an england one and in all honesty i have huge issues supporting players who every other week i hate.
I also hate the over reaction to all england results and the general harrassment and blame individuals receive when england are knocked out of a tournamenmt !
what was that about with frank lampard? it was an absolute disgrace whatever
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I agree with K
Club over Country every day of the week.
I didn't even watch the Scotland game.
I love my favourite but I don't support our football team.
Bring on the Old Firm on Saturday!!!
I dont really enjoy international weekend's either, it breaks up the flow of the league.
Def club over country i was a united supporter before an england one and in all honesty i have huge issues supporting players who every other week i hate.
I also hate the over reaction to all england results and the general harrassment and blame individuals receive when england are knocked out of a tournamenmt !
what was that about with frank lampard? it was an absolute disgrace whatever
i dont like frank lampard but i dont agree with booing players who play for your side. I dont see how it helps the side but england fans have a history of it, people must remember beckham flipping the middle finger to them when he walked off the pitch due to the abuse. In more recent times hargreaves, crouch, p neville , heskey, bentley and now lampard have got abuse.
Some england fans are hypocrites, lampard was voted england national team player of the year two years running and now he gets booe'd. Hargreaves got boo'ed in the first game of the WC and at the end was voted by the england fans player of the tournament.
Lampards "crime" is that he plays for chelsea, didnt have a good WC and is seen as the guy who stops gerrard playing well because gerrard has to play more defensive when lampard plays.
If lampard scores on wednesday im sure they will be cheering again, at times id prefer a major tournament without england so i can just enjoy it for football and not have to put up with all the rubbish that follows england.
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he scored against germany and was still booed
fuckin hate him to be honest
over-rated lacks pace and dosent have the understanding barry has with gerrard
cant believe mclarens going to re-shuffle the formation to accomadate him...typical show of pickin a player becasuse of his surname regardless of form
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^ he wont re'shuffle the team to fit anyone in... Barry is a pretty much dead cert to start tomorrow in lampards place, and he deserves his chance to shine.. and wouldnt go as far as saying he's over rated though, true his performances of late for england hasnt been great but what hes done at chelsea is excellant, he chips in with a lot of goals from centre midfield aswell but him and gerrard together just dont work they're too similar players with their movement and involvement with the game.. Barry on the other hand has no problem with doing the simple stuff allowing gerrard to get forward while he just holds the midfield, also its a great plus having both a right footed and left footed player in the middle of the pitch.
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^ he wont re'shuffle the team to fit anyone in... Barry is a pretty much dead cert to start tomorrow in lampards place, and he deserves his chance to shine.. and wouldnt go as far as saying he's over rated though, true his performances of late for england hasnt been great but what hes done at chelsea is excellant, he chips in with a lot of goals from centre midfield aswell but him and gerrard together just dont work they're too similar players with their movement and involvement with the game.. Barry on the other hand has no problem with doing the simple stuff allowing gerrard to get forward while he just holds the midfield, also its a great plus having both a right footed and left footed player in the middle of the pitch.
there is talk that lampard will come in for j.cole or SWP, basically playing a 5 man midfield with rooney playing wide and trying to support owen.
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^ he wont re'shuffle the team to fit anyone in... Barry is a pretty much dead cert to start tomorrow in lampards place, and he deserves his chance to shine.. and wouldnt go as far as saying he's over rated though, true his performances of late for england hasnt been great but what hes done at chelsea is excellant, he chips in with a lot of goals from centre midfield aswell but him and gerrard together just dont work they're too similar players with their movement and involvement with the game.. Barry on the other hand has no problem with doing the simple stuff allowing gerrard to get forward while he just holds the midfield, also its a great plus having both a right footed and left footed player in the middle of the pitch.
there is talk that lampard will come in for j.cole or SWP, basically playing a 5 man midfield with rooney playing wide and trying to support owen.
really? first ive heard of that and ive had the radio news on all day.. i always fail to see why managers change winning sides, 442 has and always will be englands best formation imo
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^ he wont re'shuffle the team to fit anyone in... Barry is a pretty much dead cert to start tomorrow in lampards place, and he deserves his chance to shine.. and wouldnt go as far as saying he's over rated though, true his performances of late for england hasnt been great but what hes done at chelsea is excellant, he chips in with a lot of goals from centre midfield aswell but him and gerrard together just dont work they're too similar players with their movement and involvement with the game.. Barry on the other hand has no problem with doing the simple stuff allowing gerrard to get forward while he just holds the midfield, also its a great plus having both a right footed and left footed player in the middle of the pitch.
there is talk that lampard will come in for j.cole or SWP, basically playing a 5 man midfield with rooney playing wide and trying to support owen.
really? first ive heard of that and ive had the radio news on all day.. i always fail to see why managers change winning sides, 442 has and always will be englands best formation imo
to me 442 is the best formation there is, i think mcclaren is hoping to keep it tight and sneak a win.
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Russia 2 England 1, classic case of a team trying to go and get a draw.
England spent so long defending and not going forward that when we needed to we couldnt.
We didnt deserve to win but defeat is pretty harsh, robinson should have done better with the second. Rooney was defending like a striker does, by getting caught out of position defensivly.
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i am in total disgust, cannot believe what i just witnissed.. Were out plain and simple, going to be a hard two years without international football :-\ :( >:(
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i am in total disgust, cannot believe what i just witnissed.. Were out plain and simple, going to be a hard two years without international football :-\ :( >:(
there is still a slim chance if israel get a result against russia. If we dont make it you can watch the tournoment froma neutral view and just enjoy the football.
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didnt watch all of the game because i am working, although i did see the last 20mins from a chinese tv channel. poor performance and Rooney, what was he doing??
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didnt watch all of the game because i am working, although i did see the last 20mins from a chinese tv channel. poor performance and Rooney, what was he doing??
its the type of stupid mistake a player who doesent play in the position make.
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Great goal by Rooney though
And that penalty wasn't a penalty
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Great goal by Rooney though
And that penalty wasn't a penalty
yeah it was outside the area but rooneys goal was offside , so they kinda cancel each other out.
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i will have to watch MOTD this evening. good luck to Scotland.
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Great goal by Rooney though
And that penalty wasn't a penalty
yeah it was outside the area but rooneys goal was offside , so they kinda cancel each other out.
Ah,okay..Didn't see the match, just saw the highlights, but they didn't mention the offside.
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Great goal by Rooney though
And that penalty wasn't a penalty
yeah it was outside the area but rooneys goal was offside , so they kinda cancel each other out.
Ah,okay..Didn't see the match, just saw the highlights, but they didn't mention the offside.
it wasnt a huge amount he was just slightly in front.
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Scotland lost as well. May have no British teams in Euro 2008 at this rate.
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Norway is leading in Sarajevo 8)
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Dissapointing result. DOnt know what to say really, cant really blame injuries because Georgia were without there big names as well. Although i do feel Brown, Hutton and Mculloch are more influential then the georgians who were missing.
You can look at it 2 ways, either Scotland wont lose at Hampden because its Hampden, one of the most formidable and intimidating atmospheres in world football and Italy, France, Germany and Holland have all failed to win there in the last 5 years.
or
Italy will win because its Italy, with too much experience to bottle it and will do the business, get 3 points when they really need to.
EIther way, its the biggest Scottish game in 10 years, and when was the last time something like this happened to Italy? Its gonna be huge.
On a side note, just watch out for dodgy refereeing decisions in Italy's favour. I will leave all the conspiracy stuff to Seven, but what will UEFA think of the world champions not competing in the Europen championship? Will they feel that the standard and the reputation of the tournament has been lowered, and neutral fans wont come to see, say, Scotland versus Finland? Scotland will need 2 play very smart, keep their tempers in check and not give Italians an excuse to dive and roll around because IMO if there is to be a major refereeing decision, it will go against Scotland.
Oh and the thought of Scotland being the sole British team at Euro 2008 is quite frankly, pant moistening.
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We won 2-0 ;D
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The Brits blew it big time yesterday.
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England suck haha I am actually made up we lost. We think too much of ourselves and live in the past with regard to us as a footballing nation. The premiership is only a good league now because of the foreign influence. We are ridicuolously managed by an awful F.A, terribly managed by managers who dont seem to have a clue what they are doing, and most importantly the players dont seem to care or want to play for England.
Robinson is awful. Should of been dropped a long time ago. Even after he conceeded that goal against Croatia were it bobbeled over his foot. Awful keeper, good on his day, but he has gone awful. He has no qualities as a goal keeper really. He cost us the game as far as I am concered last night. David James is not the answer. Carson on the otehr hand should of been given a chance in there. He has been reliable for Villa all season and yet he has to sit on the bench to a keeper that has been making mistake after mistake after mistake. Disgraceful Mclaren. I for one will cheer when we dont qualify and he gets sacked. Absolute shite!
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russia2-1 odds 10-1
had £20 on
who give a fuck abt national pride whendrinkin money is@stake
whose cummin dwn the pub?????
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The Brits blew it big time yesterday.
Didn't Wales win 2-1 ? ;)
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OMFG@Robinho
http://www.youtube.com/v/sajlLiiutjg
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England suck haha I am actually made up we lost. We think too much of ourselves and live in the past with regard to us as a footballing nation. The premiership is only a good league now because of the foreign influence. We are ridicuolously managed by an awful F.A, terribly managed by managers who dont seem to have a clue what they are doing, and most importantly the players dont seem to care or want to play for England.
Robinson is awful. Should of been dropped a long time ago. Even after he conceeded that goal against Croatia were it bobbeled over his foot. Awful keeper, good on his day, but he has gone awful. He has no qualities as a goal keeper really. He cost us the game as far as I am concered last night. David James is not the answer. Carson on the otehr hand should of been given a chance in there. He has been reliable for Villa all season and yet he has to sit on the bench to a keeper that has been making mistake after mistake after mistake. Disgraceful Mclaren. I for one will cheer when we dont qualify and he gets sacked. Absolute shite!
props pretty much agree with all of that, i wouldnt go along with players not caring though.
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OMFG@Robinho
http://www.youtube.com/v/sajlLiiutjg
:o
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good skill Robinho!
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It was probably the only interesting thing Brazil did all night. Despite winning 5-0, they were awful for 70mins.
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An entertaining Mersyside derby.
Liverpool were there for the taking, poor choice of formation by benitez and then taking off gerarrd.
Everton were unlucky but they made two big mistakes, hibbert waiting for the ball to bounce at the half way line instead of going to meet it and then pulling down gerrard and getting sent off.
Also couldnt believe moyes didnt change the players in midfield you could see there were exausted.
I have no idea how the ref failed to give a penalty to everton in the last min.
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i thought taking gerrard off in the end proved to be a good decision...shame ophil neville for denyin luca his first goal >:(
loooooooool @ benitez callin everton a long ball team and calling lescott a diver after the game
end of the dy we needed a bit of luck and got it...im just glad for the three points.
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i thought taking gerrard off in the end proved to be a good decision...shame ophil neville for denyin luca his first goal >:(
loooooooool @ benitez callin everton a long ball team and calling lescott a diver after the game
end of the dy we needed a bit of luck and got it...im just glad for the three points.
Fuck off you cunt. Youre fucking team is a sham. Gerrard trips over Hibbets foot and gets awarded a penality, then asks for Hibbert to be sent off the ref duly obliges. Fucking shite. You cant beat us 11 versus 11 for 90 minutes, you need us to be under handed. You are fucking shit. You had twelve men and we still gave you a game, piss poor lad. The ref is a cheating cunt, Gerrard is a cheating cunt and Rafa needs to be hung from his bollocks. Talking about Lescott dived, hes not Gerrard. Two pens we should of had and your pen wasnt even a pen nor a sending off. Fucking disgraceful, but then again you expect no less from you fucking red shite cunts. Luck has nothing to do with it. Being horrible bastards has. Cheating scum, you and the ref.
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Yeah, Fuck Liverpool!
We beat the Wanderers 2-0 though :D
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i thought taking gerrard off in the end proved to be a good decision...shame ophil neville for denyin luca his first goal >:(
loooooooool @ benitez callin everton a long ball team and calling lescott a diver after the game
end of the dy we needed a bit of luck and got it...im just glad for the three points.
Fuck off you cunt. Youre fucking team is a sham. Gerrard trips over Hibbets foot and gets awarded a penality, then asks for Hibbert to be sent off the ref duly obliges. Fucking shite. You cant beat us 11 versus 11 for 90 minutes, you need us to be under handed. You are fucking shit. You had twelve men and we still gave you a game, piss poor lad. The ref is a cheating cunt, Gerrard is a cheating cunt and Rafa needs to be hung from his bollocks. Talking about Lescott dived, hes not Gerrard. Two pens we should of had and your pen wasnt even a pen nor a sending off. Fucking disgraceful, but then again you expect no less from you fucking red shite cunts. Luck has nothing to do with it. Being horrible bastards has. Cheating scum, you and the ref.
the overal level of the referee's performance's this season has been very poor.. seems that there's a controversial inccident more or less every week, its killing the game :( :(
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i thought taking gerrard off in the end proved to be a good decision...shame ophil neville for denyin luca his first goal >:(
loooooooool @ benitez callin everton a long ball team and calling lescott a diver after the game
end of the dy we needed a bit of luck and got it...im just glad for the three points.
Fuck off you cunt. Youre fucking team is a sham. Gerrard trips over Hibbets foot and gets awarded a penality, then asks for Hibbert to be sent off the ref duly obliges. Fucking shite. You cant beat us 11 versus 11 for 90 minutes, you need us to be under handed. You are fucking shit. You had twelve men and we still gave you a game, piss poor lad. The ref is a cheating cunt, Gerrard is a cheating cunt and Rafa needs to be hung from his bollocks. Talking about Lescott dived, hes not Gerrard. Two pens we should of had and your pen wasnt even a pen nor a sending off. Fucking disgraceful, but then again you expect no less from you fucking red shite cunts. Luck has nothing to do with it. Being horrible bastards has. Cheating scum, you and the ref.
the overal level of the referee's performance's this season has been very poor.. seems that there's a controversial inccident more or less every week, its killing the game :( :(
Fucking shambolic mate.
Gerrard trips over Hibbert - he gives a pen.
The ref is gunna book Hibbert, Gerrard asks for a red card, so the ref puts his yellow away and gives Hibbert a red. If anything Gerrard should of been booked for saying that. its influencing a ref and un sportsman like conduct. Theres no difference between a player waving his hand at a ref in a 'card' gesture.
Kuty flies two feet off the ground and two foots Neville. It didnt touch him sure, but the intent was there. If you are over the ball and its two footed, its a foul, and usually a red card. He was half way up Nevilles body.
Then the scum bag doesnt give us a pen in 90mins. Typical.
Fucking shite. I wouldnt mind giving credit to Liverpool if they deserved to beat us on the day. Football is football and I usually hold my hands up and say 'yeah, you deserved to win, well done' but not this time. Nobody is talking about Liverpools win, we are talking about the ref. Thats how much of a shit victory you scored against us. Fuck off.
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hibert fouled him...last man...scoring oppotunity
only thing shambolic was the fact the ref needed re-minding it was a sending off offense
and quite amusing u forgot the perfectly good goal kuyt had dis-allowed in the 1st half
did reina even make a save from an everton player ???
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Can't wait for the CL games :D
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hibert fouled him...last man...scoring oppotunity
only thing shambolic was the fact the ref needed re-minding it was a sending off offense
and quite amusing u forgot the perfectly good goal kuyt had dis-allowed in the 1st half
did reina even make a save from an everton player ???
Gerrardfouled himself. Howard hardly made a save from you lot, cheating cunts. Youre fucking shite, fuck off.
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Elano the man yet again 8)
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Radio City have reported that referee Mark Clattenburg will face a disciplinary hearing at FA Headquarters this week following a series of errors during the Liverpool game on Saturday.
The referee is said to be facing questions on his decision making at Goodison Park, with special attention paid to his production of a yellow card for Tony Hibbert, only to change it to red after a comment was passed by Steven Gerrard.
He will face questions on the incidents involving Joleon Lescott, particularly the last minute foul by Jamie Carragher which everyone and their dog feels should have been a penalty.
The final piece of poor refereeing questioned is believed to be the two-footed lunge by Dirk Kuyt on Phil Neville - a challenge referees have told players is a straight red card offence - which resulted in the Dutchman receiving just a yellow card.
Sadly, David Moyes could also face disciplinary action following his comments after the game which questioned Mr Clattenburg, as we all know questioning a referees decisions is forbidden if you're a manager.
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rob styles did it to us @ the start of the season.....so not toomuch sympathy
im just glad it evened out 4 us....at your expense 8)
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i hate steven gerrard so much
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i hate steven gerrard so much
it was funny when he got subbed, the look on his face......."who me?"
Benitez reason was a classic ,he was playing with too much passion.
The next two weeks are pretty important for the top of the table, arsenal play liverpool and then man united.
City also have chelsea this weekend.
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Im glad Clattenberg is getting investivgated, me and my old man noticed the Gerrard thing as well.
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Im glad Clattenberg is getting investivgated, me and my old man noticed the Gerrard thing as well.
hes a cheat mate, thats all there is to it. Sad thing is, hes actually one of our better ref's.
He went on tour with Liverpool to Asia pre season, not as a ref, just as a friend of the team. He was seen before the game with his arms around Gerrard in a 'friendly' type of way. Fucking disgrace. The game was bigger than him. He swung it Liverpools way, thats cheating. He should be banned for a few games and made to come on television to explain why he is shite.
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apparently he isnt refereeing at the weekend because he is on "holiday".
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i agree clattenburg should be re-trained
the fact he almost gave hibbert a yellow card when he was the last man and fouled a player in a goal scoring oppotunity is a disgrace
thank fuck gerrard knows the rules ;D
oh and bez i dont remember u whinin about officials when you beat us 3-0 last year ::)
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i agree clattenburg should be re-trained
the fact he almost gave hibbert a yellow card when he was the last man and fouled a player in a goal scoring oppotunity is a disgrace
thank fuck gerrard knows the rules ;D
oh and bez i dont remember u whinin about officials when you beat us 3-0 last year ::)
Thats because the ref was fair. Thats what happenes to yous in derby's when its ref'd fair, you get whopped. Your pal did you every favour in the game. It wasnt a cynical foul by Hibbert, if it was a foul at all. It was a coming together of legs, if anything Gerrards legs went into Hibberts. You are fucking thick. Fuck off.
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and your sour so do one!
joke is i came in sayin we were lucky...and you still felt the need to start all this "scummy so & so blah blah blah"...and it just made me laugh...because your evaluation of someone you dont know says a lot more about you than it does myself...i'd only start talking like that if i wanted to kick off a fight(which isnt an option here obviously)...so i gotta conclude you used the insults tocover up your lack of a point or youve been beggin to say that to a kopite and figured online was the safest place to do so
i dont care either way....5 wins outta 7 meetings before saturdays game blows your whole "we cant beat u" theory out the water
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and your sour so do one!
joke is i came in sayin we were lucky...and you still felt the need to start all this "scummy so & so blah blah blah"...and it just made me laugh...because your evaluation of someone you dont know says a lot more about you than it does myself...i'd only start talking like that if i wanted to kick off a fight(which isnt an option here obviously)...so i gotta conclude you used the insults tocover up your lack of a point or youve been beggin to say that to a kopite and figured online was the safest place to do so
i dont care either way....5 wins outta 7 meetings before saturdays game blows your whole "we cant beat u" theory out the water
You aint even a Kopite you tit. Where are you from? Why dont you support your local team. Its like me saying I support Real Madrid. Being a football fan is something that should be passed down, generation to generation, because you have followed your local team through thick and thin, not just because youre a glory hunter. You are scum, you get the ref every time. You make me sick Liverpool fans. You still arent good enough to win the league, thats because youre shite. Im not talking like this cos I want to kick off a fight, its just how I am expressing myself against you because youre team sucks. Lack of point, go back and read like my last five posts in the thread you moron.
Maybe I wouldnt say it to a Liverpool fan face to face, because that could start a fight and I am bigger than fighting over football. This is a message board mate, I can express my feeling towards you and your shitty team using whatever language I like. I might be sour, but not about the defeat, its about the ref and how you did not deserve to win.
How many of them wins has had contrevsary in because of the refs? Gerrard gets away with murder every derby, fucking disgrace. Im done with you son. Revel in your victory, but just remember that you had twelve men on the day.
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as it happens my dead grandfather was born & bred l'pool..but whatever im bored of you now..the fact you wouldnt say it offline tells me everything i need to know.....and yer sure the refs have all got it in for everton ::)...fuckin child
dead this bollox...whats everyones predictions on cl this week???
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zzzzzz to your offlineness. In fact I said to to a Liverpool fan in the pub last night so youre wrong. I said to him, Gerrard ran into Hibbert, the ref was with you in Asia and Kutys challenge was a defo sending off. So there.
I predict you will win, if you get a ref that awards you bullshit decisions.
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zzzzzz to your offlineness. In fact I said to to a Liverpool fan in the pub last night so youre wrong. I said to him, Gerrard ran into Hibbert, the ref was with you in Asia and Kutys challenge was a defo sending off. So there.
I predict you will win, if you get a ref that awards you bullshit decisions.
lol did you call him fuckin scum etc etc...or was that just me for sayin we were lucky to get a result??... ::)
whatever mate i cant be asked to carry this on...ive got my opinions on your club but ill keep them to myself...arguing with you is achieving nothing and its getting boring...plus ya comments are just getting more and more stupid...if you really wanna persist...set up a new thread so we dont clog up this one
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zzzzzz to your offlineness. In fact I said to to a Liverpool fan in the pub last night so youre wrong. I said to him, Gerrard ran into Hibbert, the ref was with you in Asia and Kutys challenge was a defo sending off. So there.
I predict you will win, if you get a ref that awards you bullshit decisions.
lol did you call him fuckin scum etc etc...or was that just me for sayin we were lucky to get a result??... ::)
whatever mate i cant be asked to carry this on...ive got my opinions on your club but ill keep them to myself...arguing with you is achieving nothing and its getting boring...plus ya comments are just getting more and more stupid...if you really wanna persist...set up a new thread so we dont clog up this one
Yeah fair point. Ok lets leave it at that. Ive been angry over the ref and I suppose have taken it out on you. Sorry for the insults. But I am sure you understand football will do that to a person sometimes. Peace.
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4-1!!
Again, we scored four goals 8)
The passing sometimes was :o
It was cool to see anderson again in the midfield...nanin's goal was great, so was tevez's first, great teamwork.....rooney and tevez have really good chemistry....Hargreaves again made some great work in front of the back four....
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Oh yeah, chelsea ( :-X ) hammered city 6-0 ;D
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Oh yeah, chelsea ( :-X ) hammered city 6-0 ;D
Yeah just a shame your team cant :D
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4-1!!
Again, we scored four goals 8)
The passing sometimes was :o
It was cool to see anderson again in the midfield...nanin's goal was great, so was tevez's first, great teamwork.....rooney and tevez have really good chemistry....Hargreaves again made some great work in front of the back four....
pretty much everything i wanted to say
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Oh yeah, chelsea ( :-X ) hammered city 6-0 ;D
Yeah just a shame your team cant :D
heh, true true ;)
4-1!!
Again, we scored four goals 8)
The passing sometimes was :o
It was cool to see anderson again in the midfield...nanin's goal was great, so was tevez's first, great teamwork.....rooney and tevez have really good chemistry....Hargreaves again made some great work in front of the back four....
pretty much everything i wanted to say
8)
+1 for both of ya
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Just a couple of hours till all hell brakes loose on Anfield!
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Just a couple of hours till all hell brakes loose on Anfield!
Yeah, that's going to be a interesting match...
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Just a couple of hours till all hell brakes loose on Anfield!
Yeah, that's going to be a interesting match...
hopefully it will be draw.
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Just a couple of hours till all hell brakes loose on Anfield!
Yeah, that's going to be a interesting match...
hopefully it will be draw.
Yeah, same here
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Just a couple of hours till all hell brakes loose on Anfield!
Yeah, that's going to be a interesting match...
hopefully it will be draw.
Yeah, same here
Fuck off, both of u :P
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Just a couple of hours till all hell brakes loose on Anfield!
Yeah, that's going to be a interesting match...
hopefully it will be draw.
Yeah, same here
Fuck off, both of u :P
;D
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Just a couple of hours till all hell brakes loose on Anfield!
Yeah, that's going to be a interesting match...
hopefully it will be draw.
Yeah, same here
Fuck off, both of u :P
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and k-dub if arsenal win u can fuck off as well
if l-pool win though ill meet u in here half 5 sharp ;D
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well well....it's a draw 8)
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well well....it's a draw 8)
We shoulda won!
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bugger... Gunners still got a game in hand and are takin on Utd at The Emirates next week. Gonna be a good 'un thats for sure.
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well well....it's a draw 8)
We shoulda won!
Well...you had a lot of opportunities, but you just couldn't score....deserved draw at least....maybe you should have won too...
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on another note, we got lucky on Saturday:
Grimsby 1-1 Bradford
Bradford rescued a point at Grimsby after a penalty deep in time added on.
Home Keeper Phil Barnes was sent off for holding the ball out of the box and Gylain Ndumbu-Nsungu netted soon after when Justin Whittle fouled Luke Medley.
Defender Mark Bower went in goal after Bradford's Rhys Evans was injured and Shaleum Logan fired home from 25 yards when he came to collect a loose ball.
Barnes saved well from Ndumbu-Nsungu, Kyle Nix and Paul Heckingbottom, while Nick Fenton hit the post for Grimsby.
still 20th in the league...
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i agree asernal played some brilliant football today and they would have been unlucky to come away with nothing...but we defintly had our chances to win this today...the ninety minutes flew by because of the tempo the game was being played at but while arsenal had a lot of the ball we seemed to be fashioning the better chances...saying that Fabregas :o Brendter :o
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Yes, both Cesc & Bendtner shoulda scored...
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Personally i thought arsenal had the better clear cut chances where as liverpools main theat seemed to be long range efforts.
Overall Arsenal should have won but it was a entertaining game.
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Personally i thought arsenal had the better clear cut chances where as liverpools main theat seemed to be long range efforts.
Overall Arsenal should have won but it was a entertaining game.
I'm nervous as fuck in these kinda games
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Personally i thought arsenal had the better clear cut chances where as liverpools main theat seemed to be long range efforts.
Overall Arsenal should have won but it was a entertaining game.
I'm nervous as fuck in these kinda games
i know exactly what you mean., when two teams are evenly match the slightest mistake can make a huge difference.
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Personally i thought arsenal had the better clear cut chances where as liverpools main theat seemed to be long range efforts.
Overall Arsenal should have won but it was a entertaining game.
I'm nervous as fuck in these kinda games
i know exactly what you mean., when two teams are evenly match the slightest mistake can make a huge difference.
Yeah. that's true. And I'm so confident about our goalies..
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Personally i thought arsenal had the better clear cut chances where as liverpools main theat seemed to be long range efforts.
Overall Arsenal should have won but it was a entertaining game.
I'm nervous as fuck in these kinda games
i know exactly what you mean., when two teams are evenly match the slightest mistake can make a huge difference.
Yeah. that's true. And I'm so confident about our goalies..
next weekend man.....next weekend..... 8)
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Personally i thought arsenal had the better clear cut chances where as liverpools main theat seemed to be long range efforts.
Overall Arsenal should have won but it was a entertaining game.
I'm nervous as fuck in these kinda games
i know exactly what you mean., when two teams are evenly match the slightest mistake can make a huge difference.
Yeah. that's true. And I'm so confident about our goalies..
next weekend man.....next weekend..... 8)
this weekend, man 8)
Let's see what Cesc can do ;D
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Personally i thought arsenal had the better clear cut chances where as liverpools main theat seemed to be long range efforts.
Overall Arsenal should have won but it was a entertaining game.
I'm nervous as fuck in these kinda games
i know exactly what you mean., when two teams are evenly match the slightest mistake can make a huge difference.
Yeah. that's true. And I'm so confident about our goalies..
next weekend man.....next weekend..... 8)
this weekend, man 8)
Let's see what Cesc can do ;D
yeah, that's what I meant....this weekend....eh..... :P
cesc ain't doin shit!!!
:P
really anticipating the game.... 8)
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Fuck U, Cesc is the best player in PL so far. There's no denying that! 8)
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Fuck U, Cesc is the best player in PL so far. There's no denying that! 8)
:sleep:
;D
prop ya again later 8)
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Juande Ramos first game in charge for us tonight, got blackpool at home in the carling cup.. maybe our season can finally start to begin
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Juande Ramos first game in charge for us tonight, got blackpool at home in the carling cup.. maybe our season can finally start to begin
He not in charge the other nite, no?
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Juande Ramos first game in charge for us tonight, got blackpool at home in the carling cup.. maybe our season can finally start to begin
He not in charge the other nite, no?
nah, clive allen was in charge for the blackburn game
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We won 3-0 over United today with the juniors except Eduardo and Gilberto! ;D
Good to see Eduardo putting two (I hope he can continue playing and scoring) and Denilson is really showing talent!
The team:
Fabianski,
Justin Hoyte, Song Billong, Diarra, Gibbs,
Diaby, Denilson, Silva, Walcott,
Bendtner, Eduardo.
Mannone, Lansbury, Gavin Hoyte, Merida, Barazite on the bench
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We won 3-0 over United today with the juniors except Eduardo and Gilberto! ;D
Good to see Eduardo putting two (I hope he can continue playing and scoring) and Denilson is really showing talent!
The team:
Fabianski,
Justin Hoyte, Song Billong, Diarra, Gibbs,
Diaby, Denilson, Silva, Walcott,
Bendtner, Eduardo.
Mannone, Lansbury, Gavin Hoyte, Merida, Barazite on the bench
damn, that's a quite nice line up actually, considering what type of game that was...
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We won 3-0 over United today with the juniors except Eduardo and Gilberto! ;D
Good to see Eduardo putting two (I hope he can continue playing and scoring) and Denilson is really showing talent!
The team:
Fabianski,
Justin Hoyte, Song Billong, Diarra, Gibbs,
Diaby, Denilson, Silva, Walcott,
Bendtner, Eduardo.
Mannone, Lansbury, Gavin Hoyte, Merida, Barazite on the bench
damn, that's a quite nice line up actually, considering what type of game that was...
Yeah, hopefully this lineup can play their way all the way to the final again!
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Cesc has been player of the season so far!
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Cesc has been player of the season so far!
+1
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Really nervous about the game tmw, would be happy with a draw.
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Really nervous about the game tmw, would be happy with a draw.
yeah man, hopefully won't end in the same results as it did last year....
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Really nervous about the game tmw, would be happy with a draw.
yeah man, hopefully won't end in the same results as it did last year....
;D
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Really nervous about the game tmw, would be happy with a draw.
yeah man, hopefully won't end in the same results as it did last year....
;D
fuck off!
:P
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Carrick is in the squad which is a big plus, him and hargreaves will have to boss the midfield.
Saha is also back though i expect us to start with rooney and tevez.
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Carrick is in the squad which is a big plus, him and hargreaves will have to boss the midfield.
Saha is also back though i expect us to start with rooney and tevez.
great news 8)
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Come on Everton!!!!
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Really nervous about the game tmw, would be happy with a draw.
yeah man, hopefully won't end in the same results as it did last year....
;D
fuck off!
:P
Catch phrase in this thread ?`:D
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Really nervous about the game tmw, would be happy with a draw.
Lol. I'm not surprised. Prolly the hardest game of the season for you.
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Really nervous about the game tmw, would be happy with a draw.
yeah man, hopefully won't end in the same results as it did last year....
;D
fuck off!
:P
Catch phrase in this thread ?`:D
I dunno, maybe...but I use it quite a lot ;D
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biggest game of the season so far is just under 90minutes away... pity im working til 2pm... i will have BBC Sport minute-by-minute text on though, come on the Gunners!!
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I'm not going to able to watch the game :'(
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^through tension or other commitments?
i'd love to be sat in the pub right now...
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goal for rooney!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
got a really bad feeling about blackburn away today... :-\
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jammy twats... c'mon Arsenal!!
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^through tension or other commitments?
Both :P
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NOOOOOO!!!!!
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its 2-2!!! i need to watch MOTD later.
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Yees!
2 goals by Gallas today ;)
Still unbeaten ;D
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Yees!
2 goals by Gallas today ;)
Still unbeaten ;D
Deseverd draw :).....we were very close of winning....but I'm not disappointed nevertheless....I'm satisfied...
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I'm quite happy.
My homie said it was a hell of a game!
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Pleased with the result.
Dissapointed we gave away the lead twice but picking up at point away against a title rival is always a good result.
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I'm quite happy.
My homie said it was a hell of a game!
Yeah, it was VEY GOOD GAME, I'm still shaking ;D
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MOTD better do it some justice later... im so pissed i had to work...
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Great game. Made up for the blues though, 4 wins on the run. WHOOO!
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Great game. Made up for the blues though, 4 wins on the run. WHOOO!
Did you see the bit with Bill Kenwright on MOTD 2 ?
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Great game. Made up for the blues though, 4 wins on the run. WHOOO!
Did you see the bit with Bill Kenwright on MOTD 2 ?
no what happened?
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Great game. Made up for the blues though, 4 wins on the run. WHOOO!
Did you see the bit with Bill Kenwright on MOTD 2 ?
no what happened?
they basically followed him around on match day and showed what he did.
It would also show him each time everton scored so you would see him jumping around like a mad man.
He seemed like an alright guy and a bit more relaxed than most chairman.
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Great game. Made up for the blues though, 4 wins on the run. WHOOO!
Did you see the bit with Bill Kenwright on MOTD 2 ?
no what happened?
they basically followed him around on match day and showed what he did.
It would also show him each time everton scored so you would see him jumping around like a mad man.
He seemed like an alright guy and a bit more relaxed than most chairman.
Ive never really had a problem with him, alot of Everton fans will disagree. Hes a good chairman, done alot for Everton, loves the club, but hasnt got enough money to take us forward anymore. Thats his only problem. Hes get alot of stick though for things which people below him should be criticised for. Like messing up tickets, players not performing, us as a team not doing well etc.
Oh, news today from Everton. UEFA have banned all Everton fans who have booked a ticket through Nurenmergs website or through their phone system deeming it a high risk match. Many Everton fans where expected to travel and sit with the home fans but now UEFA have put a stop to it and said all fans will get a refund. Two of my mates are with that unlucky few who are now going to Nurenberg without a seat in the ground, gutted. Theres apparently 10 000 Everton fans making the journey. If thats not passion, I dont know what is.
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Great game. Made up for the blues though, 4 wins on the run. WHOOO!
Did you see the bit with Bill Kenwright on MOTD 2 ?
no what happened?
they basically followed him around on match day and showed what he did.
It would also show him each time everton scored so you would see him jumping around like a mad man.
He seemed like an alright guy and a bit more relaxed than most chairman.
Ive never really had a problem with him, alot of Everton fans will disagree. Hes a good chairman, done alot for Everton, loves the club, but hasnt got enough money to take us forward anymore. Thats his only problem. Hes get alot of stick though for things which people below him should be criticised for. Like messing up tickets, players not performing, us as a team not doing well etc.
Oh, news today from Everton. UEFA have banned all Everton fans who have booked a ticket through Nurenmergs website or through their phone system deeming it a high risk match. Many Everton fans where expected to travel and sit with the home fans but now UEFA have put a stop to it and said all fans will get a refund. Two of my mates are with that unlucky few who are now going to Nurenberg without a seat in the ground, gutted. Theres apparently 10 000 Everton fans making the journey. If thats not passion, I dont know what is.
Thats proper bad luck, guessing they are going to head to the touts ?
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Great game. Made up for the blues though, 4 wins on the run. WHOOO!
Did you see the bit with Bill Kenwright on MOTD 2 ?
no what happened?
they basically followed him around on match day and showed what he did.
It would also show him each time everton scored so you would see him jumping around like a mad man.
He seemed like an alright guy and a bit more relaxed than most chairman.
Ive never really had a problem with him, alot of Everton fans will disagree. Hes a good chairman, done alot for Everton, loves the club, but hasnt got enough money to take us forward anymore. Thats his only problem. Hes get alot of stick though for things which people below him should be criticised for. Like messing up tickets, players not performing, us as a team not doing well etc.
Oh, news today from Everton. UEFA have banned all Everton fans who have booked a ticket through Nurenmergs website or through their phone system deeming it a high risk match. Many Everton fans where expected to travel and sit with the home fans but now UEFA have put a stop to it and said all fans will get a refund. Two of my mates are with that unlucky few who are now going to Nurenberg without a seat in the ground, gutted. Theres apparently 10 000 Everton fans making the journey. If thats not passion, I dont know what is.
Thats proper bad luck, guessing they are going to head to the touts ?
Yes everyone will now.
Its s ahme allEnglish fans get labeled as hooligans though. As an Everton website said, go and ask Villareal and Kharkiav fans if we are hooligans. Shame.Its actually fucked that UEFA think that just by doing that they are going to minimilise any impending trouble. All this is going to do is lead potentially to more trouble through Everton fans buying on the black market etc.
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Great game. Made up for the blues though, 4 wins on the run. WHOOO!
Did you see the bit with Bill Kenwright on MOTD 2 ?
no what happened?
they basically followed him around on match day and showed what he did.
It would also show him each time everton scored so you would see him jumping around like a mad man.
He seemed like an alright guy and a bit more relaxed than most chairman.
Ive never really had a problem with him, alot of Everton fans will disagree. Hes a good chairman, done alot for Everton, loves the club, but hasnt got enough money to take us forward anymore. Thats his only problem. Hes get alot of stick though for things which people below him should be criticised for. Like messing up tickets, players not performing, us as a team not doing well etc.
Oh, news today from Everton. UEFA have banned all Everton fans who have booked a ticket through Nurenmergs website or through their phone system deeming it a high risk match. Many Everton fans where expected to travel and sit with the home fans but now UEFA have put a stop to it and said all fans will get a refund. Two of my mates are with that unlucky few who are now going to Nurenberg without a seat in the ground, gutted. Theres apparently 10 000 Everton fans making the journey. If thats not passion, I dont know what is.
Thats proper bad luck, guessing they are going to head to the touts ?
Yes everyone will now.
Its s ahme allEnglish fans get labeled as hooligans though. As an Everton website said, go and ask Villareal and Kharkiav fans if we are hooligans. Shame.Its actually fucked that UEFA think that just by doing that they are going to minimilise any impending trouble. All this is going to do is lead potentially to more trouble through Everton fans buying on the black market etc.
yeah its fucking irrating how all english fans are still labelled hooligans just because of what happened during the early 80's.. UEFA constanstly single us out no matter what kind of game, champ league, uefa, world cup european cup etc when its clear to see that the state of english football hooliganism has changed dramatically.. But yet other big countries like Spain, Russia etc are allowed to get away with racist chants and atmospheres time and time again >:( >:(
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If anything its the reputation of your city rivals that is preceding you, hence the 'high-risk' label that has been attached to the game. Its unfortunate, but in reality the home seats are for the home fans, so it is hard to feel sorry for Everton fans who bought tickets in that end of the ground only to have them taken away. The ticket quotas are there for a reason, mainly being that they cannot guarantee to have the necessary police resources to deal with more fans than the allocated number if anything does kick off (this applies to all away fans, not just English).
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Yeah its fair enough really. I have no complaints. I just think the tickets shouldnt of been sold to Everton fans in the first place.
And I understand why, Everton fans are no angels. Last time we was in europe it kicked off against Feyernood.
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FA Cup 2nd Round here we come.
Bradford 1-0 Chester
Ten-man Bradford recorded their second win in five days over Chester and booked their passage into the second round of the FA Cup.
Peter Thorne was the Bantams' hero when he headed in Paul Evans' cross into the top corner of the Chester goal.
Chester's best effort came in the 30th minute when Nathan Lowndes' header was saved by keeper Donovan Ricketts.
Bradford were reduced to 10 men when striker Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu was sent off for a second bookable offence.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7076467.stm
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FA Cup 2nd Round here we come.
Bradford 1-0 Chester
Ten-man Bradford recorded their second win in five days over Chester and booked their passage into the second round of the FA Cup.
Peter Thorne was the Bantams' hero when he headed in Paul Evans' cross into the top corner of the Chester goal.
Chester's best effort came in the 30th minute when Nathan Lowndes' header was saved by keeper Donovan Ricketts.
Bradford were reduced to 10 men when striker Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu was sent off for a second bookable offence.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7076467.stm
:laugh:
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FA Cup 2nd Round here we come.
Bradford 1-0 Chester
Ten-man Bradford recorded their second win in five days over Chester and booked their passage into the second round of the FA Cup.
Peter Thorne was the Bantams' hero when he headed in Paul Evans' cross into the top corner of the Chester goal.
Chester's best effort came in the 30th minute when Nathan Lowndes' header was saved by keeper Donovan Ricketts.
Bradford were reduced to 10 men when striker Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu was sent off for a second bookable offence.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7076467.stm
:laugh:
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dont knock him, hes our top scorer!! lets hope he signs a permanent deal.
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FA Cup 2nd Round here we come.
Bradford 1-0 Chester
Ten-man Bradford recorded their second win in five days over Chester and booked their passage into the second round of the FA Cup.
Peter Thorne was the Bantams' hero when he headed in Paul Evans' cross into the top corner of the Chester goal.
Chester's best effort came in the 30th minute when Nathan Lowndes' header was saved by keeper Donovan Ricketts.
Bradford were reduced to 10 men when striker Guylain Ndumbu-Nsungu was sent off for a second bookable offence.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/7076467.stm
:laugh:
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dont knock him, hes our top scorer!! lets hope he signs a permanent deal.
No diss, was just that he had a funny name ;)
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^ahhite, no worries.
hoping for an upset at Old Trafford today. even though it is scummy Blackburn..
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^ahhite, no worries.
hoping for an upset at Old Trafford today. even though it is scummy Blackburn..
8)
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... was talkin to my dad about the game, we thought blackburn would do alright away from home and with Rooney injured, Saha returning from injury and Tevez playing the role of provider I said that Ronaldo and Giggs would be threat in front of goal. seems i was sort of right. how was the performance? i didnt get to watch it...
on another note, Tranmere at home in the 2nd Round of the FA Cup.
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Spurs finally won a league game :) 4-0 thumping of wigan.. i wont get too far head of myself cos i know wigan aren't that hardest team to face at the moment, but the good news was that Berbatov wasnt meant to have played a blinder and unlike in recent weeks had a postive attiude :) hopefully this is a start of things to come from him again.
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Yeah, Berbatov was definitely on form today and seemed to be enjoying himself too. Here's to a swift climb up the league now.
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... was talkin to my dad about the game, we thought blackburn would do alright away from home and with Rooney injured, Saha returning from injury and Tevez playing the role of provider I said that Ronaldo and Giggs would be threat in front of goal. seems i was sort of right. how was the performance? i didnt get to watch it...
on another note, Tranmere at home in the 2nd Round of the FA Cup.
Unfortunately couldn't see the game :-\
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... was talkin to my dad about the game, we thought blackburn would do alright away from home and with Rooney injured, Saha returning from injury and Tevez playing the role of provider I said that Ronaldo and Giggs would be threat in front of goal. seems i was sort of right. how was the performance? i didnt get to watch it...
on another note, Tranmere at home in the 2nd Round of the FA Cup.
Unfortunately couldn't see the game :-\
it was pretty comfortable, the two quick goals killed off the game.
Was pleased to see cahill's goal against chelsea.
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Yeah, Berbatov was definitely on form today and seemed to be enjoying himself too. Here's to a swift climb up the league now.
Insanity, you got a season ticket @ spurs?
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Class Cahill, absolutely no question. Any team in the Prem would have him.
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Yeah, Berbatov was definitely on form today and seemed to be enjoying himself too. Here's to a swift climb up the league now.
Insanity, you got a season ticket @ spurs?
Nope, I watch most of the games over the internet if I can get them, or otherwise listen to the radio commentary. I go to a few games every season though.
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Yeah, Berbatov was definitely on form today and seemed to be enjoying himself too. Here's to a swift climb up the league now.
Insanity, you got a season ticket @ spurs?
Nope, I watch most of the games over the internet if I can get them, or otherwise listen to the radio commentary. I go to a few games every season though.
oh right.. what sites you use to stream the matchs mate? never been able to find a tottenham match stream
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Yeah, Berbatov was definitely on form today and seemed to be enjoying himself too. Here's to a swift climb up the league now.
Insanity, you got a season ticket @ spurs?
Nope, I watch most of the games over the internet if I can get them, or otherwise listen to the radio commentary. I go to a few games every season though.
oh right.. what sites you use to stream the matchs mate? never been able to find a tottenham match stream
That's cause Spurs ain't online ;D
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www.freefootball.org and its forum is as good a place as any to start. Has tutorials for getting the software setup and provides links to any games that are being shown.
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www.freefootball.org and its forum is a good a place and any to start. Has tutorials for getting the software setup and provides links to any games that are being shown.
+1 and thanks for the info mate.. im gonna check this out
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so, England Vs Austria tonight. what we all expecting?
personally, im not really bothered as it is just a friendly. im more interested in Israel Vs Russia tomorrow and our match with Croatia on Wednesday.
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and...
England's players are set to receive a bonus of £150,000, even if they do not qualify for Euro 2008. (The Sun)
i realise its printed in The Sun, but any bonus for not qualifing is just ridiculous.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/gossip_and_transfers/7097721.stm
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Damn those fucking national games..
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Damn those fucking national games..
WORD!!!!
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Damn those fucking national games..
WORD!!!!
yup United >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>England
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ive pretty much accepted the fact that england wont qualify for euro 2008 after the russia game.. i honestly dont see Irseal getting anything from the game, Benayoun is out so there go's the biggest threat to russia.. reports also suggest that Abramovich will give each player a £100,000 bonus if they win so thats an even bigger incentive for them too win, and to make matters worse even one of Irseal coachs want russia to win.. English football in crisis :(
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English football in crisis :(
Word. We're lookin bad at the mo, but i cant make my mind up y. Cos all the players r playin gr8 4 their clubs but not together 4 england. Now 1st thing that comes 2 mind is 2 blame mclaren cos hes the manager and the players arent workin well 2gether, but 95% of them hav bin playin 2gether for a while now, so I dont cant really say mclaren is 2 blame 4 it. Sumfin needs 2 b dun tho, n I fink havin a quota of english players in each premier team is a gud start.
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English football in crisis :(
Word. We're lookin bad at the mo, but i cant make my mind up y. Cos all the players r playin gr8 4 their clubs but not together 4 england. Now 1st thing that comes 2 mind is 2 blame mclaren cos hes the manager and the players arent workin well 2gether, but 95% of them hav bin playin 2gether for a while now, so I dont cant really say mclaren is 2 blame 4 it. Sumfin needs 2 b dun tho, n I fink havin a quota of english players in each premier team is a gud start.
I dont agree with a quota, in the history of football england have only ever won one major tournoment. Its not like in the other 90 years there was lots of foreigners in the league. England players just arent technically good enough, there is not enough emphasis on expressing yourself on the pitch.
The reason why a lot of these players look so good for there side is because they are surrounded by foreign players who have the technical ability to pick the right pass or create space for a team mate.
Im not saying england dont have some good players, but there game will improve surrounded by more ronaldo's and fabregas's and less marcus bents.
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English football in crisis :(
Word. We're lookin bad at the mo, but i cant make my mind up y. Cos all the players r playin gr8 4 their clubs but not together 4 england. Now 1st thing that comes 2 mind is 2 blame mclaren cos hes the manager and the players arent workin well 2gether, but 95% of them hav bin playin 2gether for a while now, so I dont cant really say mclaren is 2 blame 4 it. Sumfin needs 2 b dun tho, n I fink havin a quota of english players in each premier team is a gud start.
I dont agree with a quota, in the history of football england have only ever won one major tournoment. Its not like in the other 90 years there was lots of foreigners in the league. England players just arent technically good enough, there is not enough emphasis on expressing yourself on the pitch.
The reason why a lot of these players look so good for there side is because they are surrounded by foreign players who have the technical ability to pick the right pass or create space for a team mate.
Im not saying england dont have some good players, but there game will improve surrounded by more ronaldo's and fabregas's and less marcus bents.
word end of they day we can only pick a 22 man squad anyway...if anythin the influx of foreign players just raises the bar so only the best talent breaks through...aaron lennon,walcott...aybhonglehor(sp ;D )...ashley young are all masnagin to make a name for theirselve..i believe like a lot of things the media blow up the issue up to sell papers
oh an isreal 2-1 wooooooooo....
now watch england lose to croatia
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^^^Yeah it wud b just englands luck!
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i was estactic at the Irseal result yesterday, they've nearly got us out of a very sticky situation.. Big thanks and props to all the Irseal nation and people on here!
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I can understand why everyone is pleased about the Israel result but does anyone think we can actually make a major impact at euro 2008 with mcclaren in charge ?
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^ nope.. but ill still rather crash out in the actual tournament then flop it the qualification, simple as..
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^ nope.. but ill still rather crash out in the actual tournament then flop it the qualification, simple as..
I don't think they have much chance of winning it but it's still better to be there than not.
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^ nope.. but ill still rather crash out in the actual tournament then flop it the qualification, simple as..
I don't think they have much chance of winning it but it's still better to be there than not.
yeah i know.. thing is though we dont really deserve to be init considering our overal performances in the qualifications.. where as you boys had every right to be and deserved too proceed into the tournament :-\
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bring on Croatia! realistically i think we will draw, but a win would be awesome. still say McClaren to get the axe.
pity i have to work tho... but i will be listening to the radio and then straight to the pub @ 9pm for the 2nd half.
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pity i have to work tho... but i will be listening to the radio and then straight to the pub @ 9pm for the 2nd half.
damn that sucks.. i was meant to be having driving lesson tomorrow around 7'30, but i quickly knocked that on the head and changed it 8) can hear the pub calling my name from here :cheers:
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lol, there is a pub 200yards from my job. i will be parked in front of the tv at 9:01pm. :cheers:
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^^^Lucky 4 u! I gotta work til 10.30 so its strictly radio 4 me!
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we have got the live feed from a chinese television channel on one of the PCs at work. we will be all gathered around that one machine dead on 8. i will curse anyone who rings me wanting to book a holiday.
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now watch england lose to croatia
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bollocks. piss poor performance from a side who didnt deserve to qualify... i always had hope, what with being English n all, but that was terrible. McClaren, fuck off!
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That was perhaps the most shocking England performance I have ever witnessed. We just kept punting the ball to Crouch and hoping something would happen, which most of the time it didn't. Although I do feel a little bit sorry for Crouch, most of his headers when support did arrive were useless and nowhere near their intended targets anyway. If he had even 25% of Sheringham's cleverness and heading ability then he would be unplayable. As it is, he's just a tall bloke.
Changes need to be made from grassroots level, players need more time working with the ball with an early age as it is clear that we have a major technical deficiency compared to almost all the other major/semi-major European nations.
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funny joke i heard last night:
what would Peter Crouch be if he wasn't a footballer?
a virgin.
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funny joke i heard last night:
what would Peter Crouch be if he wasn't a footballer?
a virgin.
LOLOLOLOL props
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paul tomkins on the proposed quota of english players i agree completely
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A couple of years ago, most England fans, judging by the way they treated him, would rather have had Peter Crouch in goal than up front.
Fast forward two years, and he is the only man this morning who can hold his head high (and no, that's not a pun on his size.)
I almost always want to see the England team do well (particularly when a few Reds are playing), but unlike when it comes to Liverpool, I am not a 'fan' in the sense that results affect me. I care … just not that much.
I look forward to the summer competitions with England participating, partly because it's the only football around at the time. Of course, like most genuine football fans, I soon get sick of the WAGs and the loutish fans, sick of the abusing of other teams' national anthems as well as of our own players.
But when the England national team and its wider issues start to affect Liverpool, my antennae chime into life.
As a result of last night's calamity, there will be calls to rid the Premiership of the foreigners who are 'doing so much to damage our game', and to have a quota system whereby a number of home-grown players have to feature in every game. Such calls were already being made even before England's depressing denouement.
These are the same foreigners who dragged English football out of the early-to-mid-'90s dark ages –– a time when Andy Sinton, Carlton Palmer, Tony Dorigo, David White and Geoff Thomas were England players, and self-confessed alcoholics like Paul Merson and Tony Adams were regular internationals; a time when, before the 'foreign invasion', England failed to qualify for the World Cup, and European competition was too tricky for our nation’s clubs. In 1994, Barcelona absolutely humiliated Manchester United.
These are the very same foreigners –– including three continental managers –– who helped the Premiership (and its best English players, let's not forget) find itself heavily represented in the last four Champions League semi-finals and the last three finals.
If there's one thing I hate above almost all others when it comes to Englishness, it's the blaming of foreigners for any malaise. You can find plenty wrong with any country and any culture, if that's what you choose to focus on. But the same applies to England, lest we ever dare look at ourselves through the thick fog of our patriotism.
Personally speaking, I'd much rather have a league that celebrates the best: the best players from around the world, allied to the best English talent.
I want to see talented English players, most preferably Scousers, in the Liverpool team.
But the club has to find the raw talents to start with –– i.e. those talents need to exist, they cannot be made. Meanwhile, buying other English players is always an expensive gamble (Darren Bent for virtually the same price as Torres? What mad world is this?)
Should quotas be put in place, the price of England's best players will double. Unfortunately, so will that of its worst.
Liverpool have to look for the most gifted footballers at any age –– those starting out as kids, or those fully established as internationals –– and bring them to the club. It has to find players good enough to be ready to play alongside Jamie Carragher and Steven Gerrard now, and kids who are good enough to develop and eventually do the same.
It is only right that the system should make the best young home-grown talents prove they have what it takes to succeed, while the worst are let go. If the best English kids train and play regularly with the best overseas players, then they will learn from them, and they will also see what standards they have to aspire to.
If English 16- and 17-year-olds at Liverpool aren't as good as Bruna, Simon, Ajdarevic, Hansen, Pacheco and Poure, then they can have no complaints. And if they aspire to be as good, then they have to work hard at their game. It’s the same for any 20-year-old: if he is not as good as Lucas or Babel, how can he complain?
Let's be clear: it's in no-one's interest if substandard local or English lads are in the Liverpool team simply because of a quota system.
It will make the football worse, and hamper the Reds' chances of success at home and in Europe (and subsequently damage the national team, the very thing it could be brought in to protect).
If the English Champions League teams struggle because their sides suddenly aren't as good, then the best English players will not be getting the kind of experience that has benefited the twenty-or -so to play in the semi-final or final (and some more than once) in the last four seasons.
Look at the names I can fire off the top of my head: Gerrard, Carragher, Crouch, Pennant, Rooney, Scholes, Neville, Terry, Lampard, Joe Cole, Ashley Cole, Campbell, Ferdinand, Wright-Phillips, Bridge, Brown.
Nearly all of these players didn't just feature in Champions League runs, they were key players. Jermaine Pennant can't get a cap for England, but was Man of the Match in a Champions League Final.
How can they be so good for their clubs in Europe, often against far better opposition than England play (Andorra, Macedonia, Russia and Croatia aren't anywhere near as talented as AC Milan or Barcelona), but so poor for England? Could it be to do with their clubs' non-English managers, who are among the best in the world? And could it also be down to the foreign players who, when dovetailing with the locals, are so good they elevate their teams?
Everyone is talking about Scotland doing so well, but there’s far more English talent out there. So maybe it’s not the talent, but something else.
What a quota system would do would be to forcibly promote more average English players to the first team, in the hope that they develop when given the experience to do so. It would be designed to give the nation more to choose from, but would arguably just produce greater quantity and less quality. For me, the right to play in the Liverpool team should be earned, not given because of nationality.
No offence to John Welsh, Jon Otsemobor, Neil Mellor, David Raven, Zak Whitbread and Darren Potter, all of whom are fine pros (who may yet one day make it as top-division players), but they didn't prove they were good enough to be regulars for Liverpool.
No home-grown player released by Liverpool in the last 15 years has gone on to look like they should have instead been a regular at Anfield. I’d much rather have Alonso, Mascherano, Reina, Arbeloa, Agger and Torres than the aforementioned players. Perhaps the difference is that, with the exception of Arbeloa, all of these looked ready for the top at 19/20.
Meanwhile, any Liverpool player currently out on loan has to take the chance to learn, develop his game, and be prepared to work hard upon his return to Liverpool, and not to think he's 'made it'. At no time can they take their eye off the ball and relax their standards.
If they are still not ready, they have to be prepared to go back on loan, to a better club in a higher division, to maintain that gradual improvement; after all, upon their return they will be competing with players who've been to World Cups and played in Champions League finals.
I often hear 'throw the kids in, what harm can it do?', and then if the kids make a mistake, as Carson did last night, they're quickly crucified. While Carson merited the start based on his club form, it was arguably not the correct circumstances in which to give him his competitive debut; the proverbial lamb to the slaughter. He looked nervous, and who can blame him? I was nervous for him.
Pressure is a big thing in football. Pressure and confidence are two of the biggest factors in determining any given performance, often more so than talent. And youngsters have to learn to cope with the pressure and to deal with dips in confidence.
As Scott Carson has found, playing for Charlton is easier than playing for Aston Villa, and playing for Aston Villa is easier than playing for Liverpool. But playing for Charlton helped Carson step up a level to play for Villa. It was a stepping stone.
However, with Pepe Reina –– who was already playing for Barcelona at 18 –– so supreme between the sticks at Anfield, he was never going to get much playing time for Liverpool.
And so Carson has stepped up another level in terms of pressure in starting a crucial match for his country. It will all benefit him in the long term, providing he's allowed to forget last night (all players make mistakes, after all). But as one of England's finest keepers, and a great prospect, he is as yet nowhere near the level of Reina, who himself is still a very young keeper.
While I doubt they will be forthcoming in doing so, the English tabloids from the late '80s onwards needs to take a big share of the blame for the nation's failings.
The way it turned the England job from an already difficult position into a trial by personal ridicule, starting with Bobby Robson and reaching a new nadir with Graham Taylor, was scandalous. It moved well beyond the necessary levels of criticism, and started a football-wide bandwagon of disrespecting players and managers to unacceptable degrees.
It's why I fight a lot of the media's treatment of Liverpool managers. If people can't see how the press generates pressure and damages reputations, then they only need to look at what has happened to the England managers whose heads were turned into various root vegetables.
Generally speaking, Liverpool fans are far more discerning and intelligent, but once a media perception of a manager is in place it's notoriously hard to shift.
This kind of reporting only baits the fans to further damage their own team's hopes, to the point where you have England fans in consecutive games booing Frank Lampard, their own player of the year in recent seasons, and for what? –– for nothing more than not being at his best. How is that going to help one of the country's better players reproduce his form?
Two years ago you had Crouch being vociferously booed when entering the pitch, and for what? –– for not being considered good enough for England, by 'intelligent' fans who were so accurate in that assessment they have since seen him score 15 goals in 15 starts for his country. Perhaps those fans ended up with the performances they deserved.
To conclude, if Scott Carson is feeling down in the dumps today, he need only have a chat with Peter Crouch: a man who has suffered some of the worst stick imaginable, but who has come through the other side and proved himself on the international stage.
If every English kid had Crouch's attitude to go with such fine technique, the World Cup would indeed be 'coming home'.
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funny joke i heard last night:
what would Peter Crouch be if he wasn't a footballer?
a virgin.
thats not a joke, peter crouch was been interviewed and he was asked what would you be if you werent a footballer and he said a virgin.
At least the guy has a sense of humour.
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Real football is back tmw ;D
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funny joke i heard last night:
what would Peter Crouch be if he wasn't a footballer?
a virgin.
thats not a joke, peter crouch was been interviewed and he was asked what would you be if you werent a footballer and he said a virgin.
At least the guy has a sense of humour.
really? that i did not know.
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Finally, Premiership match..
Wigan is goin doooown
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So, Liverpool have started the day with a 3-0 win over Newcastle @ St. James' Park. bring on 3 o'clock.
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Not a good day :'(
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Not a good day :'(
It is a very good day :D
Thank you Carew!
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Not a good day :'(
It is a very good day :D
Thank you Carew!
Fuck you, I have a hangover and we lost :rant:
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Not a good day :'(
It is a very good day :D
Thank you Carew!
Fuck you, I have a hangover and we lost :rant:
Fuck you too ;)
Go get drunk!
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Not a good day :'(
It is a very good day :D
Thank you Carew!
Fuck you, I have a hangover and we lost :rant:
Fuck you too ;)
Go get drunk!
I don't have to, I think that I'm still drunk ;D
and oh yeah, fuck arsenal for winning....why you have to be so good right now :'(
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Not a good day :'(
It is a very good day :D
Thank you Carew!
Fuck you, I have a hangover and we lost :rant:
Fuck you too ;)
Go get drunk!
I don't have to, I think that I'm still drunk ;D
and oh yeah, fuck arsenal for winning....why you have to be so good right now :'(
No more black November :D
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good day for premiership football.
bastard-ass stockport equalised in the last minute, robbing us of the 3 points. well, a draw is better than losing (again...)
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Well, it sure was a good weekend even though I haven't been been the house because of my linguistic paper..
Arsenal won - 3 points ;D
Man U lost - 0 points :D
Spurs draw - 1 point :)
I'm happy ;)
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Well, it sure was a good weekend even though I haven't been been the house because of my linguistic paper..
Arsenal won - 3 points ;D
Man U lost - 0 points :D
Spurs draw - 1 point :)
I'm happy ;)
:rant: :rant: :rant:
edit : that ranting ass mothafucka is funny 8)
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Well, it sure was a good weekend even though I haven't been been the house because of my linguistic paper..
Arsenal won - 3 points ;D
Man U lost - 0 points :D
Spurs draw - 1 point :)
I'm happy ;)
:rant: :rant: :rant:
edit : that ranting ass mothafucka is funny 8)
:nahnah2:
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Well, it sure was a good weekend even though I haven't been been the house because of my linguistic paper..
Arsenal won - 3 points ;D
Man U lost - 0 points :D
Spurs draw - 1 point :)
I'm happy ;)
:rant: :rant: :rant:
edit : that ranting ass mothafucka is funny 8)
:nahnah2:
:'(
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Well, it sure was a good weekend even though I haven't been been the house because of my linguistic paper..
Arsenal won - 3 points ;D
Man U lost - 0 points :D
Spurs draw - 1 point :)
I'm happy ;)
:rant: :rant: :rant:
edit : that ranting ass mothafucka is funny 8)
:nahnah2:
:'(
Yes, read it and wheap:
Arsenal 13 33
Man Utd 14 30
Man City 14 29
Chelsea 14 28
Liverpool 13 27
Portsmouth 14 26
Aston Villa 13 24
Everton 14 23
Blackburn 13 23
West Ham 13 19
Newcastle 13 18
Fulham 14 13
Reading 14 13
Tottenham 14 12
Bolton 14 11
Birmingham 14 11
Middlesbrough 14 10
Sunderland 14 10
Wigan Athletic14 8
Derby County 14 6
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7-1
Bring on porty away. beat them and we are up there!!!
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Well, it sure was a good weekend even though I haven't been been the house because of my linguistic paper..
Arsenal won - 3 points ;D
Man U lost - 0 points :D
Spurs draw - 1 point :)
I'm happy ;)
:rant: :rant: :rant:
edit : that ranting ass mothafucka is funny 8)
:nahnah2:
:'(
Yes, read it and wheap:
Arsenal 13 33
Man Utd 14 30
Man City 14 29
Chelsea 14 28
Liverpool 13 27
Portsmouth 14 26
Aston Villa 13 24
Everton 14 23
Blackburn 13 23
West Ham 13 19
Newcastle 13 18
Fulham 14 13
Reading 14 13
Tottenham 14 12
Bolton 14 11
Birmingham 14 11
Middlesbrough 14 10
Sunderland 14 10
Wigan Athletic14 8
Derby County 14 6
I don't give a flying fuck about tottenham......but I believe that they will step their game up soon...7-1
Bring on porty away. beat them and we are up there!!!
Tim Cahill is great
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Well, it sure was a good weekend even though I haven't been been the house because of my linguistic paper..
Arsenal won - 3 points ;D
Man U lost - 0 points :D
Spurs draw - 1 point :)
I'm happy ;)
:rant: :rant: :rant:
edit : that ranting ass mothafucka is funny 8)
:nahnah2:
:'(
Yes, read it and wheap:
Arsenal 13 33
Man Utd 14 30
Man City 14 29
Chelsea 14 28
Liverpool 13 27
Portsmouth 14 26
Aston Villa 13 24
Everton 14 23
Blackburn 13 23
West Ham 13 19
Newcastle 13 18
Fulham 14 13
Reading 14 13
Tottenham 14 12
Bolton 14 11
Birmingham 14 11
Middlesbrough 14 10
Sunderland 14 10
Wigan Athletic14 8
Derby County 14 6
I don't give a flying fuck about tottenham......but I believe that they will step their game up soon...
Damnit, I keep forgetting.. It must be your nick that makes me believe you support those spurs. Lol
Anyway.. We're 3 points ahead AND a game in our pocket ;)
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Well, it sure was a good weekend even though I haven't been been the house because of my linguistic paper..
Arsenal won - 3 points ;D
Man U lost - 0 points :D
Spurs draw - 1 point :)
I'm happy ;)
:rant: :rant: :rant:
edit : that ranting ass mothafucka is funny 8)
:nahnah2:
:'(
Yes, read it and wheap:
Arsenal 13 33
Man Utd 14 30
Man City 14 29
Chelsea 14 28
Liverpool 13 27
Portsmouth 14 26
Aston Villa 13 24
Everton 14 23
Blackburn 13 23
West Ham 13 19
Newcastle 13 18
Fulham 14 13
Reading 14 13
Tottenham 14 12
Bolton 14 11
Birmingham 14 11
Middlesbrough 14 10
Sunderland 14 10
Wigan Athletic14 8
Derby County 14 6
I don't give a flying fuck about tottenham......but I believe that they will step their game up soon...
Damnit, I keep forgetting.. It must be your nick that makes me believe you support those spurs. Lol
Anyway.. We're 3 points ahead AND a game in our pocket ;)
HAHA, you are a funny dude
+1
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Bradford v Tranmere
Teenager Luke O'Brien is poised to make his first start for Bradford, as Paul Heckingbottom is suspended.
Mark Bower (chest infection) is out, Nicky Law is not eligible and Eddie Johnson, Alex Rhodes and Simon Ainge are all missing for the Bantams.
Tranmere loan player Jennison Myrie-Williams and Andy Taylor have both got permission to play by Bristol City and Blackburn respectively.
Steve Davies could miss the rest of the seaso with a cruciate ligament injury.
its not looking good for us. Come on Bradford!!!
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so, we lost 3-0 at home. suprise, suprise.
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3-0 at home?
Damn..
We won 2-1 :D
Thanks Ade!
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time to concentrate on finishing in the top half of the table.
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time to concentrate on finishing in the top half of the table.
u got a season ticket ?
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time to concentrate on finishing in the top half of the table.
u got a season ticket ?
nah
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Tottenham haha, love it.
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^ i just got back from vegas this morning, and saw it in the paper.. im dissappointed to say the least
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^ i just got back from vegas this morning, and saw it in the paper.. im dissappointed to say the least
You gamble all your hard-earned money away?
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Tottenham haha, love it.
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Philip Dowd, haha, joke referee.
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^ i just got back from vegas this morning, and saw it in the paper.. im dissappointed to say the least
You gamble all your hard-earned money away?
nah man i gambled my money well, had some big wins on the poker tables out there.. say i finished even on gambling for the week maybe even up, but i spent the rest on drink, clubs and food :) good times
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^ i just got back from vegas this morning, and saw it in the paper.. im dissappointed to say the least
You gamble all your hard-earned money away?
nah man i gambled my money well, had some big wins on the poker tables out there.. say i finished even on gambling for the week maybe even up, but i spent the rest on drink, clubs and food :) good times
THat's not so bad then. I'd expect most who go there would not walk away from a casino up.
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good result last night, was suprised newcastle managed a draw.
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good result last night, was suprised newcastle managed a draw.
We need creativity and a goalscorer god damnit!
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good result last night, was suprised newcastle managed a draw.
We need creativity and a goalscorer god damnit!
wait til the african nations rolls round.. you's probably will begin to struggle for the first time this season
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good result last night, was suprised newcastle managed a draw.
We need creativity and a goalscorer god damnit!
wait til the african nations rolls round.. you's probably will begin to struggle for the first time this season
Toure is the only important player who will play in the african nations.
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good result last night, was suprised newcastle managed a draw.
We need creativity and a goalscorer god damnit!
wait til the african nations rolls round.. you's probably will begin to struggle for the first time this season
Toure is the only important player who will play in the african nations.
that means senderos will play aka pascal cygan's long lost brother ;D
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that means senderos will play aka pascal cygan's long lost brother ;D
HAHAHA ;D ;D
+1
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good result last night, was suprised newcastle managed a draw.
We need creativity and a goalscorer god damnit!
wait til the african nations rolls round.. you's probably will begin to struggle for the first time this season
Toure is the only important player who will play in the african nations.
that means senderos will play aka pascal cygan's long lost brother ;D
I know... :'(
I hope Wenger will use Diarra or Gilberto as a central defender. We got plenty of defensive midfielders..
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You will lose Adebayor and Eboue no?
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You will lose Adebayor and Eboue no?
I've heard that Togo didn't qualify and Eboue ain't THAT important.
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another good weekend so far, united win, livepool lose.
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another good weekend so far, united win, livepool lose.
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another good weekend so far, united win, livepool lose.
and arsenal lose !
Huge games next sunday Liverpool v United, Chelsea v Arsenal
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another good weekend so far, united win, livepool lose.
and arsenal lose !
Huge games next sunday Liverpool v United, Chelsea v Arsenal
G YEAH, like Eiht 8)
'Boro's game was a nice surprise :)
Looking forward to the next weekend!!
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:'(
We need Fabregas and van Persie!
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GOd we are on fire at the moment. Go Everton!
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Big Weekend Coming Up:
Arsenal vs Chelsea
Liverpool vs Man Utd
and of course:
Bradford vs Rotheram
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we've got a tough away trip to portsmouth.
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Brilliant result for Spurs today and a great performance from the lads. We limited Portsmouth to a couple of speculative efforts on goal and dominated the majority of the game. Boateng seems to be improving with every game, although he still dwells on the ball a bit at times and O'Hara looked decent enough coming off the bench from his debut.
This could be the start of a decent run over the Christmas period as long as we can get at least a draw away to Arsenal next weekend. Just a few more games until Ramos can start to bring his own signings in as well.
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Bradford game was postponed...
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we've got a tough away trip to portsmouth.
Some win.
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Tough match tomorrow, hopefully Cesc is back and able to play
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Come on united, out of all the games this is still the most important.
Id be happy with a point , against you rivals away from home thats cool. Get something away and beat em at home.
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we've got a tough away trip to portsmouth.
Some win.
yeh i know, was one of our best performances of the season.. hopefully we can climb the league more confidentally now
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looks like Man Utd have the 3 points unless Liverpool score this free-kick.
great pic btw:
(http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44304000/jpg/_44304093_brown_getty416.jpg)
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Liverpool 0 - 1 Man Utd
Arsenal - Chelsea in 35 minutes.
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Whos' that man from Argentina ?
Who's that man we all adore ?
He plays with Rooney and with wes,
he's are superstar Tevez
and for ever at united he will score !
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LOL at Cech .. anyways I'm glad Arsenal leads , it's a matchup against a club which plays an excellent passing game and this fucking team which can"t play 4 shit , I don't care if Chelsea is a solid team , fuck them
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glad to hear Arsenal have won.
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I'm overjoyed! :D
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slightly off topic: KURUPTION, i love your new Mylene picture.
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slightly off topic: KURUPTION, i love your new Mylene picture.
lol good, good.
Wasnt sure if was too big, i had seen a smaller one but couldnt find it again.
Back to the games i know arsenal winning didnt really help united but i was pleased to see chelsea lose.
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(http://www.arsenal.com/images/dotcomreport.jpg)
I loved how it was Gallas who scored :D
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(http://www.arsenal.com/images/dotcomreport.jpg)
I loved how it was Gallas who scored :D
yeah pretty ironic, alse seeing cashley cole lose it at the end. Money cant buy class.
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YES!!!
Great win, Tevez is DA MAN!! 8)
Hoped a draw in the gunner's match....but like kuruption said, i'm pleased that chelsea lost :D
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(http://www.arsenal.com/images/dotcomreport.jpg)
I loved how it was Gallas who scored :D
yeah pretty ironic, alse seeing cashley cole lose it at the end. Money cant buy class.
It was an ungly tackle by Cesc, but he didn't have to snap! :D
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MOTD2 in an hour... couldnt watch the games but i had the radio on for most of the day. kinda coincidence that both games ended 1-0 and both goals were scored at the end of the first half... weird.
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MOTD2 in an hour... couldnt watch the games but i had the radio on for most of the day. kinda coincidence that both games ended 1-0 and both goals were scored at the end of the first half... weird.
yeah, neither were classics to be fair but in games between the top four its all about results.
WRT the goals it just shows how the slightest things can make the difference , a well worked set piece for us and a mistake by cech.
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slightly off topic: KURUPTION, i love your new Mylene picture.
lol good, good.
Wasnt sure if was too big, i had seen a smaller one but couldnt find it again.
Myleene is perfect :o
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looks like ashley cole is goona be in trouble for this
(http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00405/Ashley_Cole_405516a.jpg)
also it seems that a golf ball was thown at rooney yday.
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*MAKES APPEARANCE IN THREAD*
*LEAVES PROMPTLY*
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*MAKES APPEARANCE IN THREAD*
*LEAVES PROMPTLY*
lol, after the frenzy liverpool fans built them selves up to this season it seems unlikely you will win the league.
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United will win the league IMO.
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United will win the league IMO.
i hope your right, arsenal are doing very well at the moment though.
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United will win the league IMO.
i hope your right, arsenal are doing very well at the moment though.
Still anyone's league to be honest, well anyone in the top 4 that is.
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United will win the league IMO.
i hope your right, arsenal are doing very well at the moment though.
Still anyone's league to be honest, well anyone in the top 4 that is.
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United will win the league IMO.
i hope your right, arsenal are doing very well at the moment though.
Still anyone's league to be honest, well anyone in the top 4 that is.
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Everton have a better chance of winning the league than Liverpool, haha!
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any Chelsea fans?
(http://sieucup.com/web/Upload/Images/John%20Obi%20Mikel.jpg)=(http://www.timemachinetoys.com/toypics2/WishnickIrish.JPG)
although he isn't Irish.
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any Chelsea fans?
(http://sieucup.com/web/Upload/Images/John%20Obi%20Mikel.jpg)=(http://www.timemachinetoys.com/toypics2/WishnickIrish.JPG)
although he isn't Irish.
one word to describe him............................................twat.
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^well yeah, true, but dont you think he looks like a troll doll (or at least the hair)???
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Insane tackle by Crouch yesterday :o
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Everton have a better chance of winning the league than Liverpool, haha!
you have no business discussing the top of the table...you support everton...stick to the uefa cup
as long as were not 30 points off the winners this year then we are still continuing to progress...anyone who thought we were going to win it this year was slightly deluded at best
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^well yeah, true, but dont you think he looks like a troll doll (or at least the hair)???
yeah the hair is a bit out there
Insane tackle by Crouch yesterday :o
very stupid aswell after what had happened in the spurs game
Everton have a better chance of winning the league than Liverpool, haha!
you have no business discussing the top of the table...you support everton...stick to the uefa cup
as long as were not 30 points off the winners this year then we are still continuing to progress...anyone who thought we were going to win it this year was slightly deluded at best
do you not think you should have progressed further by now ?
Benitez has spent a lot of money and has had plenty of time to develop his team and the way they play.
Personally im glad he is your manager because i think he costs you points.
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^ He rotates the squad a bit too much, and I've heard that Benitez has asked for more transfermoney
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he spent 46m and brought 26m back in so thats 20m in all
we havent been in the sameboat as utd and chelsea to be spendin 20+ million on one player over the last year...we cant do it one season and suddenly expect the league...if anything benitez is punished for over-succeeding in the cl in his1st year
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he spent 46m and brought 26m back in so thats 20m in all
we havent been in the sameboat as utd and chelsea to be spendin 20+ million on one player over the last year...we cant do it one season and suddenly expect the league...if anything benitez is punished for over-succeeding in the cl in his1st year
he spent a lot more previous seasons and didnt recoup, in total £127 mil spent and 51 mil brought back http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-fc/liverpool-fc-news/2007/11/23/rafa-benitez-s-transfer-history-100252-20150499/
thats more than enough to build a team to challenge for the title.
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he spent 46m and brought 26m back in so thats 20m in all
we havent been in the sameboat as utd and chelsea to be spendin 20+ million on one player over the last year...we cant do it one season and suddenly expect the league...if anything benitez is punished for over-succeeding in the cl in his1st year
he spent a lot more previous seasons and didnt recoup, in total £127 mil spent and 51 mil brought back http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-fc/liverpool-fc-news/2007/11/23/rafa-benitez-s-transfer-history-100252-20150499/
thats more than enough to build a team to challenge for the title.
how much have utd and chelsea spent buildin on sides that have already won titles though???...im not sure but rio=28m rooney=25m hargreaves=18m??...carrick 16m....tevez....shevchenko???...essien etc etc....were playing catch up though i do agree with the squad now we should be challenging,,,but that isnt necessarily wiinning it...as long as the gap is nobigger than 12 points it will be another season of progression...the new players also need time to bed in so thats a factor
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we just bought an Angolan striker Manucho 8)
24 years old, has played 8 times for his national team, and has scored twice....
From manutd.com
United has reached agreement with Petro Athletico of Luanda to sign Mateus Alberto Contreiras Goncalves – "Manucho."
The 24-year-old Angolan international striker, who has scored twice in 10 appearances for his country, has agreed personal terms and will join the Club in January on a 3-year agreement. An application for a work permit will be made in due course.
He was top goalscorer in the last two seasons of the GiraBola, finishing with 16 goals for Petro Luanda in 2006 and 15 goals this year. Manucho will be part of the Angolan squad for the African Nations Cup in January.
Sir Alex Ferguson is delighted by the new arrival, saying: “We have had Manucho here for a 3-week trial and have been impressed enough to offer him a 3-year contract.
"He is a tall, agile and quick forward and through contacts that Carlos [Queiroz] has was brought to our attention around six months ago.”
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i know nothing about this guy other than what i have read today.
It will be interesting to see how he settles in, whether he will be involved with the first team or playing with dong in the reseves.
Wont find out for a while due to african nations.
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Big game tomorrow!
Spurs is goin dooooown 8)
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Big game tomorrow!
Spurs is goin dooooown 8)
bring it on homie.. todays the first installment of a big three games against you's inside a month.. may the Ramos Movement strike you down and remove you from our path!
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Big game tomorrow!
Spurs is goin dooooown 8)
bring it on homie.. todays the first installment of a big three games against you's inside a month.. may the Ramos Movement strike you down and remove you from our path!
Hahah,*snap* :D
It's at Emirates!
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so, Arsenal win 2-1. will need to tape MOTD this evening.
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We won again!
Daaamn such a good feeling!
The day, the weekend and christmas has been moved up 3 notches!
1. we won!
2. we beat those shitty spurs
3. they had the chance to win, but failed big time!
PS: Berbatov is a fuckin whiny bitch, fuck him!
;D
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(http://www.vg.no/bilder/edrum/1198334927671_871.jpg)
BIG BEN 8)
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(http://www.vg.no/bilder/edrum/1198334927671_871.jpg)
BIG BEN 8)
I saw that on the BBC website, some picture.
When you think about how high he has jumped and has to stoop down to head that ball.
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(http://www.vg.no/bilder/edrum/1198334927671_871.jpg)
BIG BEN 8)
I saw that on the BBC website, some picture.
When you think about how high he has jumped and has to stoop down to head that ball.
IMO Bendtner should play more often.
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so 1-1 at the moment...
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YES SIR!!! 8)
2-1 with ronaldo scoring twice, yeah :)
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bloody typical.
Derby 1 up, not what i was expecting.
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*wait*
Mark Viduka has just scored, apparently a great goal. i need Sky...
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derby leads again, damn if magpies gonna lose to derby at home ;D
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got out of jail thanks to pienaar, we didnt play well and everton made it difficult.
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woah, some high scoring games today.
Chelsea 4 - 4 Aston Villa
Spurs 5 - 1 Fulham
Man Utd 2 up at the moment.
Arsenal on at 19:45.
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Yeah can't wait to see MOTD.
Celtic won 2-0 by the way. Poor performance but a win is a win.
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Great win for us 8)
rooney was great today!!
saha scored two goals (important for him, a nice confidence boost, also palyed the full game which is good)
great goal by ronaldo
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"United top of the league,
united, united top of the league"
8)
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"United top of the league,
united, united top of the league"
8)
8)
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Come on the blues. We are on fire!!!
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What a load of Bollox
We should of won that game The guy was offside simple.
Cant have us upsetin the big four now can they
TWATS
rant over
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What a load of Bollox
We should of won that game The guy was offside simple.
Cant have us upsetin the big four now can they
TWATS
rant over
lol its all a big conspiracy to keep city out the top four.
Anyway they need to go back to the old rule where if you are in an offside position regardless of whether the ball is played to you then your off side.
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6-4: what a game!
4 for Berbatov
Come on you Spurs!
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well we certainly fucked it up today but its put into perspective when you see things like this
Motherwell midfielder Phil O'Donnell has died after collapsing during his side's 5-3 win over Dundee United.
O'Donnell collapsed to the ground as he was about to be substituted at Fir Park and received five minutes' treatment before being stretchered to an ambulance.
But Motherwell chairman Bill Dickie has confirmed that the 35-year-old has died after being taken to hospital.
Dickie said: "Unfortunately I can confirm very, very sad news that Phil O'Donnell has lost his life.
"We don't know what it was, but there will be a post-mortem. This is a tragic happening and that's all I can say."
Devastated
Motherwell manager Mark McGhee said: "I don't want to say anything more than how devastated everyone at the club is for his wife and his young children.
"That's what we are all feeling tonight, nothing else matters.
"Obviously from the club's point of view we'll gather round to give his family as much support as they need."
Speaking after the game, before news of O'Donnell's death had come through, McGhee confirmed the substitution was 'a coincidence'.
McGhee later replaced David Clarkson - O'Donnell's nephew - who had been shaken up by the incident.
"We took Clarkson off because he got a fright from the nature of the collapse," said McGhee.
"A few of the boys got a fright."
O'Donnell started his career at Motherwell before leaving for Celtic in 1994 and then joining Sheffield Wednesday five years later.
He returned to Fir Park in January 2004 and was captain of a Well side who have been performing above expectations this season.
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^ RIP to O'Donnell, but I'm having a great night!
Man U lost, Cristiano R missed a penalty, Arsenal won, Eduardo scored twice and We're top of the League again :D :D :D
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TOP OF THE LEAGUE, OH YEAH.
pity Bradford lost...
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we fucked up :rant:
better team won
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Firstly,
RIP Phil O'Donnell, worrying how many of these deaths have occured in recent years :-\.
Secondly,
what another great wkend it was for football, xmas period has seen a bag load of goals.. Glad Spurs came out 6-4 winners yesterday but the game was awful, was like a sunday league match, defending by both sides was poor even tho majority of the goals were taken well.
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cant believe we didnt win yesterday...city didnt even have a shot :-\
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you need more creative midfielders and someone to partner torres.
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i watched the game yesterday, it was crazy. how many attempts? 20+ and only about 8 troubled the keeper... Man City will be very happy with that point.
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cant believe we didnt win yesterday...city didnt even have a shot :-\
And what was your best shot??
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cant believe we didnt win yesterday...city didnt even have a shot :-\
And what was your best shot??
:laugh:
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K.Dub, you watching the game or listening?
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K.Dub, you watching the game or listening?
Nah, I'm recovering from last night :P
I'm about to head over to a friend to see if he watches the Arsenal game, but I know Eduardo scored in the 2nd minute :D
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Adebayor has made it 2 - 0.
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Adebayor has made it 2 - 0.
;D
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Adebayor has made it 2 - 0.
;D
interesting fact from BBC Sport:
Arsenal have never lost when ADEBAYOR has scored; winning 20 and drawing three of the 23 matches in which he's netted.
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Accrington Stanley 0 - 2 Bradford City
oh yeh, nice away win.
Premier League:
Arsenal 2 - 0 West Ham
Fulham 1 - 2 Chelsea
Reading 0 - 2 Portsmouth
Middlesbrough 0 - 2 Everton
Man Utd 1 - 0 Birmingham
kicking off in 20 minutes: Aston Villa - Tottenham
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1-0
great goal by tevez, nice exchange of passes between tevez and ronaldo
second half was, well, quite terrible, in my opinion, bad passes and a lot of missed chances....but the most important thing is that we won...
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Adebayor has made it 2 - 0.
;D
interesting fact from BBC Sport:
Arsenal have never lost when ADEBAYOR has scored; winning 20 and drawing three of the 23 matches in which he's netted.
Damn, didn't know that!
I'm happy Eduardo scored again - maybe this is his breakthrough now! Really hope so!
Didn't get to see the match, my friend is Man U fan - they shoulda score more lol
And Tottenham lost again - PERFECT :D
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There are huge chances Anelka gonna sign with Chelsea ..
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1-0
great goal by tevez, nice exchange of passes between tevez and ronaldo
second half was, well, quite terrible, in my opinion, bad passes and a lot of missed chances....but the most important thing is that we won...
true. too many passes went astray, carrick had a nightmare.
the atmosphere was terrible also.
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What was Tevez's celebration about, his missus had a baby or somtehin? Aston Villa climbing the table, a very good young team.
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What was Tevez's celebration about, his missus had a baby or somtehin? Aston Villa climbing the table, a very good young team.
not totally sure, he has a young daughter so im guessing it was her birthday.
he did the same celebration at corinthians.
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What was Tevez's celebration about, his missus had a baby or somtehin? Aston Villa climbing the table, a very good young team.
not totally sure, he has a young daughter so im guessing it was her birthday.
he did the same celebration at corinthians.
Yeah he had a new baby
(http://www.southsouthgreece.com/images/homePics/babySloth.jpg)
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Yeah, Villa's got a good thing goin'... But we need some new players in this transfer window, because we're very vulnerable to injuries with the current rooster. With the right reinforcements tho, I think we could compete for a CL-spot.
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Where was Tevez hiding that dummy, shorts dont have pockets.
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Where was Tevez hiding that dummy, shorts dont have pockets.
In his panties?
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Oh yes 2 - 0 against the barcodes ;D
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Which ship has never docked in liverpool ?
The premiership.
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Which ship has never docked in liverpool ?
The premiership.
OH SHIT!! DON'T HURT 'EM!!
;D
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Which ship has never docked in liverpool ?
The premiership.
;D
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Which ship has never docked in liverpool ?
The premiership.
;D
lol@this, and the panties joke. nice.
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BBC Quotes of 2007: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/funny_old_game/7147584.stm
some funny ones i picked out:
"There is a no-smoking policy in all parts of the Layer Road ground. Anyone who is caught smoking will be taken away, strapped to an electric chair and electrocuted until they are dead. Thank you."
Colchester announcer at half-time in the Leicester game.
"I'm not saying we shouldn't have a foreign manager, but I think he should definitely be English."
More words of wisdom from Merson.
John Motson: "Oh that's asking too much of Robben."
Mark Lawrenson: "That's asking too much of Batman, never mind Robben."
After a wayward pass by Didier Drogba in the FA Cup final.
"I'd compare him to the incomparable George Best."
David Pleat singing Cristiano Ronaldo's praises during Man Utd's win over Roma.
"And then Carlos Tevez, football's equivalent of a murderer out on bail, scores the goal that kept West Ham up and put us down."
Neil Warnock, not bitter at all, writes in his book "Made in Sheffield" (as reported in the Guardian).
Michael Owen: "I've worked my nuts off to get here."
Sky Sports interviewer: "How are you feeling now?"
Owen: "My groin is a bit sore."
No wonder really!
"Plenty of fancy dressers in today - cavemen, Batman, a load of blokes dressed up as npower girls. Oh look, there's a fella dressed in a fat suit and eating a butty...wait a minute, sorry, it's Jade Goody..."
Ben Dirs on live cricket website commentary for the BBC.
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^ :laugh:
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BBC Quotes of 2007: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/funny_old_game/7147584.stm
some funny ones i picked out:
"There is a no-smoking policy in all parts of the Layer Road ground. Anyone who is caught smoking will be taken away, strapped to an electric chair and electrocuted until they are dead. Thank you."
Colchester announcer at half-time in the Leicester game.
"I'm not saying we shouldn't have a foreign manager, but I think he should definitely be English."
More words of wisdom from Merson.
John Motson: "Oh that's asking too much of Robben."
Mark Lawrenson: "That's asking too much of Batman, never mind Robben."
After a wayward pass by Didier Drogba in the FA Cup final.
"I'd compare him to the incomparable George Best."
David Pleat singing Cristiano Ronaldo's praises during Man Utd's win over Roma.
"And then Carlos Tevez, football's equivalent of a murderer out on bail, scores the goal that kept West Ham up and put us down."
Neil Warnock, not bitter at all, writes in his book "Made in Sheffield" (as reported in the Guardian).
Michael Owen: "I've worked my nuts off to get here."
Sky Sports interviewer: "How are you feeling now?"
Owen: "My groin is a bit sore."
No wonder really!
"Plenty of fancy dressers in today - cavemen, Batman, a load of blokes dressed up as npower girls. Oh look, there's a fella dressed in a fat suit and eating a butty...wait a minute, sorry, it's Jade Goody..."
Ben Dirs on live cricket website commentary for the BBC.
HAHA, funny shit man
+1 8)
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Everton doing well. We need a few good results against the teams above us though to have any chance of nipping that 4th spot.
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BBC Quotes of 2007: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/funny_old_game/7147584.stm
some funny ones i picked out:
"There is a no-smoking policy in all parts of the Layer Road ground. Anyone who is caught smoking will be taken away, strapped to an electric chair and electrocuted until they are dead. Thank you."
Colchester announcer at half-time in the Leicester game.
"I'm not saying we shouldn't have a foreign manager, but I think he should definitely be English."
More words of wisdom from Merson.
John Motson: "Oh that's asking too much of Robben."
Mark Lawrenson: "That's asking too much of Batman, never mind Robben."
After a wayward pass by Didier Drogba in the FA Cup final.
"I'd compare him to the incomparable George Best."
David Pleat singing Cristiano Ronaldo's praises during Man Utd's win over Roma.
"And then Carlos Tevez, football's equivalent of a murderer out on bail, scores the goal that kept West Ham up and put us down."
Neil Warnock, not bitter at all, writes in his book "Made in Sheffield" (as reported in the Guardian).
Michael Owen: "I've worked my nuts off to get here."
Sky Sports interviewer: "How are you feeling now?"
Owen: "My groin is a bit sore."
No wonder really!
"Plenty of fancy dressers in today - cavemen, Batman, a load of blokes dressed up as npower girls. Oh look, there's a fella dressed in a fat suit and eating a butty...wait a minute, sorry, it's Jade Goody..."
Ben Dirs on live cricket website commentary for the BBC.
Sum gr8 quotes there!
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Bolton W. 0 - 1 Sheffield U.
Everton 0 - 1 Oldham Athletic
Blackburn R. 1 - 4 Coventry C
Huddersfield T. 2 - 1 Birmingham C.
Ouch, 8)
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Bolton W. 0 - 1 Sheffield U.
Everton 0 - 1 Oldham Athletic
Blackburn R. 1 - 4 Coventry C
Huddersfield T. 2 - 1 Birmingham C.
Ouch, 8)
;D
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Bolton W. 0 - 1 Sheffield U.
Everton 0 - 1 Oldham Athletic
Blackburn R. 1 - 4 Coventry C
Huddersfield T. 2 - 1 Birmingham C.
Ouch, 8)
;D
Daamn! Coventry seemed to be on fire in that match...
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I hope the barcodes get beat today ;D
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I hope the barcodes get beat today ;D
yeah, would be too funny.
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:(
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Eduardo is on fire ! :D
I hope the barcodes get beat today ;D
yeah, would be too funny.
Barcodes? Liverpool?
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Eduardo is on fire ! :D
I hope the barcodes get beat today ;D
yeah, would be too funny.
Barcodes? Liverpool?
i'd assume Newcastle.
Luton 1 - 1 Liverpool... replay at Anfield.
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Eduardo is on fire ! :D
I hope the barcodes get beat today ;D
yeah, would be too funny.
Barcodes? Liverpool?
i'd assume Newcastle.
Luton 1 - 1 Liverpool... replay at Anfield.
oh okay
Yeah, good for Luton, they played good
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Eduardo is on fire ! :D
I hope the barcodes get beat today ;D
yeah, would be too funny.
Barcodes? Liverpool?
i'd assume Newcastle.
Luton 1 - 1 Liverpool... replay at Anfield.
oh okay
Yeah, good for Luton, they played good
yeah luton should have won
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Eduardo is on fire ! :D
gotta admit, that what I have seen, he's a deadly finisher...
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Eduardo is on fire ! :D
gotta admit, that what I have seen, he's a deadly finisher...
6 goals in 4 games is approved
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Eduardo is on fire ! :D
gotta admit, that what I have seen, he's a deadly finisher...
6 goals in 4 games is approved
yeah...and he just places his shots so calmly....crazy...
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League Cup Semi sooon..
I'm excited
Arsenal vs. Tottenham.
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1-1, although we really should have won the game; jammy goal from the Arse.
Looks like Fernandes is going back to Everton, so time to bring out some words of wisdom from our resident Toffee, Mr Bez
Everton are a big club in our own right and we dont need players like him. He was training with our squad last week while all the paper work was sorted out. Everton have been nothing but professional with the deal but obviously he and his advisors are money grabbing cunts. You should not give your word you will sign for somebody and then pull out with a week left for the club to try and sort something out. Absolute disrespect. I want Everton fans to destroy his name at every home match!!!
Well you'll get the chance now, as he'll be playing there every other week.
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Yeah, u were good today, but u could see that Spurs had a lot of 1st team players on the pitch today.
Senderos as cpt? Come on, that man ain't good enough for the Championship
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Yeah, i swear i think i've seen Senderos have one good game. He's a fuckin bombscare every time he's got possesion.
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Yeah, i swear i think i've seen Senderos have one good game. He's a fuckin bombscare every time he's got possesion.
Yes, I'm scare whenever he got the ball and when he gets challenged on the ground..
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1-1, although we really should have won the game; jammy goal from the Arse.
Looks like Fernandes is going back to Everton, so time to bring out some words of wisdom from our resident Toffee, Mr Bez
Everton are a big club in our own right and we dont need players like him. He was training with our squad last week while all the paper work was sorted out. Everton have been nothing but professional with the deal but obviously he and his advisors are money grabbing cunts. You should not give your word you will sign for somebody and then pull out with a week left for the club to try and sort something out. Absolute disrespect. I want Everton fans to destroy his name at every home match!!!
Well you'll get the chance now, as he'll be playing there every other week.
I still feel that he should of came to Everton because it was obvious this was going to happen to him at Valencia. But can he be blamed for going to Spain for a warmer climate, more money and a bigger team? no not really. Just glad to have him back.
:)
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Jürgen Klinsmann will be the new Bayern coach :o
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Anelka signed with Chelsea
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Jürgen Klinsmann will be the new Bayern coach :o
what the hell ??!!
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End of the season. Hitz is steppin down.
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End of the season. Hitz is steppin down.
aaa, okay...hitz's next plans?
Klinsmann is an interesting choice...
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End of the season. Hitz is steppin down.
aaa, okay...hitz's next plans?
Klinsmann is an interesting choice...
the Swiss want to sign him as new national coach
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Jürgen Klinsmann will be the new Bayern coach :o
Good to hear, Jürgen has been one of my favorites from the good old days, even though he played for the Spurs.
Anelka signed with Chelsea
I hope he flop the fuck out.
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1-1 @ The Emirates.
Bradford 1 - 0 Notts County
Never forget when i saw us beat Notts County in the Play Off final @ Wembley all those years ago... lets hope we beat em again today.
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correction: 2-0 @ Valley Parade!!!
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Full Time, Bradford City 3 - 0 Notts County
Hat Trick from Peter Thorne! nice.
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1-1 @ The Emirates.
:-\
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Fuck off City, haha whoooooo. Joleannnnnnn!!!
4th place here we come!
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that dudes has got a forehead made for football ^^^
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6-0 top of the league 8)
in all honesty though it should have been at least 10.
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6-0 top of the league 8)
in all honesty though it should have been at least 10.
Woulda been a VERY different game had their perfectly goal have stood.
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6-0 top of the league 8)
in all honesty though it should have been at least 10.
Would been a VERY different game had their perfectly goal have stood.
yeah but i dislike Newcastle with a passion, from the team right down to the supporters.. so I'm happy with the predicaments they constantly get themselves into ;D
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1-1 @ The Emirates.
:-\
8)
6-0 top of the league 8)
8) 8)
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6-0 top of the league 8)
in all honesty though it should have been at least 10.
Woulda been a VERY different game had their perfectly goal have stood.
Or we'd had the penalties we should have got in the first half ;)
to be honest newcastle going in at nil nil or one up there game plan would have stayed the same. Either way i would have been confident we would have put a few past them in the second half
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Nice to see Garry O'Connor getting a goal. Watched Sunderland - Portsmouth this morning, finished 2 - 0 to the Mackems. Good game.
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Man Utd are on fire. Africa Nations might signal the end of the title race I think. Man utd have it sorted.
Come on though Everton. Lets do Chelski at Goodison this year and seal a nice Wembley visit. Back to where we belong.
Fernandes woo woo woo Fernandes...
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Man Utd are on fire. Africa Nations might signal the end of the title race I think. Man utd have it sorted.
Come on though Everton. Lets do Chelski at Goodison this year and seal a nice Wembley visit. Back to where we belong.
Fernandes woo woo woo Fernandes...
did he play yday ?
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FA Cup 3rd Round Replays For Tonight:
Bristol R. - Fulham
Bury - Norwich C.
Millwall - Walsall
West Bromwich A. - Charlton Athletic
Liverpool - Luton T.
Reading - Tottenham H.
any predictions? im fancying bristol rovers to take fulham down.
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I fancy Liverpool to beat Luton.
Think I might put 50p on it.
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Told yeez! :P
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:laugh:
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http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=166043.0
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http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=166043.0
^ yeah mate thats a brilliant film.. ive actually just ordered it now, +1 for reminding me 8)
But this is probably one of the best freestyle's i have ever seen, simply amazing:
http://www.youtube.com/v/Lem-aOkBu4Y&rel=1
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http://www.youtube.com/v/Lem-aOkBu4Y&rel=1
dope video, +1 for posting.
at the England B Vs Albania match at Burnley (scum), they had some lad freestyling, he was amazing. ended with ball balanced on his head (wearing a beanie hat). pulls hat off his head, ball stays balanced on his head. crazy.
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That film got good reviews in 442, think i'll order it next pay day. And they make those freestyles look so simple, i just went out to the back garden and tried a couple of the tricks, and no joke my ball has gone over the neighbours fence. Bastard!
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MCFADDEN HAS GONE WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
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MCFADDEN HAS GONE WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
I like Everton, probably one of my favourite EPL teams because of Moyes, Stubbs etc, BUt i really hope Mcfadden comes back to haunt you. He never got a decent run of games at Everton and didnt show what he was capable of. MCfadden = God, and i would have taken him at Celtic in a heartbeat.
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MCFADDEN HAS GONE WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
I like Everton, probably one of my favourite EPL teams because of Moyes, Stubbs etc, BUt i really hope Mcfadden comes back to haunt you. He never got a decent run of games at Everton and didnt show what he was capable of. MCfadden = God, and i would have taken him at Celtic in a heartbeat.
I wouldn't.
Did well for Scotland - yeah.
But at the end of the day he is a 2nd rate striker. He is what we need. And I would be tearing my hair out if we paid 6m for him when we coulda got him for buttons before he went down south.
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MCFADDEN HAS GONE WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
did everton fans not like him ?
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no shocks so far this weekend
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nice to see robbie keane getting 100 club goals for us :)
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Damn, it was a tough game...but we got the three points and that's the only thing that matters 8)
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didnt realise adriano had gone out on loan to sao paulo, good to see him scoring again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aK3kHtG-zLQ
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Mascherano>>>>>Hicks and Gilette
best player on the pitch tonight...and they wont even let Rafa sell players to buy him
swear to god after all this bullshit its not even feeling like the same club anymore
fucking yank dickheads know nothing about football or apparently business either
completely fucked....i cant even buy into the buy-out talk...because if it falls thru ill be crushed :-\
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2-2 :D
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>:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
Mascherano>>>>>Hicks and Gilette
best player on the pitch tonight...and they wont even let Rafa sell players to buy him
swear to god after all this bullshit its not even feeling like the same club anymore
fucking yank dickheads know nothing about football or apparently business either
completely fucked....i cant even buy into the buy-out talk...because if it falls thru ill be crushed :-\
Dude, its liverpools own fault.
I didnt see any protests six months ago when they took over, liverpool fans were more than happy when they arrived.
So desperate to be successful again the fans were happy to see there club sold to the highest bidder,regardless of what the consequences might be.
This is the type of situation united fans feared when glazer took over, thats why they protested before the deal and continue to do now.
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thats because what they said @ the time and what theyve done are almost polar opposites
and there was opposition although i will admit i was one of that crowd..i was happy wed finally be able to compete with the finacial clout of utd/chelsea etc
if theyd said
we wont support the manager
we cant really afford a new stadium
we wont make funds available
and we want to hire klingsmann
it woulda been a different story alie??
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They did support benitez though, they gave him 50 mil to spend.
He then wants another 17 mil for mascherano, where as the owners are looking long term.
They can channel the money into the stadium and get 3 mil for everyone home match or they can give money to a manger who in my opinion cant be trusted to spend it wisely.
It wasn't the owners fault that benitez acted like a child when he was told he had to wait for a meeting. I'm surprised he still has a job, he is not achieving the results on the pitch and he has publically belittled the owners.
They shouldn't have publically come out and said they spoke to Klinsmann but there the owners and they can pick the manager.
I think Liverpool would progress if they got rid of benitez.
If liverpool were top of the league none of the fans would care , they wouldn't be trying to drive the Americans out.
But there not and thats down to benitez not the owners.
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wheres dub at?? Cause you boys got absolutely smashed!!! That is already one of my most memorable tottenham experiences ever which inturn lead to the reason why i didnt make it into work today lol.
Juande Ramos blue and white army!!
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wheres dub at?? Cause you boys got absolutely smashed!!! That is already one of my most memorable tottenham experiences ever which inturn lead to the reason why i didnt make it into work today lol.
Juande Ramos blue and white army!!
I wasn't able to see the match
Shut the fuck up! :P
My only consolation is that it was the fucking tiny League Cup. I mean, come on - it's only Chelsea and minor teams who goes all out to win that..
But 1-5 against fucking Spurs is a disgrace.
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wheres dub at?? Cause you boys got absolutely smashed!!! That is already one of my most memorable tottenham experiences ever which inturn lead to the reason why i didn't make it into work today lol.
Juande Ramos blue and white army!!
I wasn't able to see the match
Shut the fuck up! :P
My only consolation is that it was the fucking tiny League Cup. I mean, come on - it's only Chelsea and minor teams who goes all out to win that..
dude, doesn't matter what cup or trophy it is, its still a way into Europe and silverware.. You talk about how only minor teams go out to win init, but in fact its big teams like Arsenal who haven't won a cup or title in a long time, but yet you still try and underrate it as a competition.. and thats why i believe that you's will have another season of no league honours or silverware :) :)
*** also on a side note, it appears that adebayor allegedly headbutted Bentder too.
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wheres dub at?? Cause you boys got absolutely smashed!!! That is already one of my most memorable tottenham experiences ever which inturn lead to the reason why i didn't make it into work today lol.
Juande Ramos blue and white army!!
I wasn't able to see the match
Shut the fuck up! :P
My only consolation is that it was the fucking tiny League Cup. I mean, come on - it's only Chelsea and minor teams who goes all out to win that..
dude, doesn't matter what cup or trophy it is, its still a way into Europe and silverware.. You talk about how only minor teams go out to win init, but in fact its big teams like Arsenal who haven't won a cup or title in a long time, but yet you still try and underrate it as a competition.. and thats why i believe that you's will have another season of no league honours or silverware :) :)
*** also on a side note, it appears that adebayor allegedly headbutted Bentder too.
It is a shite cup dude. Teams like Man Utd seem happy to get knocked out of it at times.
Fair enough if you see it as a pathway to Europe but if I was a Tottenham fan the only way I'd want to get into Europe is finishing high in the league.
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wheres dub at?? Cause you boys got absolutely smashed!!! That is already one of my most memorable tottenham experiences ever which inturn lead to the reason why i didn't make it into work today lol.
Juande Ramos blue and white army!!
I wasn't able to see the match
Shut the fuck up! :P
My only consolation is that it was the fucking tiny League Cup. I mean, come on - it's only Chelsea and minor teams who goes all out to win that..
dude, doesn't matter what cup or trophy it is, its still a way into Europe and silverware.. You talk about how only minor teams go out to win init, but in fact its big teams like Arsenal who haven't won a cup or title in a long time, but yet you still try and underrate it as a competition.. and thats why i believe that you's will have another season of no league honours or silverware :) :)
*** also on a side note, it appears that adebayor allegedly headbutted Bentder too.
Wenger never goes for the League Cup, that's why he play with players like Fabianski, Hoyte, Traore, Denilson, Song etc. They're not in the rotation of the first team in the Premiership, Champions League and FA-Cup. Didn't u see what players that played against the best Chelsea players last year's LC final?
Arsenal got other ways into European cups, top 4 of the PL - which means Champions League. We're still in CL, still fighting for 1st place in PL and we ain't out of the FA Cup either.
When was the last time Tottenham was in the final of CL?
*** Side note 2: (Captain) Gallas allegedly spitted on Bendtner as well :-\
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(http://secure1.mppglobal.com/Preview/204/10113/276040L.jpg)
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^Lol, ugly ass t-shit
...And it's still that wack ass League Cup final, lol
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lol at adebayor and bendtner having a lovers tiff.
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To be fair, Wenger started Gallas, Sagna, Eduardo and Hleb last night and Fabregas was also brung on through injury plus Adebayor. That team should not have been beaten 5 - 1 by Spurs.
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To be fair, Wenger started Gallas, Sagna, Eduardo and Hleb last night and Fabregas was also brung on through injury plus Adebayor. That team should not have been beaten 5 - 1 by Spurs.
He didn't have a choice. African Cup of Nations has stolen Song, Eboue and Toure (I doubt he woulda played though). Norwegian youngster Nordtveit was supposed to get his 1st debut, but he played for the Reserves Monday, so that was out of the question. Plus we got Djorou, Senderos and van Persie injuried.
Fabianski
Hoyte - Djorou - Senderos/Nordtveit - Traore
Eboue - Song - Denilson - Diaby
Bendtner - Walcott
...woulda been the obviously starting if it wasn't for the aforementioned happenings.
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Everton really should of done better against Chelski. We suck at playing the big teams at the moment. We pretty much equel them out of the game but have trouble actually finishing the game off. Its happened at Chelsea, Aresenal and Man Utd and even Liverpool this season. Sucks.
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pretty tough game today, if i was a spurs fan i wouldnt be too dispondant.
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Indeed, we were a defender who can judge the flight of the ball away from a good result.
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^ yup, if jenas would have been more composed with his chance in the 55th, it could have been a very different game. but never mind:
5th Round Ties 8)
Manchester United - Arsenal
Chelsea - Huddersfield
Liverpool - Barnsley
Sheffield United - Middlesbrough
Preston - Portsmouth
Coventry - West Brom
Cardiff - Wolves
Bristol Rovers - Southampton
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^^^Altho it wud hav been easier 2 play a lower division team, Im not really that fussed we got arsenal, will b a gud game anyway. Its gud as well that lower division teams will get the chance 2 progress a bit further!
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As long as we were at home i wasnt concerned who we got, looking forward to the match.
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keegan has certainly brought goals to newcastles matches
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LOL! Yep, how many they conceded since he bin back?!
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Ronaldo just fired in an absolute belter. Oh and Hutton went to Spurs for 9 million, seeing as he has only came good these lst 6 months i think its crazily over priced, but maybe in 3 years it will look like a bargain. Talk of him being long term replacement for Gary Neville.
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GREAT WIN!!! 8)
We played some beautiful football today....anderson, nani, tevez and hargreaves were dominating portsmouth in the last 10 minutes, some great skill by anderson...
...oh and I almost forgot....IT'S THAT BOY RONAAALDO!!! :D
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I was desperate for anderson to score at theend but it wasnt to be.
Great freekick from ronaldo !
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Pretty quiet trasnfer window with only about half an hour left. Come on Celtic sign a center half!
PREMIER LEAGUE TRANSFER TRACKER:
In: Bolton (Rasiak), Derby (Carroll, Stubbs), Everton (Gardner), Fulham (Kallio, Litmanen, Stalteri), Man City (Mancini), Middlesbrough (Alves), Sunderland (Reid), Wigan (Hagen), Tottenham (Gilberto)
Out: Arsenal (Gibbs, Randall), Bolton (Wilhelmsson, Michalik), Chelsea (Grant), Derby (Bywater, Nyatanga), Everton (Stubbs, Anderson de Silva), Fulham (Cook, Davis), Man City (Dabo, Miller), Middlesbrough (M Bates), Newcastle (Rozenhal), Reading (Henry, Pearce, Cox), Sunderland (Halford), Tottenham (Stalteri, Gardner)
And also Barry Robson to Celtic and Steven Davis to TFOD.
Rumours i've heard of, probably from crap sources, are Sidwell to Everton,, Quaresma and Aimar to LIverpool, Berbatov to Man Utd, Defoe to Pompy, Cassano or Saviola & Downing to Spurs, Hypia to Celtic, Carsten Janker to SOuthampton, Fletcher to Birmingham, Stephen Hunt to Sunderland, Mascherano to Barca and Crouch to NEwcastle. Wonder how many of thse wil happen?
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Pretty quiet trasnfer window with only about half an hour left. Come on Celtic sign a center half!
PREMIER LEAGUE TRANSFER TRACKER:
In: Bolton (Rasiak), Derby (Carroll, Stubbs), Everton (Gardner), Fulham (Kallio, Litmanen, Stalteri), Man City (Mancini), Middlesbrough (Alves), Sunderland (Reid), Wigan (Hagen), Tottenham (Gilberto)
Out: Arsenal (Gibbs, Randall), Bolton (Wilhelmsson, Michalik), Chelsea (Grant), Derby (Bywater, Nyatanga), Everton (Stubbs, Anderson de Silva), Fulham (Cook, Davis), Man City (Dabo, Miller), Middlesbrough (M Bates), Newcastle (Rozenhal), Reading (Henry, Pearce, Cox), Sunderland (Halford), Tottenham (Stalteri, Gardner)
And also Barry Robson to Celtic and Steven Davis to TFOD.
Rumours i've heard of, probably from crap sources, are Sidwell to Everton,, Quaresma and Aimar to LIverpool, Berbatov to Man Utd, Defoe to Pompy, Cassano or Saviola & Downing to Spurs, Hypia to Celtic, Carsten Janker to SOuthampton, Fletcher to Birmingham, Stephen Hunt to Sunderland, Mascherano to Barca and Crouch to NEwcastle. Wonder how many of thse wil happen?
Sidwell, Deofe, Downing, Hyppiä, Jancker, Fletcher, Hunt are all forseeable transfers.
Gibbs and Randall are loaned out to Norwich and Burnley, btw.
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theres no way hyppia will go in january....only available cover is skrtel now hobbs has gone back out on loan...agger still a month off full fitness
plus you missed skrtel,sissoko
looks like mascherano's stayin now 8) .....really pleased with that...know were not doing great now..but we have a lot of quality players at young ages that will come to make the back bone of the team imo
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theres no way hyppia will go in january....only available cover is skrtel now hobbs has gone back out on loan...agger still a month off full fitness
Okay, u might be right, but I believe that Sami will leave in the summer. He's passed his peak.
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theres no way hyppia will go in january....only available cover is skrtel now hobbs has gone back out on loan...agger still a month off full fitness
Okay, u might be right, but I believe that Sami will leave in the summer. He's passed his peak.
yeah i think your right...id prefer him to retire @ l'pool though and take up a coaching role...for the last ten years hes been a great role model for younger players and a collosus at the back
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Nothing too special in the transfer window.
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Nothing too special in the transfer window.
We needed a left-back and possibly a centre-half.
Strachan buys us 2 wingers and 2 strikers.
Awesome.
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this is mainly directed to the Scottish heads in here, i just wanted to know your thoughts on Alan Hutton? i dont catch much SPL highlights but from what i saw from him during the euro qualifiers he seems a bright prospect, suprised to see rangers let him go.
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this is mainly directed to the Scottish heads in here, i just wanted to know your thoughts on Alan Hutton? i dont catch much SPL highlights but from what i saw from him during the euro qualifiers he seems a bright prospect, suprised to see rangers let him go.
He has really come on leaps and bounds the last 6 months but to be honest he wasn't up to much the last 2/3 years.
In my (probably biased) opinion, he is good going forward but isn't particularly excellent defensively.
He will be tested a lot in the EPL and I'm anxious to see how he gets on. :)
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Great freekick from ronaldo !
Damn right. Spurs away today. The amount of goals they score at home is slightly worrying. But I think we'll get through it.
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In my opinion, Celtic needed a striker, a right back, a left back and a creative midfielder. 3 out of 4 aint bad. We'll take the league with these signings.
Directed to "it is what it is"......
"Hutton went to Spurs for 9 million, seeing as he has only came good these lst 6 months i think its crazily over priced, but maybe in 3 years it will look like a bargain. Talk of him being long term replacement for Gary Neville"
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Great freekick from ronaldo !
Damn right. Spurs away today. The amount of goals they score at home is slightly worrying. But I think we'll get through it.
hopefully, im pissed off though. Found out i aint guarenteed a ticket for united arsenal in the cup. The arsenal fans will have my seat so instead of just relocating me like they did last season, i have to apply and hope i get one.
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you jammy bastards....
Bradford picked up 3 points away @ Macclesfield. nice!
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Thank you Carlos!!
Spurs should have deserved three points though....Hutton was brilliant...
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Great freekick from ronaldo !
Damn right. Spurs away today. The amount of goals they score at home is slightly worrying. But I think we'll get through it.
hopefully, im pissed off though. Found out i aint guarenteed a ticket for united arsenal in the cup. The arsenal fans will have my seat so instead of just relocating me like they did last season, i have to apply and hope i get one.
Shit, that sucks. I wouldn't wanna miss that game. United v Arsenal in the cup is usually a great match. Then again so is every match against the 2 teams.
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Damn that Tevez fool ;)
We crushed City though! :D
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Great freekick from ronaldo !
Damn right. Spurs away today. The amount of goals they score at home is slightly worrying. But I think we'll get through it.
hopefully, im pissed off though. Found out i aint guarenteed a ticket for united arsenal in the cup. The arsenal fans will have my seat so instead of just relocating me like they did last season, i have to apply and hope i get one.
Shit, that sucks. I wouldn't wanna miss that game. United v Arsenal in the cup is usually a great match. Then again so is every match against the 2 teams.
Hopefully i will still get one im just annoyed that there is a doubt because last year they just gave you a different seat.
Got lucky yesterday, didnt play well at all !
Tevez is becoming a bit of a big game player scoring some crucial goals, liverpool, chelsea and spurs.
He is one scary looking guy though
(http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v183/107/80/77500350/n77500350_30405524_475.jpg)
you jammy bastards....
Bradford picked up 3 points away @ Macclesfield. nice!
was dean windass a gypsy ?
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oh yeah chant of the day.
portsmouth fans to cashley cole "where's ya cheryl gone ?"
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lol at wheres ya Cheryl gone haha
we were robbed, grrrr
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lol at wheres ya Cheryl gone haha
we were robbed, grrrr
yeah saw that this morn, awful decision.
was it the ref who disallowed it or did the linesman flag ?
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you jammy bastards....
Bradford picked up 3 points away @ Macclesfield. nice!
was dean windass a gypsy ?
not that i was aware... hes at Hull now aswell.
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you jammy bastards....
Bradford picked up 3 points away @ Macclesfield. nice!
was dean windass a gypsy ?
not that i was aware... hes at Hull now aswell.
yeah i went and watched hull a month or so back and i was in there shop and windass autobiogrophy was there. At the bottom it says "from gipsyville to the premiership"
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Deano-Bryan-Robson/dp/1905080298/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1202042342&sr=1-1
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you jammy bastards....
Bradford picked up 3 points away @ Macclesfield. nice!
was dean windass a gypsy ?
not that i was aware... hes at Hull now aswell.
yeah i went and watched hull a month or so back and i was in there shop and windass autobiogrophy was there. At the bottom it says "from gipsyville to the premiership"
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Deano-Bryan-Robson/dp/1905080298/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1202042342&sr=1-1
it would suprise me. my brother has the book, but he is in New Zealand so i can't read it.
excerpt from Amazon:
"Dean Windass is one of the real characters of British football. His exploits, on and off the field, are legendary. In this book, he lifts the lid on what it is really like to be a professional footballer in the modern age: the training, the big games and life away from the pitch. Deano charts his journey from a pea-packer at Birds Eye to a Valley Parade idol. The highs and lows of a career that has taken him from nonleague North Ferriby United to Hull City, Aberdeen, Oxford United, Bradford City, Middlesbrough, Sheffield's Wednesday and United, and back to Bradford again. His story has been nothing short of dramatic. Though never far from controversy, Deano's reputation as an old fashioned centre-forward, hitting the target over 200 times in his career, has made him popular with fans and players alike. He recalls the incidents that earned him a 'bad-boy' reputation and the moments of glory that made him a sporting hero. Ultimately, this is the story of a hardworking pro who stands out as a real man in the modern game. Deano blows the lid on what it is really like day in day out to stay at the top."
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you dont get many players now a days who had real jobs before playing football
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Windass wasn't actually too bad a player, had a pretty succesfull spell at Aberdeen as well. Where abouts in NZ is your brother Es-Jay, thats where i am.
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Great freekick from ronaldo !
Damn right. Spurs away today. The amount of goals they score at home is slightly worrying. But I think we'll get through it.
hopefully, im pissed off though. Found out i aint guarenteed a ticket for united arsenal in the cup. The arsenal fans will have my seat so instead of just relocating me like they did last season, i have to apply and hope i get one.
Shit, that sucks. I wouldn't wanna miss that game. United v Arsenal in the cup is usually a great match. Then again so is every match against the 2 teams.
Hopefully i will still get one im just annoyed that there is a doubt because last year they just gave you a different seat.
Got lucky yesterday, didnt play well at all !
Tevez is becoming a bit of a big game player scoring some crucial goals, liverpool, chelsea and spurs.
He is one scary looking guy though
(http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v183/107/80/77500350/n77500350_30405524_475.jpg)
Judging by this pic. Yer he sure is. half human, half something else, i dunno what though.
We got very lucky. In the fourth minute of injury time when we only had 3, didn't we?
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I think we got the corner couple of seconds before the 3 minute mark...
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Windass wasn't actually too bad a player, had a pretty succesfull spell at Aberdeen as well. Where abouts in NZ is your brother Es-Jay, thats where i am.
Deano was a legend. my brother is somewhere in Auckland, working in a bar. i couldnt tell you the town name or the bar name though...
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Windass wasn't actually too bad a player, had a pretty succesfull spell at Aberdeen as well. Where abouts in NZ is your brother Es-Jay, thats where i am.
Deano was a legend. my brother is somewhere in Auckland, working in a bar. i couldnt tell you the town name or the bar name though...
Aah rite, no worries, I'm the other end of the country.
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Windass wasn't actually too bad a player, had a pretty succesfull spell at Aberdeen as well. Where abouts in NZ is your brother Es-Jay, thats where i am.
Deano was a legend. my brother is somewhere in Auckland, working in a bar. i couldnt tell you the town name or the bar name though...
Aah rite, no worries, I'm the other end of the country.
ahhite, cool. travelling or living there permanently?
so, what is everyones expectations 2moro? after reading a couple of tabloids today it would appear Capello is whipping the boys into shape.
i have a prediction though. we go in at half time 1 up. return for the 2nd half overly confident and end up gettin rinsed.
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Not to sure, im off to the game.
England still needs to win me over, appointing capello was a good start.
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any FC Porto fans in here? my team (Schalke04) is playin against yall in the championsLeague 1/8th finale we gone beat yall assses hahaha ;D
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two one crouch to score first
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England will win big because Switzerland are shite, they will get over confident, the media will overhype them, they wont qualify for the next world cup, someone from another country or a referee will be made scapegoat, Capello will be sacked, Stuart Pearce will be hired and then the whole excercise will be repated.
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England will win big because Switzerland are shite, they will get over confident, the media will overhype them, they wont qualify for the next world cup, someone from another country or a referee will be made scapegoat, Capello will be sacked, Stuart Pearce will be hired and then the whole excercise will be repated.
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"Wes Brown is having a shocker" - BBC Sport
suprise, suprise. he's shite.
work til 10, will miss the whole game...
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Wales is up front :-X
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"Wes Brown is having a shocker" - BBC Sport
suprise, suprise. he's shite.
work til 10, will miss the whole game...
its strange with brown. Generally with united he is cool , calm and copsed and puts in a good performance. With england he just goes to pieces.
Went to the game but felt more like a neutral, the only time i was really interested was when a united player had the ball.
The media and fans have driven me away from england.
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Wales is up front :-X
We lost 0-3 in Wrexham :-[
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England really are shite aint they.
David James - Erratic
Wes Brown - Not good enough
Cole - Made too many forward runs - left the left back position too open
The system - 1 up front? England should play 4-4-2, easy enough. Im still going to be very critical about us until I see what and who we play in major games. I think what we've got to remember is that some of these players will be older and slower and even maybe retired by the time a big game comes along. Thats why I cant see how playing David James instead of Carson is a good thing.
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England really are shite aint they.
David James - Erratic
Wes Brown - Not good enough
Cole - Made too many forward runs - left the left back position too open
The system - 1 up front? England should play 4-4-2, easy enough. Im still going to be very critical about us until I see what and who we play in major games. I think what we've got to remember is that some of these players will be older and slower and even maybe retired by the time a big game comes along. Thats why I cant see how playing David James instead of Carson is a good thing.
Tend to agree with you m8.
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I can't see many exciting games comin from England now with Cappello in charge. I couldn't care if went through a whole major tournament winning 1-0 as long as we win a major trophy under him. With a CV like his I can't why we cant win a major trophy.
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I can't see many exciting games comin from England now with Cappello in charge. I couldn't care if went through a whole major tournament winning 1-0 as long as we win a major trophy under him. With a CV like his I can't why we cant win a major trophy.
Because its England, we are always overhyped by our stupid media. I wonder how our national team would do if the media wern't so critical.
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So its the biggest derby in the game of football today. United v City. I'm sensing a close match but with the home advantage we will come out on top.
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So its the biggest derby in the game of football today. United v City. I'm sensing a close match but with the home advantage we will come out on top.
LOL Sorry mate it isnt even the biggest derby in England. Anyways, United will win.
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So its the biggest derby in the game of football today. United v City. I'm sensing a close match but with the home advantage we will come out on top.
LOL Sorry mate it isnt even the biggest derby in England. Anyways, United will win.
To me united v liverpool is a bigger derby, but from citys perspective this is the game they want to win the most.
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So its the biggest derby in the game of football today.
Wow. If you even get a few Man Utd fans to agree with you on that you are a hero, never mind everyone else.
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So its the biggest derby in the game of football today.
Wow. If you even get a few Man Utd fans to agree with you on that you are a hero, never mind everyone else.
Yup, Fuckin Norwich vs Ipswich is a bigger game.
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So its the biggest derby in the game of football today. United v City. I'm sensing a close match but with the home advantage we will come out on top.
LOL Sorry mate it isnt even the biggest derby in England. Anyways, United will win.
To me united v liverpool is a bigger derby, but from citys perspective this is the game they want to win the most.
How is United and Liverpool a derby??
United fans always say they would rather beat Liverpool after we have turned you over ;D
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So its the biggest derby in the game of football today. United v City. I'm sensing a close match but with the home advantage we will come out on top.
LOL Sorry mate it isnt even the biggest derby in England. Anyways, United will win.
To me united v liverpool is a bigger derby, but from citys perspective this is the game they want to win the most.
How is United and Liverpool a derby??
United fans always say they would rather beat Liverpool after we have turned you over ;D
Mainly due to the closeness of the two cities.
Anyway, as for todays game i haven't felt that low after a football match for a long time, leaving the ground i was really depressed.
Before the game i never imagined we would lose, thats not suppose to sound arrogant or be disrespectful to city. It was just due to the fact that we were playing at home, were out to avenge our defeat earlier in the season and the the fact it was the 50th anniversary.
I never thought the players would let us down on an a day like that. I don't know whether the occasion got to them, but they looked un organised, panicked and if the pressure was too much.
Fair play to city though, they were very well organised, defended well and deserved the victory.
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Come on you Gunners!
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Im sick of people saying 'the pressure was too much.' Give City some credit. Man Utd played shit, not because of Munich or pressure, it was necause you simply had an off day. No Rooney, Saha, the system you played was shit, didnt work for you. City took advantage of that and pretty much played you off the park for good spells of the game.
Just say, we played shit. Not any of this, the pressure got to us bullshit. These are the same players that have played in Champions League finals and World Cup's. You honestly think while they were playing any of the Man Utd players were thinking about Munich?!?
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Im sick of people saying 'the pressure was too much.' Give City some credit. Man Utd played shit, not because of Munich or pressure, it was necause you simply had an off day. No Rooney, Saha, the system you played was shit, didnt work for you. City took advantage of that and pretty much played you off the park for good spells of the game.
Just say, we played shit. Not any of this, the pressure got to us bullshit. These are the same players that have played in Champions League finals and World Cup's. You honestly think while they were playing any of the Man Utd players were thinking about Munich?!?
I did give city credit and said they deserved to win, i also said "i dont know whether the occasion got to them".
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Im sick of people saying 'the pressure was too much.' Give City some credit. Man Utd played shit, not because of Munich or pressure, it was necause you simply had an off day. No Rooney, Saha, the system you played was shit, didnt work for you. City took advantage of that and pretty much played you off the park for good spells of the game.
Just say, we played shit. Not any of this, the pressure got to us bullshit. These are the same players that have played in Champions League finals and World Cup's. You honestly think while they were playing any of the Man Utd players were thinking about Munich?!?
Preach on Bez ;)
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Oh and someone must of made a hell of alot of money by selling those scalves.
Genious!
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^^^Fink the scarves were given away m8.
But u were rite, we were shite, dint deserve anymore, city closed us down n won the game in doin it.
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But u were rite, we were shite, dint deserve anymore, city closed us down n won the game in doin it.
That's how I feel too....haven't been replying just cause I was so disappointed...
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Half hour to kick off!
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Half hour to kick off!
C'MON BLACKBURN!!!
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1-0, around 3 minutes to go.
about to be 5 points clear.
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im sorry, 2-0. Adebayor with the goal!!
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(http://sport.vg.no/live-data/images/2008-02/11971.jpg)
SENDEROS! ;D
Half hour to kick off!
C'MON BLACKBURN!!!
:nahnah2:
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^^^Fink the scarves were given away m8.
But u were rite, we were shite, dint deserve anymore, city closed us down n won the game in doin it.
yeah the scarfs were given away, when you arrived at your seat there was a pack that contained a scarf , a letter from david gill and a replica of the programme of the first mach after munich against sheffield wednesday.
I wont be giving mine away but people are selling them on ebay, the highest at the mo is at £6,800
Plenty going for between £2,000 and £5,000.
http://search.ebay.co.uk/%2Fmunich-scarves_W0QQ_trksidZm37QQdfspZ32QQfromZR40QQfsooZ2QQfsopZ3QQlredZmunichQ20scarvesQQsbrsrtZd
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Why would anyone sell there's now? Must be pretty strapped for cash, if they waited ten years how much could they get for it?
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Ive heard Man Utd are trying to get them all pulled off ebay.
TO be honest, I dont see anything wrong with selling it. Its the way of the world. You cant seriously expect every person to keep and cherish the stuff they got. I mean, its not like Its going to be worth anything in the future because there was something like 70,000 made. Fuck it, let people sell them. All the sellers are doing is proving they dont give a shit. Not real Man Utd fans.
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Ive heard Man Utd are trying to get them all pulled off ebay.
TO be honest, I dont see anything wrong with selling it. Its the way of the world. You cant seriously expect every person to keep and cherish the stuff they got. I mean, its not like Its going to be worth anything in the future because there was something like 70,000 made. Fuck it, let people sell them. All the sellers are doing is proving they dont give a shit. Not real Man Utd fans.
yeah they are always going to be people who want to make some easy money, im more suprised people would pay so much for it.
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Ive heard Man Utd are trying to get them all pulled off ebay.
TO be honest, I dont see anything wrong with selling it. Its the way of the world. You cant seriously expect every person to keep and cherish the stuff they got. I mean, its not like Its going to be worth anything in the future because there was something like 70,000 made. Fuck it, let people sell them. All the sellers are doing is proving they dont give a shit. Not real Man Utd fans.
yeah they are always going to be people who want to make some easy money, im more suprised people would pay so much for it.
That's the thing.
Someone wants to buy a scarf for 15k which cost you nothing and basically ain't really worth anything.
It is from the memorial game but it's not like one of the United players who died was wearing it or something.
15 grand for one of those scarfs, you've gotta have a screw loose.
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Good win for us last night.
Only team in Europe that have a 100% record now, including Champs league :)
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Good win for us last night.
Only team in Europe that have a 100% record now, including Champs league :)
Brann's shite ;)
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Good result for Aberdeen. Cant see them going through, but still a credible result.
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Good result for Aberdeen. Cant see them going through, but still a credible result.
Can't decide who's result was better, theirs or Bolton's.
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Good result for Aberdeen. Cant see them going through, but still a credible result.
Can't decide who's result was better, theirs or Bolton's.
To be fair, Bolton have some quality players (Campo won a champions league, Jaaskaleinen is class and so is that prick diouf). Aberdeen have.....Eh, Ricky Foster?
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Good result for Aberdeen. Cant see them going through, but still a credible result.
Can't decide who's result was better, theirs or Bolton's.
To be fair, Bolton have some quality players (Campo won a champions league, Jaaskaleinen is class and so is that prick diouf). Aberdeen have.....Eh, Ricky Foster?
Fair point.
Aberdeen truly are pish.
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Good win for us last night.
Only team in Europe that have a 100% record now, including Champs league :)
Brann's shite ;)
You can only beat whats in front of you. Plus they are champions in their own right and are a decent time, not shite, decent.
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terrible day for City today... Rochdale sneaking a winner in the last minute @ Valley Parade... devastated...
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Good win for us last night.
Only team in Europe that have a 100% record now, including Champs league :)
Brann's shite ;)
You can only beat whats in front of you. Plus they are champions in their own right and are a decent time, not shite, decent.
I just don't like them :P
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What a day, thrashed arsenal 4-0 and the mighty liverpool were knocked out by little old barnsley at anfield.
The Rafaloution rolls on, please dont fire him !!!!
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What a day, thrashed arsenal 4-0 and the mighty liverpool were knocked out by little old barnsley at anfield.
The Rafaloution rolls on, please dont fire him !!!!
Word. Unbelievable. First Liverpool lost to Barnsley at home to a team a division blow them :laugh:. Then my bet came in and won about 60 quid ;D, then i came home and we thrashed Arsenal. What a day. 8) 8) 8) 8)
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i hate you guys
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i hate you guys
lol if you go on and win the league you wont care about a four nil loss.
Hopefully it will have an affect on your league form.
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i hate you guys
lol if you go on and win the league you wont care about a four nil loss.
Hopefully it will have an affect on your league form.
(http://www.freevideogamestuff.com/wp-content/uploads/Cartman_Pissed_Off.jpg)
But on the real, we have mad injuries and got a big game against Milan coming up.
Let's focus on the league now
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congrates to liverpool.. was an entertaining game, didnt think they'd get the goals after inter held out for so long with 10 men.. Honestly is there anyone better then Gerrard? such an inspirational player.
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as much as i dislike materazzi those 2 yellow cards were a joke :-[
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as much as i dislike materazzi those 2 yellow cards were a joke :-[
i agree....a funny joke though ;D
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as much as i dislike materazzi those 2 yellow cards were a joke :-[
I didn't catch that good enough, did he hold him, received a yellow card then talked himslef sent off or did he receive the first yellow at an earlier occasion?
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pity they cant do it against 11 men or over 38 games
:)
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as much as i dislike materazzi those 2 yellow cards were a joke :-[
i agree....a funny joke though ;D
aint seen you in this thread much lately mate ;)
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well you know me..im not the type to boast lol
just hope we can win the battle with villa,man city and portsmouth for fourth place
and win the CL 8)
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well you know me..im not the type to boast lol
just hope we can win the battle with villa,man city and portsmouth for fourth place
and win the CL 8)
lol i hope none of those come true ;D
Its all good though, props.
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well you know me..im not the type to boast lol
just hope we can win the battle with villa,man city and portsmouth for fourth place
and win the CL 8)
haha look at you leaving Everton out trying to get a reaction from me. The fact that you are 'trying to win the battle for 4th place' shows how shit you still are. You have had alot of money, new owners and you still complain. I thought you were going to win this league this year?!? Battle for 4th place. haha. Its still a shit season for you even if you get fouth place. Everton 4th, Liverpool 5th, Villa 6th. I would laugh all the way into next season. The fact that you left Everton out of your 'battle for 4th' just shows you how much of a dumbass you are. Don't watch football or support a team if you cant at least be honest. Pathetic.
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well you know me..im not the type to boast lol
just hope we can win the battle with villa,man city and portsmouth for fourth place
and win the CL 8)
haha look at you leaving Everton out trying to get a reaction from me. The fact that you are 'trying to win the battle for 4th place' shows how shit you still are. You have had alot of money, new owners and you still complain. I thought you were going to win this league this year?!? Battle for 4th place. haha. Its still a shit season for you even if you get fouth place. Everton 4th, Liverpool 5th, Villa 6th. I would laugh all the way into next season. The fact that you left Everton out of your 'battle for 4th' just shows you how much of a dumbass you are. Don't watch football or support a team if you cant at least be honest. Pathetic.
haha look at me getting a reaction from you....chill out mate its only a joke
can i carry on watching footy and supporting a team now??? ;D ;D ;D ;D
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no u twat
:)
6-1
We uber pwn!
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ref was on your side...brann should have won ::)
;D
nah is it worth trying to catch the highlights??
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My mate just sent me this text.
Gazza senctioned under mental health act and sent to a institution for retards with no chance of recovery.
"We're glad to have him at a club like us" says Rafa.
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My mate just sent me this text.
Gazza senctioned under mental health act and sent to a institution for retards with no chance of recovery.
"We're glad to have him at a club like us" says Rafa.
HAHAHA
;D ;D
Shit had me laughing out loud!
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My mate just sent me this text.
Gazza senctioned under mental health act and sent to a institution for retards with no chance of recovery.
"We're glad to have him at a club like us" says Rafa.
Excellent!! Love It!
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possible broken leg for Eduardo in the Birmingham - Arsenal game...
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possible broken leg for Eduardo in the Birmingham - Arsenal game...
absolute broken leg
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Wow, WTF was Clichy thinking :-X... Arsenal shoud have put the game anyway, why their players pass when they're in better position to shoot it and why the fuck Adebayor shot it instread of passing smh ...
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Best wishes go out to eduardo.
My mate has been telling me for weeks how clichy is the best left back in the world ::)
What a total and utter prick gallas is, his response to the penalty was pathetic. Practically walking down the tunnel then attacking an advertising board before having a go at clichy and then staging a sit down protest lol
How he is arsenals captain i have no idea, good player but not a captain. He should have been going over to clichy telling him to keep his head up and leading the team.
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Wenger has just said taylor should never be allowed to play football again.
They refused to show a replay on sky id like to think that taylor didnt intentionally try and hurt eduardo and it was just a miss timed tackle.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtmTbfLetVM
theres some pictures in that video. absolutely disgusting.
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(http://www.vg.no/bilder/edrum/1203772672438_618.jpg)
(http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/8661/eduardo2zl2.jpg)
Horrible :'(
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DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMNIT!
Some week we had, huh?
Fuck that shit.. :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant:
Ban Taylor forever, and we need a new leftback, what was Clichy thinking.......................................
:rant: :rant:
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DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMNIT!
Some week we had, huh?
Fuck that shit.. :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant:
Ban Taylor forever, and we need a new leftback, what was Clichy thinking.......................................
:rant: :rant:
accidents happen mate, unlike last week where your players were kicking people on purpose.
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DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMNIT!
Some week we had, huh?
Fuck that shit.. :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant:
Ban Taylor forever, and we need a new leftback, what was Clichy thinking.......................................
:rant: :rant:
accidents happen mate, unlike last week where your players were kicking people on purpose.
Accidents?! Eduardo's career might be over before it has started for real
... And we lost 2 points, 4 minutes overtime with junior mistake.
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Birmingham got lucky with that penalty, Clichy won the ball, the player continued to run over his leg, falling to the floor...
shame about Eduardo aswell, those pictures above are pretty gruesome..
we won though, Notts County 1 - 3 Bradford City
now we just need to start winning at home...
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Damn, I was pissed last night
Good to see Bradford won, how are they doin in the league, what level are they playin on?
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My mate just sent me this text.
Gazza senctioned under mental health act and sent to a institution for retards with no chance of recovery.
"We're glad to have him at a club like us" says Rafa.
LOL props that was actually a good one
Torres hat trick yesterday.....2nd goal was the pick of the bunch...Mascerano was a lucky boy as well...if Allidiere went he should have as well...i guess the ref never saw him intiate it all lol
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Wenger has just said taylor should never be allowed to play football again.
He deserves to be slaughtered roy keane style
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Good to see Bradford won, how are they doin in the league, what level are they playin on?
we are currently 13th in League 2. got several games in hand on some of the clubs above us, and actually have positive goal difference (unlike the majority of the league...)
i rarely get to see us play, due to several reasons, Sky won't broadcast lower league games, and i can't get to watch them due to work and personal commitments. hopefully i'll get to a game before the end of the season.
also, if anyones interested David Whetherall (fair legend) will be hanging up his boots at the end of the season and will join the coaching staff.
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it was a miss timed tackle, he didnt set out to injure eduardo , its just unfortunate that he was.
Even wenger now realises this by retracting his statement saying taylor should be banned for life.
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Whoa, Sevilla slaughtered Zaragoza!
Good to see Bradford won, how are they doin in the league, what level are they playin on?
we are currently 13th in League 2. got several games in hand on some of the clubs above us, and actually have positive goal difference (unlike the majority of the league...)
i rarely get to see us play, due to several reasons, Sky won't broadcast lower league games, and i can't get to watch them due to work and personal commitments. hopefully i'll get to a game before the end of the season.
also, if anyones interested David Whetherall (fair legend) will be hanging up his boots at the end of the season and will join the coaching staff.
I see.
I'm going to York next week - Im gonna try to watch atleast two games when I'm over there. They're in L2 aswell, yeah?
Whetherall, wtf - does that old bastard still play? :D
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Whoa, Sevilla slaughtered Zaragoza!
Good to see Bradford won, how are they doin in the league, what level are they playin on?
we are currently 13th in League 2. got several games in hand on some of the clubs above us, and actually have positive goal difference (unlike the majority of the league...)
i rarely get to see us play, due to several reasons, Sky won't broadcast lower league games, and i can't get to watch them due to work and personal commitments. hopefully i'll get to a game before the end of the season.
also, if anyones interested David Whetherall (fair legend) will be hanging up his boots at the end of the season and will join the coaching staff.
I see.
I'm going to York next week - Im gonna try to watch atleast two games when I'm over there. They're in L2 aswell, yeah?
Whetherall, wtf - does that old bastard still play? :D
York are actually in the Confrence. why you coming to York? its a great little City, the architecture and history is amazing. not too sure about the nightlife though...
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Whoa, Sevilla slaughtered Zaragoza!
Good to see Bradford won, how are they doin in the league, what level are they playin on?
we are currently 13th in League 2. got several games in hand on some of the clubs above us, and actually have positive goal difference (unlike the majority of the league...)
i rarely get to see us play, due to several reasons, Sky won't broadcast lower league games, and i can't get to watch them due to work and personal commitments. hopefully i'll get to a game before the end of the season.
also, if anyones interested David Whetherall (fair legend) will be hanging up his boots at the end of the season and will join the coaching staff.
I see.
I'm going to York next week - Im gonna try to watch atleast two games when I'm over there. They're in L2 aswell, yeah?
Whetherall, wtf - does that old bastard still play? :D
York are actually in the Confrence. why you coming to York? its a great little City, the architecture and history is amazing. not too sure about the nightlife though...
Oh yeah, my bad lol
Ever been to a Conference game?
I'm studying English, so we got ourselves a lil 2 week studytrip
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Whoa, Sevilla slaughtered Zaragoza!
Good to see Bradford won, how are they doin in the league, what level are they playin on?
we are currently 13th in League 2. got several games in hand on some of the clubs above us, and actually have positive goal difference (unlike the majority of the league...)
i rarely get to see us play, due to several reasons, Sky won't broadcast lower league games, and i can't get to watch them due to work and personal commitments. hopefully i'll get to a game before the end of the season.
also, if anyones interested David Whetherall (fair legend) will be hanging up his boots at the end of the season and will join the coaching staff.
I see.
I'm going to York next week - Im gonna try to watch atleast two games when I'm over there. They're in L2 aswell, yeah?
Whetherall, wtf - does that old bastard still play? :D
York are actually in the Confrence. why you coming to York? its a great little City, the architecture and history is amazing. not too sure about the nightlife though...
Oh yeah, my bad lol
Ever been to a Conference game?
I'm studying English, so we got ourselves a lil 2 week studytrip
nah i haven't, hope i don't have to either. lol... nice you get a little trip out of studying, you just staying in York or what?
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Whoa, Sevilla slaughtered Zaragoza!
Good to see Bradford won, how are they doin in the league, what level are they playin on?
we are currently 13th in League 2. got several games in hand on some of the clubs above us, and actually have positive goal difference (unlike the majority of the league...)
i rarely get to see us play, due to several reasons, Sky won't broadcast lower league games, and i can't get to watch them due to work and personal commitments. hopefully i'll get to a game before the end of the season.
also, if anyones interested David Whetherall (fair legend) will be hanging up his boots at the end of the season and will join the coaching staff.
I see.
I'm going to York next week - Im gonna try to watch atleast two games when I'm over there. They're in L2 aswell, yeah?
Whetherall, wtf - does that old bastard still play? :D
York are actually in the Confrence. why you coming to York? its a great little City, the architecture and history is amazing. not too sure about the nightlife though...
Oh yeah, my bad lol
Ever been to a Conference game?
I'm studying English, so we got ourselves a lil 2 week studytrip
nah i haven't, hope i don't have to either. lol... nice you get a little trip out of studying, you just staying in York or what?
Why not?
Yeah, I guess - we got the weekend off - But I dunno what to do. Maybe I'll try to catch a Premiership game.
How's the ticket sale in PL?
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it was a miss timed tackle, he didnt set out to injure eduardo , its just unfortunate that he was.
Even wenger now realises this by retracting his statement saying taylor should be banned for life.
wenger is THE TRUTH ? ::)
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jesus, had no idea it was as bad as that. Horrible. Hope he gets through it.
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Whoa, Sevilla slaughtered Zaragoza!
Good to see Bradford won, how are they doin in the league, what level are they playin on?
we are currently 13th in League 2. got several games in hand on some of the clubs above us, and actually have positive goal difference (unlike the majority of the league...)
i rarely get to see us play, due to several reasons, Sky won't broadcast lower league games, and i can't get to watch them due to work and personal commitments. hopefully i'll get to a game before the end of the season.
also, if anyones interested David Whetherall (fair legend) will be hanging up his boots at the end of the season and will join the coaching staff.
I see.
I'm going to York next week - Im gonna try to watch atleast two games when I'm over there. They're in L2 aswell, yeah?
Whetherall, wtf - does that old bastard still play? :D
York are actually in the Confrence. why you coming to York? its a great little City, the architecture and history is amazing. not too sure about the nightlife though...
Oh yeah, my bad lol
Ever been to a Conference game?
I'm studying English, so we got ourselves a lil 2 week studytrip
nah i haven't, hope i don't have to either. lol... nice you get a little trip out of studying, you just staying in York or what?
Why not?
Yeah, I guess - we got the weekend off - But I dunno what to do. Maybe I'll try to catch a Premiership game.
How's the ticket sale in PL?
why? because i don't want to see Bradford slip into the Confrence..
if you want to go to a Premier League game you'll need to travel a bit...
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Whoa, Sevilla slaughtered Zaragoza!
Good to see Bradford won, how are they doin in the league, what level are they playin on?
we are currently 13th in League 2. got several games in hand on some of the clubs above us, and actually have positive goal difference (unlike the majority of the league...)
i rarely get to see us play, due to several reasons, Sky won't broadcast lower league games, and i can't get to watch them due to work and personal commitments. hopefully i'll get to a game before the end of the season.
also, if anyones interested David Whetherall (fair legend) will be hanging up his boots at the end of the season and will join the coaching staff.
I see.
I'm going to York next week - Im gonna try to watch atleast two games when I'm over there. They're in L2 aswell, yeah?
Whetherall, wtf - does that old bastard still play? :D
York are actually in the Confrence. why you coming to York? its a great little City, the architecture and history is amazing. not too sure about the nightlife though...
Oh yeah, my bad lol
Ever been to a Conference game?
I'm studying English, so we got ourselves a lil 2 week studytrip
nah i haven't, hope i don't have to either. lol... nice you get a little trip out of studying, you just staying in York or what?
Why not?
Yeah, I guess - we got the weekend off - But I dunno what to do. Maybe I'll try to catch a Premiership game.
How's the ticket sale in PL?
why? because i don't want to see Bradford slip into the Confrence..
if you want to go to a Premier League game you'll need to travel a bit...
I wasn't saying I wanna see Bradford relegated, I was just asking a q :)
Yeah, I figuered that. I might go to Wigan and watch my boys on JJB Stadium ;)
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Eduardo is 25 today, way to spend his birthday huh..
Happy Birthday man, hope you'll recover..
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whoooo Shittttteyyyyy 2-0!!!!
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i saw this guy a few weeks ago on the BBC's upstaged series.. He's a pretty funny talented song and skit writer when it comes to football, does a lot of team song requests from people off his website.. here are some good ones. ;D
Ode To Steve McClaren
http://www.youtube.com/v/19T3_sw8jZM&rel=1 (To Rhianna "Umbrella")
Poor Peter
http://www.youtube.com/v/e5YJ7yZJxA0&rel=1 (To James Blunt "Your Beautiful")
Derby's Relegation
http://www.youtube.com/v/EU5ay8redb4&rel=1 (To The Red Hot Chilli Peppers "Californication"
The Avram Ditty
http://www.youtube.com/v/at8TOy-gPIs&rel=1 (To Lily Allens "smile")
The Arsenal Song
http://www.youtube.com/v/n3jXl9rOm0c&rel=1 (To Carlos Santana "Smooth"
Ode To Ronaldo
http://www.youtube.com/v/-bKORqf5HTo&rel=1 (To "Brown Eyed Girl")
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i saw this guy a few weeks ago on the BBC's upstaged series.. He's a pretty funny talented song and skit writer when it comes to football, does a lot of team song requests from people off his website.. here are some good ones. ;D
Ode To Steve McClaren
http://www.youtube.com/v/19T3_sw8jZM&rel=1 (To Rhianna "Umbrella")
Poor Peter
http://www.youtube.com/v/e5YJ7yZJxA0&rel=1 (To James Blunt "Your Beautiful")
Derby's Relegation
http://www.youtube.com/v/EU5ay8redb4&rel=1 (To The Red Hot Chilli Peppers "Californication"
The Avram Ditty
http://www.youtube.com/v/at8TOy-gPIs&rel=1 (To Lily Allens "smile")
The Arsenal Song
http://www.youtube.com/v/n3jXl9rOm0c&rel=1 (To Carlos Santana "Smooth"
Ode To Ronaldo
http://www.youtube.com/v/-bKORqf5HTo&rel=1 (To "Brown Eyed Girl")
:laugh:
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yeah that guy comes up with some good tunes.
good win for everton the other night.
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Another good weekend 8)
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Another good weekend 8)
i dunno about that... we lost 2-0 @ home to Dag & Red yesterday after 2 great victories over good sides during the last week....
c'mon Bradford, we need a result next week @ Stockport.
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1-o halftime flukey gerrard goal lol
babel is having a stormer...theyve already took their left back off cus he couldnt cope
oh an mascherano has signed.a 4 year deal... 8)
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siretty in 5th aint yas ;)
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siretty in 5th aint yas ;)
did you play today??..if not ive got us above on goal difference
if you did and you won...we've got a game in hand 8)
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siretty in 5th aint yas ;)
did you play today??..if not ive got us above on goal difference
if you did and you won...we've got a game in hand 8)
everton beat portsmouth 3-1.
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siretty in 5th aint yas ;)
did you play today??..if not ive got us above on goal difference
if you did and you won...we've got a game in hand 8)
everton beat portsmouth 3-1.
we've got a game in hand 8)
nar seriously great result for Everton..Portsmouth are no push-overs
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siretty in 5th aint yas ;)
did you play today??..if not ive got us above on goal difference
if you did and you won...we've got a game in hand 8)
everton beat portsmouth 3-1.
we've got a game in hand 8)
nar seriously great result for Everton..Portsmouth are no push-overs
rather have the 3 points than a game in hand. yeah Porty were good, we was just a bit better I think, thanks to the Yak and Pienaar. Gunna be a close one between us, Liverpool and Villa I think. Porty and City are out of it now.
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COME ON LYON BEAT SHITTY CHEATED MANURE....!!!!!!!
COME ON CHELSEA ON WEDNESDAY!!
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Arsenal are looking really good, great passing and movement with the ball (despite a few errors). too bad they can't put the ball in the net...
i see Christiano "I have 27 shots each game, score 1 and am hailed the best player in the world" Ronaldo has scored for United...
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Arsenal are looking really good, great passing and movement with the ball (despite a few errors). too bad they can't put the ball in the net...
i see Christiano "I have 27 shots each game, score 1 and am hailed the best player in the world" Ronaldo has scored for United...
if you dont shoot you wont score my friend.
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i see Christiano "I have 27 shots each game, score 1 and am hailed the best player in the world" Ronaldo has scored for United...
That's a tad harsh and I think we can all admit in reality he would walk into any team in the world. Including Bradford City.
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i see Christiano "I have 27 shots each game, score 1 and am hailed the best player in the world" Ronaldo has scored for United...
That's a tad harsh and I think we can all admit in reality he would walk into any team in the world. Including Bradford City.
i'm sure Bradford would jump at the chance to sign him (even in 20 years when he is looking at retiring...)
i see Christiano "I have 27 shots each game, score 1 and am hailed the best player in the world" Ronaldo has scored for United...
if you dont shoot you wont score my friend.
onto the seriousness of my post:
THIS IS MY OPINION, I REALISE THAT MOST PEOPLE WON'T AGREE WITH ME BUT I HOPE THIS POST HELPS YOU TO OPEN YOUR EYES TO HIS FLAW/S
i know its a bit harsh, and sort of uncalled for but i have a big issue with the media and Manchester United fans overhyping of Cristiano Ronaldo.
I agree, in full that the boy has talent, that is undeniable. However, I feel that he is holding himself back from being possibly one of the best players ever...
do you remember when you were in Primary School playing football in the yard? there was always that one kid who had to be the captain, he would always take penalties and freekicks, not necessarily scoring them, would run around with the ball, refusing to pass so that they themselves could shoot, and if you ever won the ball from them fairly they would go down like a sack-o'-spuds??
do you see the parallells to Ronaldo?
perfect example: last nights game (granted i didnt see it all, just some highlights...) but Ronaldo was able to dribble his way into the box, Rooney's marker leaves him to join a teammate in challenging Ronaldo. Rather than passing to a unmarked Rooney (i'm pretty sure he would have scored from his position) he continues to piss about with it before firing a shot at the goalkeeper... wasted...
the point of this post i guess is that he needs to grow up, advance his game and start to use his skills to assist the team rather than he, himself trying to be the team.
*hopes for serious discussion as appose to serious Karma drop*
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I see what you mean.
He needs to become more of a team player and slightly more unselfish, like Rooney even.
DISS!!!!! :P
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you cant argue with Ronaldo this season mate, no fucking way. The kid is on fire. Hes lit the league up this season.
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TORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEESSSSSSS
6Goals in 2 games!!....2 of last nights were class
on a side note....Gerrard is a self-centred arrogant prick
scorin in the 86min frm 30yards when i had money on a 3-0 win
i actually feel tosend him my betting slip asking for the money >:(
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TORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEESSSSSSS
6Goals in 2 games!!....2 of last nights were class
on a side note....Gerrard is a self-centred arrogant prick
scorin in the 86min frm 30yards when i had money on a 3-0 win
i actually feel tosend him my betting slip asking for the money >:(
It was fairly obvious it was gonna be a 4-0 win.
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TORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEESSSSSSS
6Goals in 2 games!!....2 of last nights were class
on a side note....Gerrard is a self-centred arrogant prick
scorin in the 86min frm 30yards when i had money on a 3-0 win
i actually feel tosend him my betting slip asking for the money >:(
It was fairly obvious it was gonna be a 4-0 win.
hard to predict anything with us @ the moment...it was just the timing and the way he scored that pissed me off lol
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I see what es-jay is saying.
When ronaldo first arrived in the premiership he would run down into blind alleys and do too many tricks.
There would be no end result, no cross or shot.
Now a days at times he still does that but the difference is he has earned the right to try a audatious shot or hold on to the ball when he should pass. He has scored so many goals and created so many he gets that le way to make a bad decision now and then.
He is only 21/22 so he will still make wrong decisions but hopefully he can improve on that aspect.
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As much as i hate man u Ronaldo is good but i think nani is havin a better first season than Ronaldo's first
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Manchester kinda remind me Barcelona (the year they won the CL, especially against Benfica) .. lots of great opportunities wasted because their forwards want to score in a complicated way or pass the ball whereas they are in a better position to shoot it ... it was obvious Man U was superior to Lyon but the qualification was still threatened coz of the lack of efficiency in attack ... teams like Man U and Arsenal have to stop fucking around , just score the damn ball when they are supposed to and put the game away ..
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yeah but I think ManU is already more effective than Arsenal. If they can handle that they both can make it to the final.
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I think barcelona Chelsea in Cl final
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I see what es-jay is saying.
When ronaldo first arrived in the premiership he would run down into blind alleys and do too many tricks.
There would be no end result, no cross or shot.
Now a days at times he still does that but the difference is he has earned the right to try a audatious shot or hold on to the ball when he should pass. He has scored so many goals and created so many he gets that le way to make a bad decision now and then.
He is only 21/22 so he will still make wrong decisions but hopefully he can improve on that aspect.
thanks for the response. i have raised my points to some Man Utd supporting friends but they don't take notice really, they're just happy with him scoring occassionaly. like you pointed out he is still young and im 96.42% sure at some point he will realise what he is doing wrong and start helping to create more chances/goals than wasting chances.
i think one of the main problems is the media though, they're always hyping him up focusing on a goal he'll score rather than the 7 other goals he could've set up if he'd passed etc.
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I see what es-jay is saying.
When ronaldo first arrived in the premiership he would run down into blind alleys and do too many tricks.
There would be no end result, no cross or shot.
Now a days at times he still does that but the difference is he has earned the right to try a audatious shot or hold on to the ball when he should pass. He has scored so many goals and created so many he gets that le way to make a bad decision now and then.
He is only 21/22 so he will still make wrong decisions but hopefully he can improve on that aspect.
thanks for the response. i have raised my points to some Man Utd supporting friends but they don't take notice really, they're just happy with him scoring occassionaly. like you pointed out he is still young and im 96.42% sure at some point he will realise what he is doing wrong and start helping to create more chances/goals than wasting chances.
i think one of the main problems is the media though, they're always hyping him up focusing on a goal he'll score rather than the 7 other goals he could've set up if he'd passed etc.
it best to always ignore the media, i cant take what they say about ronaldo seriously.
especially those on the bbc, during the euro's you had shearer saying rooney should hit him and how ronaldo was a disgrace to football.
Throw in linker saying that he shoud leave the country and now a year later all they can do is praise him.
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I see what es-jay is saying.
When ronaldo first arrived in the premiership he would run down into blind alleys and do too many tricks.
There would be no end result, no cross or shot.
Now a days at times he still does that but the difference is he has earned the right to try a audatious shot or hold on to the ball when he should pass. He has scored so many goals and created so many he gets that le way to make a bad decision now and then.
He is only 21/22 so he will still make wrong decisions but hopefully he can improve on that aspect.
thanks for the response. i have raised my points to some Man Utd supporting friends but they don't take notice really, they're just happy with him scoring occassionaly. like you pointed out he is still young and im 96.42% sure at some point he will realise what he is doing wrong and start helping to create more chances/goals than wasting chances.
i think one of the main problems is the media though, they're always hyping him up focusing on a goal he'll score rather than the 7 other goals he could've set up if he'd passed etc.
it best to always ignore the media, i cant take what they say about ronaldo seriously.
especially those on the bbc, during the euro's you had shearer saying rooney should hit him and how ronaldo was a disgrace to football.
Throw in linker saying that he shoud leave the country and now a year later all they can do is praise him.
all the pundits on MOTD change their opinions on stuff from week to week...
i was more focusing on the papers, then again The Sun, Daily Star etc are always full of shit.
btw: with Rooney being the 'hot-head' he is im quite suprised he didnt smack him one.
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I see what es-jay is saying.
When ronaldo first arrived in the premiership he would run down into blind alleys and do too many tricks.
There would be no end result, no cross or shot.
Now a days at times he still does that but the difference is he has earned the right to try a audatious shot or hold on to the ball when he should pass. He has scored so many goals and created so many he gets that le way to make a bad decision now and then.
He is only 21/22 so he will still make wrong decisions but hopefully he can improve on that aspect.
thanks for the response. i have raised my points to some Man Utd supporting friends but they don't take notice really, they're just happy with him scoring occassionaly. like you pointed out he is still young and im 96.42% sure at some point he will realise what he is doing wrong and start helping to create more chances/goals than wasting chances.
i think one of the main problems is the media though, they're always hyping him up focusing on a goal he'll score rather than the 7 other goals he could've set up if he'd passed etc.
it best to always ignore the media, i cant take what they say about ronaldo seriously.
especially those on the bbc, during the euro's you had shearer saying rooney should hit him and how ronaldo was a disgrace to football.
Throw in linker saying that he shoud leave the country and now a year later all they can do is praise him.
all the pundits on MOTD change their opinions on stuff from week to week...
i was more focusing on the papers, then again The Sun, Daily Star etc are always full of shit.
btw: with Rooney being the 'hot-head' he is im quite suprised he didnt smack him one.
lol.
Yeah the papers are full of shit, luckily i manage to avoid them most of the time.
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^^^Yeah i agree, the english media r possibly 1 of the worst, so full of shit! And as for MOTD pundits well, i think hansens "theyll win nuffin with kids" sayin says it all really!
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WHAT THE FUUUUUCK!!!!! >:( >:(
I'm so fucking frustrated, how the fuck we lost that!!!
Even more frustrating looking the replays, rooney didn't see anderson pointing that there is a free guy in the middle....FUCK FUCK FUCK!!!
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WHAT THE FUUUUUCK!!!!! >:( >:(
I'm so fucking frustrated, how the fuck we lost that!!!
Even more frustrating looking the replays, rooney didn't see anderson pointing that there is a free guy in the middle....FUCK FUCK FUCK!!!
The real questions are how the fuck was the tackle on Ronaldo not a penalty and how did Carrick not score. Bad day at the office for United.
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No idea how we lost.
We had the chances, 2 off the line, hit the post and a couple of good saves. On another day we would have won easily but if you dont take ya chances theres always a chance this will happen.
Missing the chances was our own fault but the performance of the ref isnt something you can help.
I aint got no complaints with the penalty , but it was debatable whether it was a sending off as we had two covering. Id give him the benifit of the doubt with that though. How we didnt get given a penalty in the first half i'll never know. Apparently not playing the ball or even attempting to and then barching into someone is fine :-\
Hopefully vds isnt too badly injured, not sure how many games kuscack is suspended for. Id guiess we will have to rush foster back or maybe put rio in goal again(if he'd stuck his arm out a bit more he might have got to the pen).
Just watched Barnsley beat chelsea , which brightened my day up a bit. Avram grant is gonna be under a lot of pressure, in all honesty with the big four out now it will be a refreshing change.
Also just want to say now all 4 are out there will be no more talk from united, arsenal, or chelsea about trebles. The way the players and managers talk its as if its really easy to do, they seem to forget its only been done once in a hundred odd years !
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Wow, United and Chelsea both tumble out.. Made the competition a whole lot more interesting. I'd like to see Harry Redknapp lift the throphy with Pompey, done a good job there and deserves some silverware for himself after all these years.
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Wow, United and Chelsea both tumble out.. Made the competition a whole lot more interesting. I'd like to see Harry Redknapp lift the throphy with Pompey, done a good job there and deserves some silverware for himself after all these years.
word would be a just reward for turning down newcastle
now i need to see all the chelsea fans i was takin stick from when barnsley knocked us out... ;D
oh yas 3-0 8)
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Wigan 0 Arsenal 0 ;D
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come on blue boys!!!
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Come on Everton. A good performance and a clean sheet and who knows what can happen. Just hope everyone will play to their best tonight and get a good result. Come on!!!!!
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Come on Everton. A good performance and a clean sheet and who knows what can happen. Just hope everyone will play to their best tonight and get a good result. Come on!!!!!
Yer good luck to them. Everton have impressed me this season. Hope you can beat Liverpool to that 4th spot, but I can't see it happening.
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great away win for City yesterday, 1-0 @ Chester!!
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the Champions League draw has been made:
Champions League quarter-final draw:
Arsenal v Liverpool
AS Roma v Man Utd
Schalke 04 v FC Barcelona
Fenerbahce v Chelsea
Champions League semi-final draw:
Arsenal/Liverpool v Fenerbahce/Chelsea
Schalke/Barcelona v AS Roma/Man Utd
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the Champions League draw has been made:
AND THERE IS A CHAMPIONS LEAGUE THREAD ::)
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the Champions League draw has been made:
AND THERE IS A CHAMPIONS LEAGUE THREAD ::)
and this is a thread for Football in general ::)
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the Champions League draw has been made:
Champions League quarter-final draw:
Arsenal v Liverpool
AS Roma v Man Utd
Schalke 04 v FC Barcelona
Fenerbahce v Chelsea
Champions League semi-final draw:
Arsenal/Liverpool v Fenerbahce/Chelsea
Schalke/Barcelona v AS Roma/Man Utd
we gon fuck barca up 8)
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Come on Everton. A good performance and a clean sheet and who knows what can happen. Just hope everyone will play to their best tonight and get a good result. Come on!!!!!
Yer good luck to them. Everton have impressed me this season. Hope you can beat Liverpool to that 4th spot, but I can't see it happening.
proper gutted we went out on pens. We havent had a penalty all season and I guess it showed. Im still gutted. Good luck to Fiorentina though. They outplayed us in the first leg but we whooped them at Goodison!!!
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http://forums.icnorthwest.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=33755&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 :o
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http://forums.icnorthwest.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=33755&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 :o
Damn, that is bad. But the guy could of just edited his post after the draw.
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http://forums.icnorthwest.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=33755&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 :o
hmm interesting.
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quote from Zanneti where he was talkin about how class Mascherano is
"People made us favourites to win, and we had the chances to beat Liverpool, but it is no shame losing to them," he said. "I cannot understand why people are surprised that they do well.
"They have world class players in important positions in their team. Their goalkeeper was very important against us, they have Carragher who Europe knows, and they have Torres and Gerrard.
"But they have Mascherano too, and he is just as important. With five players like that who are big players, Liverpool are a hard team to play against, and it is no surprise that they are the Champions League team."
not to sure about drawing arsenal...in all honesty the only other team i didnt want to draw was Utd...Chelsea i feel we have the measure of...and as for Barce i feel we could beat them again
gunna be two great games though
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mascherano is one of the few liverpool players i rate.
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Just scraped a win today. I'm so glad we have Ronaldo.
Chelsea are really starting to worry me now. Only 3 points behind and they have got to play both us and Arsenal at home. It is going to be a really interesting end to the season.
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Just scraped a win today. I'm so glad we have Ronaldo.
Chelsea are really starting to worry me now. Only 3 points behind and they have got to play both us and Arsenal at home. It is going to be a really interesting end to the season.
yeah, chelsea have sneaked up nicely.
It was a big win today, the last couple of times we have been in a great position we have messed up and let arsenal back in.
Luckily today we got the 3 points.
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:rant:
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^welcome back Dub, how was York and England?
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^welcome back Dub, how was York and England?
Thanks matey - it was the bomb! cheap ass country - in a good way! :D
I wanna go back
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^welcome back Dub, how was York and England?
Thanks matey - it was the bomb! cheap ass country - in a good way! :D
I wanna go back
Yeah, NOrway is the most expensive country i've been to, like a pound for a mars bar. lol
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Don't worry about Chelsea, the mighty Hotspurs have them covered on Wednesday ;D
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we love you fulham we do....we love you fulham etc ;D
c'mon birmingham.....(i want newcastle down my mate supports them 8) )
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really hope newcastle get relagated. Maybe then newcastle fans will realise that they have never been any good and dont deserve silverwear due to the fact they have a large fan base.
Even though there average attendance was only 15,000 a couple of seasons before they came back up to the prem league.
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Bad performance, oh well, maybe if we had a ref on our side we could of done better :)
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Bad performance, oh well, maybe if we had a ref on our side we could of done better :)
lol i wonder what club you could be talking about . Yellow here, yellow there and a red ;D
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Anyone know what kind off odds you'd get for newcastle to get relegated?
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4-1 on Bet 365, would have got much better odds than that when they first appointed Keegan though.
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Bad performance, oh well, maybe if we had a ref on our side we could of done better :)
it's true mike elleray might have done a better job up front than Lescott ::)
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so Man Utd win 2-0 and go 3 points clear, Tottenham 4 - 4 Chelsea, wow. i wanna see some highlights of that game.
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so Man Utd win 2-0 and go 3 points clear, Tottenham 4 - 4 Chelsea, wow. i wanna see some highlights of that game.
Me too. that is twice Chelsea have conceeded 4 this season now. Unbelievable.
Ronaldo again. 33 goals :o Where would we of been without him this season? I'm not gonna lie, if we didn't have him we would probably just be playing for a Champions League place.
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We could have won it at the end as well; Cudicini had to make a brilliant save from Berbatov in stoppage time.
Ashley Cole should have been sent off for a terrible challenge on Hutton at the back end of the first half and then had the cheek to complain about being booked to the referee - along with three or four teammates.
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so Man Utd win 2-0 and go 3 points clear
We lost Premier League last weekend :'(
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We could have won it at the end as well; Cudicini had to make a brilliant save from Berbatov in stoppage time.
Ashley Cole should have been sent off for a terrible challenge on Hutton at the back end of the first half and then had the cheek to complain about being booked to the referee - along with three or four teammates.
thats chelsea for you...they always try intimidating referees
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so Man Utd win 2-0 and go 3 points clear, Tottenham 4 - 4 Chelsea, wow. i wanna see some highlights of that game.
Me too. that is twice Chelsea have conceeded 4 this season now. Unbelievable.
Ronaldo again. 33 goals :o Where would we of been without him this season? I'm not gonna lie, if we didn't have him we would probably just be playing for a Champions League place.
i wouldnt say go that far, i think other players would have stepped up . Got to be careful we don't rely on him to much.
We could have won it at the end as well; Cudicini had to make a brilliant save from Berbatov in stoppage time.
Ashley Cole should have been sent off for a terrible challenge on Hutton at the back end of the first half and then had the cheek to complain about being booked to the referee - along with three or four teammates.
thats chelsea for you...they always try intimidating referees
yeah im sure once again they will be warned about there future conduct .
i wish a ref would book john terry every incident he is in the refs face screaming at him, and foaming at the mouth like some rabbi possessed dog.
cole should have gone if not for the tackle then a second yellow for his behaviour to the ref.
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so Man Utd win 2-0 and go 3 points clear, Tottenham 4 - 4 Chelsea, wow. i wanna see some highlights of that game.
Me too. that is twice Chelsea have conceeded 4 this season now. Unbelievable.
Ronaldo again. 33 goals :o Where would we of been without him this season? I'm not gonna lie, if we didn't have him we would probably just be playing for a Champions League place.
i wouldnt say go that far, i think other players would have stepped up . Got to be careful we don't rely on him to much.
Lets be honest, who else has as much quality as he does. Scholes is still great but he is not the player he used to be, same with Giggs, Nani and Anderson are only in their 1st season and it took them a while to adapt, and Carrick and Hargreaves are not known for their scoring capabilities. And with only 3 strikers, 1 being saha who seems to of forgot how to score, goals may well of been hard to come by. Alot of draws would of been on the cards.
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Im sure if united didnt have Ronaldo, Fergie would have made a signing that made up for it. Berbatov maybe.
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so Man Utd win 2-0 and go 3 points clear, Tottenham 4 - 4 Chelsea, wow. i wanna see some highlights of that game.
Not sure if you've seen them yet
http://www.footyhighlights.com/?p=296
This site is the shit.
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^+1, great site. cheers.
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Big day tomorrow..
http://www.footyhighlights.com/?p=296
Site doesn't work for me
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hopefully a victory for us and a draw for che and arsenal to extend the lead.
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i think this is the definition of Super Sunday.
unfortunately miss Man Utd vs Liverpool due to work, i'll be out for Chelsea vs Arsenal though.
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hopefully a victory for us and a draw for che and arsenal to extend the lead.
Hell naw ;)
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What a lovely day.... 8)
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what a shit day for football...
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Fixtures for rest of the season:
(Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool & Man Utd)
Saturday, 29 March 2008
Bolton v Arsenal, 15:00
Man Utd v Aston Villa, 17:15
Sunday, 30 March 2008
Chelsea v Middlesbrough, 13:30
Liverpool v Everton, 16:00
Saturday, 05 April 2008
Arsenal v Liverpool, 15:00
Man City v Chelsea, 15:00
Sunday, 06 April 2008
Middlesbrough v Man Utd, 13:30
Sunday, 13 April 2008
Liverpool v Blackburn, 13:30
Man Utd v Arsenal, 16:00
Monday, 14 April 2008
Chelsea v Wigan, 20:00
Saturday, 19 April 2008
Arsenal v Reading, 15:00
Blackburn v Man Utd, 15:00
Everton v Chelsea, 15:00
Fulham v Liverpool, 15:00
Saturday, 26 April 2008
Birmingham v Liverpool, 15:00
Chelsea v Man Utd, 15:00
Monday, 28 April 2008
Derby v Arsenal, 20:00
Saturday, 03 May 2008
Arsenal v Everton, 15:00
Liverpool v Man City, 15:00
Man Utd v West Ham, 15:00
Newcastle v Chelsea, 15:00
Sunday, 11 May 2008
Chelsea v Bolton, 15:00
Sunderland v Arsenal, 15:00
Tottenham v Liverpool, 15:00
Wigan v Man Utd, 15:00
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what a shit day for football...
I'm so disappointed - we're simply not good enough.
I wonder why Wenger is playing 451 and why EBOUE is playing right wing, when we got a young, pacey Englishman in Walcott :-X
And the refs are obviously against us.
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what a shit day for football...
I'm so disappointed - we're simply not good enough.
I wonder why Wenger is playing 451 and why EBOUE is playing right wing, when we got a young, pacey Englishman in Walcott :-X
And the refs are obviously against us.
walcott aint good enough at the mo.
Anyway, as usual liverpool have a few good results against some mid table sides and start talking themselves up only to be found out.
Gerrard went missing like he usually does against united and torres was in rio's pocket.
The rafaloution rolls on !
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what a shit day for football...
I'm so disappointed - we're simply not good enough.
I wonder why Wenger is playing 451 and why EBOUE is playing right wing, when we got a young, pacey Englishman in Walcott :-X
And the refs are obviously against us.
walcott aint good enough at the mo.
Anyway, as usual liverpool have a few good results against some mid table sides and start talking themselves up only to be found out.
Gerrard went missing like he usually does against united and torres was in rio's pocket.
The rafaloution rolls on !
Well, he's better than Eboue imo.
Let's hope Torres' and Gerrard's poor form continues ;)
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what a shit day for football...
I'm so disappointed - we're simply not good enough.
I wonder why Wenger is playing 451 and why EBOUE is playing right wing, when we got a young, pacey Englishman in Walcott :-X
And the refs are obviously against us.
walcott aint good enough at the mo.
Anyway, as usual liverpool have a few good results against some mid table sides and start talking themselves up only to be found out.
Gerrard went missing like he usually does against united and torres was in rio's pocket.
The rafaloution rolls on !
Well, he's better than Eboue imo.
Let's hope Torres' and Gerrard's poor form continues ;)
personally i think if walcott had come through ypur accademy and you hadnt spent 12 mil on him he wouldnt even be on the bench.
eboue aint a great midfielder but walcotts worse imo. No strength, cant dribble unless its a hit and run which dont work against good defenders, cant cross and gives away posession too cheaply.
This isnt suppose to sound too harsh but he gets over rated purly because he is english.
At the moment he is a 12 million version of david bellion
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what a shit day for football...
I'm so disappointed - we're simply not good enough.
I wonder why Wenger is playing 451 and why EBOUE is playing right wing, when we got a young, pacey Englishman in Walcott :-X
And the refs are obviously against us.
walcott aint good enough at the mo.
Anyway, as usual liverpool have a few good results against some mid table sides and start talking themselves up only to be found out.
Gerrard went missing like he usually does against united and torres was in rio's pocket.
The rafaloution rolls on !
Well, he's better than Eboue imo.
Let's hope Torres' and Gerrard's poor form continues ;)
personally i think if walcott had come through ypur accademy and you hadnt spent 12 mil on him he wouldnt even be on the bench.
eboue aint a great midfielder but walcotts worse imo. No strength, cant dribble unless its a hit and run which dont work against good defenders, cant cross and gives away posession too cheaply.
This isnt suppose to sound too harsh but he gets over rated purly because he is english.
At the moment he is a 12 million version of david bellion
You may be right - but I get so frustrated everytime I see Eboue as RM and Walcott on the bench. The lad needs to play get to gain confidence which leads to him developing as a player.
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what a shit day for football...
I'm so disappointed - we're simply not good enough.
I wonder why Wenger is playing 451 and why EBOUE is playing right wing, when we got a young, pacey Englishman in Walcott :-X
And the refs are obviously against us.
walcott aint good enough at the mo.
Anyway, as usual liverpool have a few good results against some mid table sides and start talking themselves up only to be found out.
Gerrard went missing like he usually does against united and torres was in rio's pocket.
The rafaloution rolls on !
Well, he's better than Eboue imo.
Let's hope Torres' and Gerrard's poor form continues ;)
personally i think if walcott had come through ypur accademy and you hadnt spent 12 mil on him he wouldnt even be on the bench.
eboue aint a great midfielder but walcotts worse imo. No strength, cant dribble unless its a hit and run which dont work against good defenders, cant cross and gives away posession too cheaply.
This isnt suppose to sound too harsh but he gets over rated purly because he is english.
At the moment he is a 12 million version of david bellion
You may be right - but I get so frustrated everytime I see Eboue as RM and Walcott on the bench. The lad needs to play get to gain confidence which leads to him developing as a player.
thats true to be fair, i think wenger should play him as a striker and not leave him on the wing.
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Bad performance, oh well, maybe if we had a ref on our side we could of done better :)
lol i wonder what club you could be talking about . Yellow here, yellow there and a red ;D
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Bad performance, oh well, maybe if we had a ref on our side we could of done better :)
lol i wonder what club you could be talking about . Yellow here, yellow there and a red ;D
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and your point is ?
mascherano got what he deserved, constantly harassing, swearing and questioning the refs decisions.
He got sent off for persistant dissent, i saw at least 4 times where he was telling the ref he was shit or to fuck off or calling him a wanker.
I guess thats ok though as a ref should be used to it ::)
(http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o171/ashymark/DSC00193.jpg)
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i was watching it in the pub so i only saw torres get booked and mascherano ask whats happening?...so i cant really defend him other to say i see players get away with it on a weekly basis....i.e Rooney Ferdinand and plenty of other players..it was still stupid though and im not defending him
and lol @ that pic...this is why outside criticism aimed @ Rafa never really stands up under scrutiny...18 years???...well i suppose he could have rang Roy Evans and gave him some tips??...or maybe he should have helped Houiller decide on which transfers to pursue instead of concentrating on Valencia who he happened to be contractually obliged to at the time...can only judge the man on his time there...2 CL finals...FA cup winners...and decent league positions plus a spine to a young team that will hold us in good stead for years..maybe you forget Fergie took 5 years to win anything with Utd...and their were calls for him to be sacked..and we're still closer to the leaders this year than we were before so theres been progression despite outside belief to the contary.its like the myth that he rested torres every other game at the start of the season when he only missed a game and a 1/2 when he was match fit....everyone but l'pool fans seems to want Rafa to go but really who gives a toss what they think???
i mean i wanted Mourinho to go.... ;D
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Looks like United have pretty much won the title, so all i now need is for Liverpool to win the CL.. Then that means that Tottenham will be the only club in London to win some silverware this season.. i can live with that.
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Looks like United have pretty much won the title, so all i now need is for Liverpool to win the CL.. Then that means that Tottenham will be the only club in London to win some silverware this season.. i can live with that.
Go 2 sleep
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i was watching it in the pub so i only saw torres get booked and mascherano ask whats happening?...so i cant really defend him other to say i see players get away with it on a weekly basis....i.e Rooney Ferdinand and plenty of other players..it was still stupid though and im not defending him
and lol @ that pic...this is why outside criticism aimed @ Rafa never really stands up under scrutiny...18 years???...well i suppose he could have rang Roy Evans and gave him some tips??...or maybe he should have helped Houiller decide on which transfers to pursue instead of concentrating on Valencia who he happened to be contractually obliged to at the time...can only judge the man on his time there...2 CL finals...FA cup winners...and decent league positions plus a spine to a young team that will hold us in good stead for years..maybe you forget Fergie took 5 years to win anything with Utd...and their were calls for him to be sacked..and we're still closer to the leaders this year than we were before so theres been progression despite outside belief to the contary.its like the myth that he rested torres every other game at the start of the season when he only missed a game and a 1/2 when he was match fit....everyone but l'pool fans seems to want Rafa to go but really who gives a toss what they think???
i mean i wanted Mourinho to go.... ;D
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Rafa may not have been in charge 18 years but that is the last time you won the league and with Rafa in charge ypu will never win the league.
For that reason i hope he isnt fired.
Yes it took time for fergie to win anything but during that time he wasnt claiming that they were going to win the league like rafa and the majority of your squad.
Yeah ive seen rooney and rio have a moan at the ref but im yet to see them do it on a continual basis throughout a whole half.
A ref will except a player may lose there temper or have a moan about an incident but not over and over again.
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Looks like United have pretty much won the title, so all i now need is for Liverpool to win the CL.. Then that means that Tottenham will be the only club in London to win some silverware this season.. i can live with that.
Go 2 sleep
what you honestly think your going to win anything this season now? You's have had a good season with your young squad but @ the end of the day, inexpirence in your team has cost you big time.. Depth wise, Arsenal arent as strong United or Chelsea either.. so another baron season for the gooners 8)
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Looks like United have pretty much won the title, so all i now need is for Liverpool to win the CL.. Then that means that Tottenham will be the only club in London to win some silverware this season.. i can live with that.
Go 2 sleep
what you honestly think your going to win anything this season now? You's have had a good season with your young squad but @ the end of the day, inexpirence in your team has cost you big time.. Depth wise, Arsenal arent as strong United or Chelsea either.. so another baron season for the gooners 8)
Yeah, I was just joking ;)
I have faced the fact :'(
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it isn't over til 11th May, 7 more games left anything can (and probably) will happen...
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it isn't over til 11th May, 7 more games left anything can (and probably) will happen...
yeah, true that. Im expecting plenty of twist and turns.
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could they have placed these "Friendlies" at a worse time?
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could they have placed these "Friendlies" at a worse time?
They really are pointless especially for england, its not like they are preparing for anything in the summer !
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I can't wait to see Hugo's last game as a Coach today vs Ghana, that piece of shit better get fired on Monday.
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could they have placed these "Friendlies" at a worse time?
They really are pointless especially for england, its not like they are preparing for anything in the summer !
i know.. its only just starting to sink in that we wont be playing any part of the finals... Gonna be a bleak summer
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^^^^^^^
Just enjoy the good football on show m8.
Same old England tonight = Boring, predictable and shite.
Decent result for Scotland, given the players we were missing.
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Dang, becks was shit!
Good result for scotland :) croatia are a great side!
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Amazing own goal :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/oX1zSCfK_Ns
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Amazing own goal :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/oX1zSCfK_Ns
Thats good, but I suggest you to make a seperate thread for that. This thread is about current happenings.
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i was watching it in the pub so i only saw torres get booked and mascherano ask whats happening?...so i cant really defend him other to say i see players get away with it on a weekly basis....i.e Rooney Ferdinand and plenty of other players..it was still stupid though and im not defending him
and lol @ that pic...this is why outside criticism aimed @ Rafa never really stands up under scrutiny...18 years???...well i suppose he could have rang Roy Evans and gave him some tips??...or maybe he should have helped Houiller decide on which transfers to pursue instead of concentrating on Valencia who he happened to be contractually obliged to at the time...can only judge the man on his time there...2 CL finals...FA cup winners...and decent league positions plus a spine to a young team that will hold us in good stead for years..maybe you forget Fergie took 5 years to win anything with Utd...and their were calls for him to be sacked..and we're still closer to the leaders this year than we were before so theres been progression despite outside belief to the contary.its like the myth that he rested torres every other game at the start of the season when he only missed a game and a 1/2 when he was match fit....everyone but l'pool fans seems to want Rafa to go but really who gives a toss what they think???
i mean i wanted Mourinho to go.... ;D
t
Rafa may not have been in charge 18 years but that is the last time you won the league and with Rafa in charge ypu will never win the league.
For that reason i hope he isnt fired.
Yes it took time for fergie to win anything but during that time he wasnt claiming that they were going to win the league like rafa and the majority of your squad.
Yeah ive seen rooney and rio have a moan at the ref but im yet to see them do it on a continual basis throughout a whole half.
A ref will except a player may lose there temper or have a moan about an incident but not over and over again.
show me a quote where rafa said we will win the league???...ive heard him say we have a squad capable but never we will WIN the league
and thats like fergie says every year man u should win the CL,the quadruple etc
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i was watching it in the pub so i only saw torres get booked and mascherano ask whats happening?...so i cant really defend him other to say i see players get away with it on a weekly basis....i.e Rooney Ferdinand and plenty of other players..it was still stupid though and im not defending him
and lol @ that pic...this is why outside criticism aimed @ Rafa never really stands up under scrutiny...18 years???...well i suppose he could have rang Roy Evans and gave him some tips??...or maybe he should have helped Houiller decide on which transfers to pursue instead of concentrating on Valencia who he happened to be contractually obliged to at the time...can only judge the man on his time there...2 CL finals...FA cup winners...and decent league positions plus a spine to a young team that will hold us in good stead for years..maybe you forget Fergie took 5 years to win anything with Utd...and their were calls for him to be sacked..and we're still closer to the leaders this year than we were before so theres been progression despite outside belief to the contary.its like the myth that he rested torres every other game at the start of the season when he only missed a game and a 1/2 when he was match fit....everyone but l'pool fans seems to want Rafa to go but really who gives a toss what they think???
i mean i wanted Mourinho to go.... ;D
t
Rafa may not have been in charge 18 years but that is the last time you won the league and with Rafa in charge ypu will never win the league.
For that reason i hope he isnt fired.
Yes it took time for fergie to win anything but during that time he wasnt claiming that they were going to win the league like rafa and the majority of your squad.
Yeah ive seen rooney and rio have a moan at the ref but im yet to see them do it on a continual basis throughout a whole half.
A ref will except a player may lose there temper or have a moan about an incident but not over and over again.
show me a quote where rafa said we will win the league???...ive heard him say we have a squad capable but never we will WIN the league
and thats like fergie says every year man u should win the CL,the quadruple etc
i doubt fergie has ever said we will do the quadruple , like we would win the league cup ;) Anyway unlike benitez , ferguson has done the double and treble so there is more credability to what he says.
Lol at you trying to get me on a technicality of course no manager will come forward and say we will win the league but by saying you have the squad its clearly insinuating its possible.
The problem is liverpool clearly dont have the squad for it, you dont hear everton suggesting they can win the league even though they have basically been as good as liverpool these last few years.
Liverpool say it because of there history and its what the fans want.
Benitez is already falling into the same trap
"If I think it’s impossible, maybe I could look at other options. But I’m not thinking about that. I think we can win titles, and win the Premier League. Not this year – it would be almost impossible – but in the future "
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-fc/liverpool-fc-news/2008/02/02/rafa-benitez-i-m-at-liverpool-to-win-the-league-title-64375-20427450/
I dont think we will ever agree i think benitez and liverpool are shit, you dont. I dont think either of us will change are opinions !!
Props anyway !
Gallas made me laugh today he came out with another classic comment
Arsenal captain William Gallas has revealed he has no "mates" at the Emirates. "They are more like acquaintances," he said. "Really, it's the guys at [former club] Chelsea. It always gives me pleasure to see them again."
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The Mascherano red card was bullshit. Ruined the game. Man Utd were never gonna lose after that.
I understand you saying it might have been for "constant" dissent. But I don't think a player should ever see a red card for calmly saying "what's happening?" twice.
Steve Bennett acts like a School Headmaster on the football pitch and that is not the right way to referee a football match.
That being said, I don't think the Liverpool fans were complaining in the last 2 CL games when Inter were harshly reduced to 10 men so they get no sympathy from me even tho Steve Bennett IS an arsehole and WAS wrong.
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^^^^^^the sun are really doing my head in with it as well....
and yeah kuruption its kl....u can retract your statements when we win the league ;D
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How was it a bullshit red card? I had said to my father about 15 mins before it happened, hes guna get sent off. He got booked and never let it go. The camera went on him a few times and you could see him shouting fuck off, fuck off, fuck off, you cant say that to a ref. If it was rugby he would of gone the first time that happened.
The ref was in his right to send him off. Kinda makes up for the fact he should of been charged with violent conduct against Boro tho. He argued and carried on argueing, I would of sent him off aswell. He had no need to go over and moan about it. He was looking to get sent off.
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^^^^^^the sun are really doing my head in with it as well....
and yeah kuruption its kl....u can retract your statements when we win the league ;D
lol, hopefully i wont have to. Id feel like a right idiot if you did win the league !
The Mascherano red card was bullshit. Ruined the game. Man Utd were never gonna lose after that.
I understand you saying it might have been for "constant" dissent. But I don't think a player should ever see a red card for calmly saying "what's happening?" twice.
Steve Bennett acts like a School Headmaster on the football pitch and that is not the right way to referee a football match.
That being said, I don't think the Liverpool fans were complaining in the last 2 CL games when Inter were harshly reduced to 10 men so they get no sympathy from me even tho Steve Bennett IS an arsehole and WAS wrong.
just out of interest , if Bennett had sent him off on one of the earlier occasions where he told him to fuck off etc. would he have been wrong ?
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im not making excuses for his conduct but i will point out when he scored his first goal for the club he ran off screamin "fuck off fuck fuck off" lol some people just literally cant help swearing..the amount of times i shout oh for fucks sake when something dosent go my way in a day is obscene...i think of the 6 incidents(dont take me word for word as ive worked very hard to forget the match lol) only about 2-3 of said dissents could be claimed to be directly @ the ref...i do hate it when players do that card thing though...
1st player weve had sent off in the league this season as well
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"old" but i never get tired of this clip
http://www.youtube.com/v/Vmv1l1oUHUA
I LOVE THIS GAME ;D
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;D
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"old" but i never get tired of this clip
http://www.youtube.com/v/Vmv1l1oUHUA
I LOVE THIS GAME ;D
viera got put in his place by keane.
great goal by ronaldo today and a brilliant team performace.
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Aye, love that video. "Your always talking about Senegal this, Sengal that....you dont even play for them!!"
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"old" but i never get tired of this clip
http://www.youtube.com/v/Vmv1l1oUHUA
I LOVE THIS GAME ;D
viera got put in his place by keane.
great goal by ronaldo today and a brilliant team performace.
Yeah classic clip.
Yer today we looked pretty comfortable and eased to a 4-0 win. i love it when we play like that.
and ronaldo right now just can't be stopped. 8) 8) 8)
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Lol.. Derby County offically the worse Premier League campaign ever.
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Lol.. Derby County offically the worse Premier League campaign ever.
That's bad
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good performance from Man Utd. Rooney looked all over the place at points but then scored a coupla great goals.
Arsenal did welll aswell, shame United were able to win and keep the gap at 6 points... Chelsea Vs Middlesborough, kicking off shortly.
epic win for City yesterday:
Darlington 1-3 Bradford
Bradford City came back from a goal down to record a great away win over 10-man Darlington.
The Quakers took the lead when Clark Keltie scored from the spot after Barry Conlon was adjudged to have handled.
Tom Penford fired in low from Peter Thorne's cross to equalise before Conlon looped in a 12-yard header.
Former Darlington player, Joe Colbeck, raced into the area and fired in the third before Richie Foran was shown red for a two-footed lunge on Colbeck.
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"old" but i never get tired of this clip
http://www.youtube.com/v/Vmv1l1oUHUA
I LOVE THIS GAME ;D
viera got put in his place by keane.
damn keane was on FIRE ;D
but gary neville is a joke....
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Oh snap - just saw Betis turn 0-2 to 3-2 against Barca :o
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C'mon Boro!
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fuck sake.. just got back from The Lane where i watched us get totally embrassed by Newcastle.. Shocking 2nd half display
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fuck sake.. just got back from The Lane where i watched us get totally embrassed by Newcastle.. Shocking 2nd half display
yeah what in the hell happened there??...i seen the score flash up in the liverpool game
i rang my mate whose a magpie and told him the score....even he thought i was lying ;D
usually i'd come in and annoy Bez about the score but im too annoyed we didnt score another two i had 3-0 with Torres at first scorer....Babel and Kuyt both should have scored and Gerrard hit the post....but 2nd half we seemed pretty content with 1-0 which is pretty fucking idiotic considerin how many sloppy points we've dropped to last minute goals
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fuck sake.. just got back from The Lane where i watched us get totally embrassed by Newcastle.. Shocking 2nd half display
yeah what in the hell happened there??...i seen the score flash up in the liverpool game
i rang my mate whose a magpie and told him the score....even he thought i was lying ;D
usually i'd come in and annoy Bez about the score but im too annoyed we didnt score another two i had 3-0 with Torres at first scorer....Babel and Kuyt both should have scored and Gerrard hit the post....but 2nd half we seemed pretty content with 1-0 which is pretty fucking idiotic considerin how many sloppy points we've dropped to last minute goals
honestly it was shockin to watch that 2nd half... We just fell apart, they scored theyre equaliser right on half time.. then the 2nd half we were non-exsistant, our squad just dont seem like they want to play for anything which is alarming when they should be playing for the futures at the club.. Newcastle didnt even play well, we just gifted them goal after goal in terrible circumstances...
Ramos tried something new out and went with three strikers from the off which just didnt gel well enough.. Even tho Darren Bent scored he did very little else, we didnt get the ball wide enough, poor passing in the central midfield and we have a goalie that doesnt dive (first two goals he just stood and watched).. Will have to be a mass clearout in the summer if we want to achieve anything next season..
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fuck sake.. just got back from The Lane where i watched us get totally embrassed by Newcastle.. Shocking 2nd half display
yeah what in the hell happened there??...i seen the score flash up in the liverpool game
i rang my mate whose a magpie and told him the score....even he thought i was lying ;D
usually i'd come in and annoy Bez about the score but im too annoyed we didnt score another two i had 3-0 with Torres at first scorer....Babel and Kuyt both should have scored and Gerrard hit the post....but 2nd half we seemed pretty content with 1-0 which is pretty fucking idiotic considerin how many sloppy points we've dropped to last minute goals
To be honest mate Im not even bothered about the score. Id usually come in and moan and contest the match because there is usually controvesy but this time there isnt. You played better than us, understandable with the amount of player we had out injured and the really lazy Yakubu up front on his own. Liverpool deserved to win, Im happy we got beat 1-0. Match was boring.
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fuck sake.. just got back from The Lane where i watched us get totally embrassed by Newcastle.. Shocking 2nd half display
yeah what in the hell happened there??...i seen the score flash up in the liverpool game
i rang my mate whose a magpie and told him the score....even he thought i was lying ;D
usually i'd come in and annoy Bez about the score but im too annoyed we didnt score another two i had 3-0 with Torres at first scorer....Babel and Kuyt both should have scored and Gerrard hit the post....but 2nd half we seemed pretty content with 1-0 which is pretty fucking idiotic considerin how many sloppy points we've dropped to last minute goals
To be honest mate Im not even bothered about the score. Id usually come in and moan and contest the match because there is usually controvesy but this time there isnt. You played better than us, understandable with the amount of player we had out injured and the really lazy Yakubu up front on his own. Liverpool deserved to win, Im happy we got beat 1-0. Match was boring.
totally agree to be honest...first 30 minutes or so aside it was pretty bland
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Great goal from ronaldo!
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Great goal from ronaldo!
Damn, that fucker is a good player
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Great goal from ronaldo!
Damn, that fucker is a good player
right now is THE GREATEST
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I still hate him though
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WOOHOO!!
Pleased with the result, we played well....in my opinion...could have scored maybe one more...
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WOOHOO!!
Pleased with the result, we played well....in my opinion...could have scored maybe one more...
Yeah, u owned most of the 2nd half - Roma was the best them the 1st half . Shoulda had one goal atleast.
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Ronaldo's goal was pure class, distance he traveled at the start of the move to where he finished it was brilliant, great headed goal
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Good result for United. Definitely lookin like Utd v Barca in the semi's. Cant wait.
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Perfect away european performance, just a shame vidic picked up an injury.
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Scholes is one of my favourite midfielders of all time,and even yesterday night has been amazing (great game and nice cross for the first goal) :o
Great goal by ronaldo,but god damn rooney has been marvellous....he was everywhere.....he has played even as a difender :o :o :o And GREAT play for the first goal !
Good game from van der sar and Ferdinand......along with vidic (and wayne ;D ) , rio was the best defender last night.
FUCK MEXES! :laugh:
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The final result is unfair....it could end 3 or 4-0 for the united...
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A couple of thoughts....
Another game without ronaldinho last night,i'm sure this is the last season @ barca for r10.....and next season he could play in italy (but not for A.c. Milan,they're an adidas team....)
Van der sar will quit after the eurocup.....buruc (celtic) will play for united or arsenal if he'll not sign with ac milan.
Imho Manchester or Arsenal should sign Ochoa,this player is fuckin amazing :o
http://www.youtube.com/v/dpYU-VKzLgk
http://www.youtube.com/v/cV8hNeEnHs8
http://www.youtube.com/v/kTtxl-8-HbE
What do y'all think about it ?
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^Yeah, he looks a good keeper, but I think Wenger will go for Almunia.
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Ochoa is ready for the european soccer,this guy is a true talent
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i still don't know y Man utd didnt go for Buffon when Juve got relegated. Would have been a great buy
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Uefa Cup - Thursday, 03 April 2008
Bayer Leverkusen 1-4 Zenit St Petersburg
Bayern Munich 1-1 Getafe
Fiorentina 1-1 PSV
Rangers 0-0 Sporting
Anyone see the Zenit game? I caught the highlights, they were awesome.
Had the misfortune to watch the Rangers game, 'Anti football' at its worst! :sleep: :sleep:
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Had the misfortune to watch the Rangers game, 'Anti football' at its worst! :sleep: :sleep:
Didn't u watch Liverpool wednesday?
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Had the misfortune to watch the Rangers game, 'Anti football' at its worst! :sleep: :sleep:
Didn't u watch Liverpool wednesday?
Lol, na never got to see it as I was working.
You think you'll go through? Its looking good for Liverpool
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Had the misfortune to watch the Rangers game, 'Anti football' at its worst! :sleep: :sleep:
Didn't u watch Liverpool wednesday?
Lol, na never got to see it as I was working.
You think you'll go through? Its looking good for Liverpool
I know.
I sure hope we'll get through - we should go through. We play the better football
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Memo Ochoa's team is going through an embarrassing phase right now, they are going to work hard on keeping him on the team. The President of the club says that Ochoa should be their team's Maldini. Sucks for Ochoa, he really does deserve to go to Europe.
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A couple of thoughts....
Another game without ronaldinho last night,i'm sure this is the last season @ barca for r10.....and next season he could play in italy (but not for A.c. Milan,they're an adidas team....)
Van der sar will quit after the eurocup.....buruc (celtic) will play for united or arsenal if he'll not sign with ac milan.
Imho Manchester or Arsenal should sign Ochoa,this player is fuckin amazing :o
http://www.youtube.com/v/dpYU-VKzLgk
http://www.youtube.com/v/cV8hNeEnHs8
http://www.youtube.com/v/kTtxl-8-HbE
What do y'all think about it ?
from november last year
This could be very interesting! Britain's Telegraph has reported that talks between Manchester United and Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa are getting very close to finishing a deal. Ochoa himself has confirmed talks: "There have been people scouting me and I have been approached and have had talks." He even made mention of Manchester United: "They {Man U} are a great team and it is possible something will be done."
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A couple of thoughts....
Another game without ronaldinho last night,i'm sure this is the last season @ barca for r10.....and next season he could play in italy (but not for A.c. Milan,they're an adidas team....)
Van der sar will quit after the eurocup.....buruc (celtic) will play for united or arsenal if he'll not sign with ac milan.
Imho Manchester or Arsenal should sign Ochoa,this player is fuckin amazing :o
http://www.youtube.com/v/dpYU-VKzLgk
http://www.youtube.com/v/cV8hNeEnHs8
http://www.youtube.com/v/kTtxl-8-HbE
What do y'all think about it ?
from november last year
This could be very interesting! Britain's Telegraph has reported that talks between Manchester United and Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa are getting very close to finishing a deal. Ochoa himself has confirmed talks: "There have been people scouting me and I have been approached and have had talks." He even made mention of Manchester United: "They {Man U} are a great team and it is possible something will be done."
That's before his club went into last place. He's in Mexico's "Chelsea" where they basically have a crap load of stars but this season they are in last place and they are looking to clean house. They basically want to get rid of almost everyone except the "face" of the team which is Ochoa. It looks like Ochoa is going to be stuck there for a while.
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When's his contract due?
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When's his contract due?
2010 I believe. How much is Man U. willing to spend on him?
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When's his contract due?
2010 I believe. How much is Man U. willing to spend on him?
They can spend a lot,at the end of this season van der sar will quit.....
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damn 1-1 again arsenal liverpool
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damn 1-1 again arsenal liverpool
:-\
And now we are mos def outta the race for the PL trophy.
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When's his contract due?
2010 I believe. How much is Man U. willing to spend on him?
They can spend a lot,at the end of this season van der sar will quit.....
pretty sure he signed an extension to his contract a few months back
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http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=175953.0
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2-2, woah!!!
apparently Tuncay should have scored at the end, but then again he is a pile shite...
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2-2, woah!!!
apparently Tuncay should have scored at the end, but then again he is a pile shite...
he had a chance right at the end but then again rooney had one about a min earier.
considering the fact vidic was out, rio got injured and we were two one down a draw aint a bad result.
its gonna be a tight run in.
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2-2, woah!!!
apparently Tuncay should have scored at the end, but then again he is a pile shite...
Damn, that was a great match!!
Unfortunately we didn't get the 3 points, and now chelsea is three behind :-\
But middlesbrough deserved a point....and tuncay in the end, what a turn....thank god he didn't score...
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Rangers drop 2 points and we couldn't even beat Motherwell - Its going to the orcs :(:(:(:(:(:(
Strachan out!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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2-2, woah!!!
apparently Tuncay should have scored at the end, but then again he is a pile shite...
he had a chance right at the end but then again rooney had one about a min earier.
considering the fact vidic was out, rio got injured and we were two one down a draw aint a bad result.
its gonna be a tight run in.
I'm starting to get a bit nervous. With Vidic out for maybe another couple of weeks and Rio going off with which i bet is a meta tarsal injury, with Arsenal next week and chelsea still to play I'm more than a bit nervous.
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2-2, woah!!!
apparently Tuncay should have scored at the end, but then again he is a pile shite...
he had a chance right at the end but then again rooney had one about a min earier.
considering the fact vidic was out, rio got injured and we were two one down a draw aint a bad result.
its gonna be a tight run in.
I'm starting to get a bit nervous. With Vidic out for maybe another couple of weeks and Rio going off with which i bet is a meta tarsal injury, with Arsenal next week and chelsea still to play I'm more than a bit nervous.
so ferdinand is out for the match against roma ? damn silvestre will take his place ?
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2-2, woah!!!
apparently Tuncay should have scored at the end, but then again he is a pile shite...
he had a chance right at the end but then again rooney had one about a min earier.
considering the fact vidic was out, rio got injured and we were two one down a draw aint a bad result.
its gonna be a tight run in.
I'm starting to get a bit nervous. With Vidic out for maybe another couple of weeks and Rio going off with which i bet is a meta tarsal injury, with Arsenal next week and chelsea still to play I'm more than a bit nervous.
so ferdinand is out for the match against roma ? damn silvestre will take his place ?
not sure, rio hasnt broke his foot though.
if he is out will prob be
left to right
evra brown pique o shea
or even
evra brown oshea neville
id be suprised if silvestre played.
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I'm European and I think soccer is whack and played out
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I'm European and I think soccer is whack and played out
So what the fuck are you posting here for?
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I'm European and I think soccer is whack and played out
but you wish you were American right? dont think I have ever heard anyone ever say "whack and played out"...
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I'm European and I think soccer is whack and played out
but you wish you were American right? dont think I have ever heard anyone ever say "whack and played out"...
Not anybody from Europe no.
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damn memo ochoa is a beast,i can't stop watchin this videos
http://youtube.com/v/kTtxl-8-HbE
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I'm European and I think soccer is whack and played out
even if you dont like football...calling it soccer is a heinous act and should be a punishable offense
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I'm European and I think soccer is whack and played out
even if you dont like football...calling it soccer is a heinous act and should be a punishable offense
Oh shit, didn't notice that until you spoke on it. Calling football "soccer" if you're from Europe is a no-no.
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I'm European and I think soccer is whack and played out
thats strange, you seem to be from canada in this thread http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=176086.msg1807030#msg1807030
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LMAO. Not just talking about this guy, but in general, i just dont understand why any one would come on a forum and pretend to be someone else. Strange.
Anyways, what is everyones predictions for this weekend? Could be an interesting one, win or bust for Arsenal, but if Utd slip up and chelsea win, we could have the most interesting title race in recent history....In the history of the Premiership maybe?
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Damn, some nervewrecking weeks, huh?
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LMAO. Not just talking about this guy, but in general, i just dont understand why any one would come on a forum and pretend to be someone else. Strange.
Anyways, what is everyones predictions for this weekend? Could be an interesting one, win or bust for Arsenal, but if Utd slip up and chelsea win, we could have the most interesting title race in recent history....In the history of the Premiership maybe?
it will do well to be as exciting as 99, that went to the very last day with united or arsenal both able to win the league.
I really hope we win tmw, we play chelsea at stamford bridge with two games to go. If we can keep the gap at 3 points we will only need a draw at chelsea.
Its gonna be tough tmw and the rest of the season.
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Tottenham drew with Boro 1-1.. swear down im so jinx'd this year ive been to two games in the last three weeks and we aint won :-\ and they were both extremely winnable game, newcastle and boro.. on the upside i saw myself on match of the day lol..
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OH YES INDEED!!!! 8)
Great freekick by Owen !!
Little surprised that Wazza didn't get a yellow card :P
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james looks like an homeless :D
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YES !!!!!!!!!!!
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YES !!!!!!!!!!!
Word.
Great result. To come from behind aswell.
I even had the nerve to stick United on a bet too. I never usually put them on a bet. £40 comin my way.
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Lovely goal by Hagreaves :-\
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YES !!!!!!!!!!!
Word.
Great result. To come from behind aswell.
I even had the nerve to stick United on a bet too. I never usually put them on a bet. £40 comin my way.
congrats, i never bet on united as i worry i will curse them. Yes, i have that much power over the result !
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can't believe Chelsea fucked up...
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can't believe Chelsea fucked up...
Lol, one of my friends was at the game.. cant wait to speak to him bout it tomorrow.. big up Emile!
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can't believe Chelsea fucked up...
At home to Wigan. Me neither. You would of expected a comfortable 3-0 victory or something, but thats football. Thankyou very much Emile.
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DISTRAUGHT Frank Lampard dashed away from a vital match last night after hearing his mother was seriously ill.
Lampard, 29, had been warming up for Chelsea’s game against Wigan when he was told the news about his beloved mum Pat.
The ashen-faced midfield ace, dressed in a white Chelsea polo shirt and blue tracksuit bottoms with a white training top tied around his waist, sprinted down the touchline, past some fans in their seats and out of the ground to his car.
After driving to the hospital he joined other distraught family members were at the bedside of 58-year-old Pat as she fought pneumonia.
Doctors were keeping her under observation. It was not known whether her condition was life-threatening. Lampard’s agent Steve Kutner said last night: “It is a family matter. There is an illness in the family and that’s it.”
Last night sources close to the footballer told The Sun that Pat was “gravely ill”.
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in english ?
There is absolutly no chance of real buying ronaldo this year, fergie is never gonna sell the best player in the world.
Plus ronaldo has emphasised loads of times how happy he is at united !
EDIT
Manchester United assistant manager Carlos Queiroz has warned his former club Real Madrid that even £96million would not be enough to prise away Cristiano Ronaldo.
Spanish giants Real Madrid have been continually linked with a move for United ace Ronaldo with reports suggesting they are preparing a mega bid for his services in the summer.
Ronaldo is regarded as the best player on the planet after a remarkable season at Old Trafford and United are thought to be considering offering the 23-year-old a new improved deal to keep him at the club.
The former Sporting Lisbon ace has never hidden his desire to one day try his luck in Spain, but Queiroz insists even a world-record transfer fee would not tempt United into selling their prized asset.
"We would not sell him for 120million euros," Queiroz told Spanish newspaper Marca.
"You can offer all the money in the world, but there is no amount that can buy him
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emblema=symbol
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Villa: I'd sign for the Gunners
DAVID VILLA is ready to snub Chelsea and move to Arsenal.
The £20million-rated Valencia striker, 26, shot to the top of Avram Grant’s summer hitlist after netting 63 goals over the last three seasons.
Chelsea chief Grant is thought to have made contact over a move.
But Villa insists he would rather be a Gunner.
Villa said: “I watch the Premier League a lot and the team I’m most attracted to is definitely Arsenal.
“Their brilliant one and two-touch football and the whole style of rapid counter-attack which dominates the top level of the Premier League now is the one which suits my game best of all.
“I think I’m made to succeed in England but of course it’s one thing saying it and quite another getting there and then doing it.
“The Valencia president always told me he wouldn’t sell me until summer 2008. If an offer comes in I’m hungry to test myself in England.”
If Villa cannot agree a deal with Arsenal, his next option would be to join fellow Spain international Fernando Torres at Liverpool.
He added: “It’s great playing alongside Fernando. We understand each other totally and we get on brilliantly off the park.”
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Mourinho: I was the best
JOSE MOURINHO says Roman Abramovich will never be able to replace him at Stamford Bridge.
The Special One insists he is no longer Chelsea boss because he was a victim of his own outstanding early success. Owner Red Rom is ready to call time on Avram Grant’s reign this summer if the Blues fail to capture any silverware. And Mourinho has turned up the heat by reminding the billionaire Russian that even Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger struggle to match his record in England. Guus Hiddink, Frank Rijkaard and Henk Ten Cate have all been touted as possible new managers but Mourinho does not feel anyone can measure up to him.
Looking back to the end of his three-year reign, Mourinho said: “When Chelsea dropped points to Manchester United, for months everyone had their right to speculate.
“They said Chelsea were no longer dominant. In three months, without Chelsea having lost anything, they invented 14 future managers of the club to replace me.
“I was the first manager in Premier League history to become a champion in his first season. “Perhaps I won too soon. I felt I was the victim of my own success, that the victories in championships and cups came too early.”
In a book called ‘Jose Mourinho: Born Winner’ he adds: “The percentage of wins by Arsene Wenger in his first 100 games in the English league is 50 per cent.
"And Alex Ferguson, in the same number of games, barely managed to achieve three points in half of them.
“And my Chelsea beat those numbers completely, with well over 70 league wins, two titles in a row without blinking and leaving the directors of the Premier League on the verge of a nervous breakdown?
“Does that make me a better manager than Wenger or Ferguson? “No. But it does not make me a worse manager than them.”
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Villa: I'd sign for the Gunners
DAVID VILLA is ready to snub Chelsea and move to Arsenal.
The £20million-rated Valencia striker, 26, shot to the top of Avram Grant’s summer hitlist after netting 63 goals over the last three seasons.
Chelsea chief Grant is thought to have made contact over a move.
But Villa insists he would rather be a Gunner.
Villa said: “I watch the Premier League a lot and the team I’m most attracted to is definitely Arsenal.
“Their brilliant one and two-touch football and the whole style of rapid counter-attack which dominates the top level of the Premier League now is the one which suits my game best of all.
“I think I’m made to succeed in England but of course it’s one thing saying it and quite another getting there and then doing it.
“The Valencia president always told me he wouldn’t sell me until summer 2008. If an offer comes in I’m hungry to test myself in England.”
If Villa cannot agree a deal with Arsenal, his next option would be to join fellow Spain international Fernando Torres at Liverpool.
He added: “It’s great playing alongside Fernando. We understand each other totally and we get on brilliantly off the park.”
Source?
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Villa: I'd sign for the Gunners
DAVID VILLA is ready to snub Chelsea and move to Arsenal.
The £20million-rated Valencia striker, 26, shot to the top of Avram Grant’s summer hitlist after netting 63 goals over the last three seasons.
Chelsea chief Grant is thought to have made contact over a move.
But Villa insists he would rather be a Gunner.
Villa said: “I watch the Premier League a lot and the team I’m most attracted to is definitely Arsenal.
“Their brilliant one and two-touch football and the whole style of rapid counter-attack which dominates the top level of the Premier League now is the one which suits my game best of all.
“I think I’m made to succeed in England but of course it’s one thing saying it and quite another getting there and then doing it.
“The Valencia president always told me he wouldn’t sell me until summer 2008. If an offer comes in I’m hungry to test myself in England.”
If Villa cannot agree a deal with Arsenal, his next option would be to join fellow Spain international Fernando Torres at Liverpool.
He added: “It’s great playing alongside Fernando. We understand each other totally and we get on brilliantly off the park.”
Source?
The :sun:
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emblema=symbol
well it looks like there giving up for now
"I just don't care what the whole world seems to want to say about me or speculate about my future," Ronaldo told The Sun.
"I've said it a thousand times and, by now, people should realise...I'm totally happy at United.
"Right now it is impossible to sign Cristiano Ronaldo," Mijatovic told Marca.
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i would love to see David Villa at Arsenal.
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i would love to see David Villa at Arsenal.
Yeah, but u know Wenger - now way he gon' pay £20 mill
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i would love to see David Villa at Arsenal.
Yeah, but u know Wenger - now way he gon' pay £20 mill
yeah thats the wenger way, he had 70 mil this summer to spend this summer and didnt.
I think wasting money on reyes and jefferrs has scared him !!!!
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i would love to see David Villa at Arsenal.
Yeah, but u know Wenger - now way he gon' pay £20 mill
yeah thats the wenger way, he had 70 mil this summer to spend this summer and didnt.
I think wasting money on reyes and jefferrs has scared him !!!!
Yeah I guess - I hope he'll splash some money and buy Richards and atleast another top signing ;)
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Manchester utd will probably buy these players,according to the media:
Miguel Veloso and João Moutinho(from sporting lisbona)
Wilson Palacios and Luis Antonio Valencia (from wigan)
Veloso and Moutinho are two fuckin AWESOME players 8)
João Moutinho
http://www.youtube.com/v/6gHrSeAdbL0
http://www.youtube.com/v/cJJRQNp6_OI
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Manchester utd will probably buy these players,according to the media:
Miguel Veloso and João Moutinho(from sporting lisbona)
Wilson Palacios and Luis Antonio Valencia (from wigan)
Veloso and Moutinho are two fuckin AWESOME players 8)
João Moutinho
http://www.youtube.com/v/6gHrSeAdbL0
http://www.youtube.com/v/cJJRQNp6_OI
i could see us going for moutinho and veloseo, we have been linked with both for a while and we have the tie up with sporting.
As for valencia and palacios they have been impressive this year, but i expect there agents want them to sign a better deal at wigan so have placed this story to force wigans hand.
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you know.....more good players from portugal and cristiano ronaldo will never leave manchester 8)
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chelsea @ 78 :o
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Arsenal 2 up at half time... little too late though.
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Tevez's goal could be a massive goal for us.
Friedel had another great game against us !
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Arsenal 2 up at half time... little too late though.
Finally 3 points and a victory
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Tevez's goal could be a massive goal for us.
Friedel had another great game against us !
Definitely. That put us 3 clear and even if we lose next week we will be ahead on goal difference by a long way. And really we should beat West Ham at home and Wigan who still haven't beaten a top 4 side yet have they?
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CHELSEA 8) ;D
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I dont understand why everytime we play away against a good side, fergie decides to go against everything that makes us good.
Leaving our lone striker isolated and inviting pressure on us. The game we can win the league and he leaves ronaldo and tevez on the bench and doesent even include scholes and evra in the 16.
Win the last two games and win we the league, i just hope we aint to down for tuesday against barca and the remaining games. We have been the best side in the league this year , yet we could throw it all away.
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Well, Fergie just bitched to the media about the fixturelist, so I guess that's why he didn't play them all.
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Well, Fergie just bitched to the media about the fixturelist, so I guess that's why he didn't play them all.
we have had it hard, chelsea had 3 days between playing liverpool and united.
we had two between playing barca and chelsea and then we have another two till we play barca where as chelsea have 3.
it dont help but these things happen.
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Well, Fergie just bitched to the media about the fixturelist, so I guess that's why he didn't play them all.
we have had it hard, chelsea had 3 days between playing liverpool and united.
we had two between playing barca and chelsea and then we have another two till we play barca where as chelsea have 3.
it dont help but these things happen.
Yeah, can't do anything about it
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wtf ?
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They should play a game if both teams finished with the same amount of points .. winning the title with a better goal average is gay (even if Man U deserves the title way more than Chelsea regarding the whole season)
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They should play a game if both teams finished with the same amount of points .. winning the title with a better goal average is gay (even if Man U deserves the title way more than Chelsea regarding the whole season)
do you not think it would represent a victory for the way football should be played ?
Going out and scoring as many goals and letting in as few as possible rather grinding out victorys because your players are physically and mentally stronger.
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Well, Fergie just bitched to the media about the fixturelist, so I guess that's why he didn't play them all.
we have had it hard, chelsea had 3 days between playing liverpool and united.
we had two between playing barca and chelsea and then we have another two till we play barca where as chelsea have 3.
it dont help but these things happen.
you can't use that as an excuse because it was exactly the same when the last round of the champions league was being played... Man Utd had 4 days to prepare for each game whereas Arsenal and Liverpool just had the 2-3...
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Well, Fergie just bitched to the media about the fixturelist, so I guess that's why he didn't play them all.
we have had it hard, chelsea had 3 days between playing liverpool and united.
we had two between playing barca and chelsea and then we have another two till we play barca where as chelsea have 3.
it dont help but these things happen.
you can't use that as an excuse because it was exactly the same when the last round of the champions league was being played... Man Utd had 4 days to prepare for each game whereas Arsenal and Liverpool just had the 2-3...
like i said, these things happen.
you gotta adapt to it.
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Fabregas is PFA Young Player of the Year
(http://www.arsenal.com/Images/f/fabregas_PFA_young_player1.jpg)
Cesc Fabregas was named as the PFA Young Player of the Year at a star-studded ceremony at London's Grosvenor House Hotel on Sunday night
Congratulations! :D
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i hope the FA remember there being tough on dissent
Evra thinks he's a boxer...Hargreaves thinks he's Mascherano and Ferdinands got it in his head he's Cantona
and Fergie thinks its the Ref's fault
whole thing was a circus before Quieroz started talking about shooting players :laugh: :laugh:
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6-2 !
Great to see we still can score some goals, even though it was against Derby :D
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6-2 !
Great to see we still can score some goals, even though it was against Derby :D
Yeah, my grandmother and her friends from the bridge club could put 6 past Derby to be fair.
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Chelsea staff and Evra bust up
http://youtube.com/v/sIGEfG2pPpk
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6-2 !
Great to see we still can score some goals, even though it was against Derby :D
Yeah, my grandmother and her friends from the bridge club could put 6 past Derby to be fair.
Blabla
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FERDINAND deserves to be the new captain of england 8)
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Oasis' Noel Gallagher has slammed Manchester City FC owner Thaksin Shinawatra for his apparent plan to sack the club's current manager, Sven-Goran Eriksson.
Gallagher an avid City fan, said that sacking the manager, which Shinawatra is expected to do soon, would be against all the wishes of Manchester City fans.
Speaking to BBC Radio Five Live Gallagher said: "To get rid of him [Eriksson] after the best season I can remember is ridiculous. It can't be for any footballing reasons.
"For a club that's been going nowhere fast for the last 25 years, with a manager who's the best out there bar Jose Mourinho… he turned it around and gave us a bit of style and dignity and grace. He bought some great players. The fans have got pride back in the club… I just think it's beyond a joke.
"We've got a manager who's got style. If the owner thought they could come in and qualify for the Champions League straight away then he's tripping. It'd be like sacking David Moyes at Everton or Martin O'Neill at Aston Villa because they didn't qualify. It takes more than one season.
"Eriksson is a graceful and dignified man. This guy Shinawatra has come in and he seems like a bit of a nutcase. The only thing that will get him off the hook is if he's got Mourinho lined up. Apart from Mourinho Eriksson's the best thing out there.
"I'd be amazed and appalled if I met a City fan who thought getting rid of Eriksson was a good thing. They all love him up there. I'd give him a big kiss and say, 'You know what, you take them to the cleaners.'"
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Shouldnt be sacked. End of.
LOL at Ferdinand for England captain. This is a guy that almost got sent off in the Chelsea game. Hes not an England captain.
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Sven-Goran Eriksson has done a good job at City.. I hate it when Foreign Owners attempt to gett involved with something they dont know about or concerns them...
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Shouldnt be sacked. End of.
LOL at Ferdinand for England captain. This is a guy that almost got sent off in the Chelsea game. Hes not an England captain.
LOL ? ::)
Between ferdinand and terry......i'm with rio 8)
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But its clearly Terry all the way.
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But its clearly Terry all the way.
lol ferdinand all day everyday.
as for whats going on at city, shinatwra is a muppet . They nearly got relegated last year where as this year erriksson is guiding them to there best perfornance eve in the prem league.
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Why you dicuss the team captain when your players spend the summer with watching tv?
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Why you dicuss the team captain when your players spend the summer with watching tv?
Oooooh.....A low blow from the German.
+1
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Erikkson should not be fired, he has done a great job this season. no one can expect him to be pushing for a champions league spot in his first year in charge. success takes time...
its the same with Avram Grant. the tabloids were laying into him about what a poor performance he'd put in for Chelsea, this btw was 2 weeks ago, look what he has done!? its ridiculous.
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its the same with Avram Grant. the tabloids were laying into him about what a poor performance he'd put in for Chelsea, this btw was 2 weeks ago, look what he has done!? its ridiculous.
The difference here is that Erkisson is a proven club manager, who's won alot things and handled the likes of big named players.. Where as Avram is bascailly a no1 interms of club football and has barely won anything, so it's always going to be a lot harder for him trying to gain the respect from the clubs big named players, fans and tabloids.. Personally i dont think he's done too bad a job there, but he's definatley no Chelsea manager. I'll put money on him not being there @ the start of the season.
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Why you dicuss the team captain when your players spend the summer with watching tv?
Haha, that's a good one :D
Anyway - Eriksson should not be fired.
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Why you dicuss the team captain when your players spend the summer with watching tv?
Oooooh.....A low blow from the German.
+1
I enjoyed that. Are England still holding out on playing Scotland or has this match got the go ahead?
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Why you dicuss the team captain when your players spend the summer with watching tv?
Oooooh.....A low blow from the German.
+1
I enjoyed that. Are England still holding out on playing Scotland or has this match got the go ahead?
2010 maybe there saying.
preferrably i wish england never played any games.
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Leeds didn't get there points back... gutted. i don't think they deserved to lose 25 points, but hey they're the rules, apparently....
Leeds United have failed in their bid to claim back the 15 points they were deducted by the Football League.
The decision by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators means Leeds will not win automatic promotion from League One, though they are in the play-offs.
An independent three-man arbitration reached its verdict behind closed doors in London, ruling the League had not acted unfairly when docking the points.
The penalty was a punishment for breaking competition insolvency rules.
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also, anyone watch Fiorentina vs Rangers game?
i caught extra time, pretty intense final 30 minutes. Cousin should never have 'butted' that guy... he shoulda known he'd go down. oh well, they still went through on penalties.
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VIERI is a joke :D
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also, anyone watch Fiorentina vs Rangers game?
i caught extra time, pretty intense final 30 minutes. Cousin should never have 'butted' that guy... he shoulda known he'd go down. oh well, they still went through on penalties.
I watched it :( Awful game to watch, Fiorentina were the better team and deserved to go through but thats how football goes sometimes. If you defend like crazy for 120 minutes you always have a chance at penalties, I think thats what Rangers played for. Have to say Cuellar had a great game.
I have a feeling they will go on to win it now with it being in Manchester. Wouldn't suprise me if they take 200k + fans down there, hope manchester is ready.
If they win the 'quadruple' I will have to move away, I just couldn't handle living in Glasgow through the summer.
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well done rangers!!!
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one more win will be enough !
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one more win will be enough !
Wigan are safe. Should win with Steve Bruce in charge ;D
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Rangers slip up :D
Keep the faith!!
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Where's those fuckers who said Bendtner is shite?
Fuck You! ;D
I hope Fulham pulls through!
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Where's those fuckers who said Bendtner is shite?
Fuck You! ;D
:wavey:
He's still shit.
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Where's those fuckers who said Bendtner is shite?
Fuck You! ;D
:wavey:
He's still shit.
Haha, stop hating! :D
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Rangers slip up :D
Keep the faith!!
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Where's those fuckers who said Bendtner is shite?
Fuck You! ;D
:wavey:
He's still shit.
yeah one goal in a meaningless end of season match dont make up for the clearing fabregas shot off the line against liverpool !
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Where's those fuckers who said Bendtner is shite?
Fuck You! ;D
:wavey:
He's still shit.
yeah one goal in a meaningless end of season match dont make up for the clearing fabregas shot off the line against liverpool !
A goal is a goal, three points means that you're won the game
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Where's those fuckers who said Bendtner is shite?
Fuck You! ;D
:wavey:
He's still shit.
yeah one goal in a meaningless end of season match dont make up for the clearing fabregas shot off the line against liverpool !
A goal is a goal, three points means that you're won the game
true, but those three points are pretty irrelevant to arsenal in the grand scale of the season.
where as bendtner getting in the way of fabregas shot against liverpool had a much bigger impact.
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Where's those fuckers who said Bendtner is shite?
Fuck You! ;D
:wavey:
He's still shit.
yeah one goal in a meaningless end of season match dont make up for the clearing fabregas shot off the line against liverpool !
A goal is a goal, three points means that you're won the game
true, but those three points are pretty irrelevant to arsenal in the grand scale of the season.
where as bendtner getting in the way of fabregas shot against liverpool had a much bigger impact.
Why do u bring that shit up again :'(
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Where's those fuckers who said Bendtner is shite?
Fuck You! ;D
:wavey:
He's still shit.
yeah one goal in a meaningless end of season match dont make up for the clearing fabregas shot off the line against liverpool !
A goal is a goal, three points means that you're won the game
true, but those three points are pretty irrelevant to arsenal in the grand scale of the season.
where as bendtner getting in the way of fabregas shot against liverpool had a much bigger impact.
Why do u bring that shit up again :'(
cry yourself to sleep boy 8)
:P
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Where's those fuckers who said Bendtner is shite?
Fuck You! ;D
:wavey:
He's still shit.
yeah one goal in a meaningless end of season match dont make up for the clearing fabregas shot off the line against liverpool !
A goal is a goal, three points means that you're won the game
true, but those three points are pretty irrelevant to arsenal in the grand scale of the season.
where as bendtner getting in the way of fabregas shot against liverpool had a much bigger impact.
Why do u bring that shit up again :'(
cry yourself to sleep boy 8)
:P
Who you callin boy, son?
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....you.....
...yup, that's all I have.... ;D
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this whole bendtner shit is quite funny though :D
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this whole bendtner shit is quite funny though :D
why?
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this whole bendtner shit is quite funny though :D
why?
well first of all, bendtner has been doing some good..and some bad (one of the funny parts ;D )....and second of all, the way this bendtner shit is brought up in here once in a while....fun to read :D
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^fuck u :P
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So Chelsea win. Down to the final day. I'm nervous but i think we should win against wigan. If we don't, it will feel like this season has been just a waste of time seeing as i think we thoroughly deserve it over Chelsea. we have scored far more goals which means we're far more entertaining to watch and we have just played better than Chelsea this season.
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This is why the Premier League is currently the best league in the world.. The Title and Relegation races both go down to the last day. :)
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So Chelsea win. Down to the final day. I'm nervous but i think we should win against wigan. If we don't, it will feel like this season has been just a waste of time seeing as i think we thoroughly deserve it over Chelsea. we have scored far more goals which means we're far more entertaining to watch and we have just played better than Chelsea this season.
Id be absolutly gutted if we didnt win.
I would take winning on goal difference but i believe we should win by having more points, only getting 2 point in the first three matches could come back and haunt us.
On another note i got offered a champions league final ticket today at face value £200. The cheapest day trip flight i have seen is £750 so there is no way i could afford it, id also have to pay to get my passport renewed !
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whys everyone dissin brendtner??...he's a legend ;D
and c'mon emile we need a goal!!!
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whys everyone dissin brendtner??...he's a legend ;D
a legend? barely... true he seems like a decent talent and he did have a good season out on loan last year at Birmingham but the dude is far too agrogant, the way he walks around and acts on the pitch would suggest he's already made it as a professional... He's still got a lot too learn.
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He's still got a lot too learn.
True
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He's still got a lot too learn.
True
Yo dub, how you feel bout Flamini leaving? Considering the season he's had for you's i think it'll be quiet a big loss.. Do you think Wenger will bring in an expirenced CM or do like he always do and promote a youngster like Denilson into that role?
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He's still got a lot too learn.
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Yo dub, how you feel bout Flamini leaving? Considering the season he's had for you's i think it'll be quiet a big loss.. Do you think Wenger will bring in an expirenced CM or do like he always do and promote a youngster like Denilson into that role?
Players come and go, it's a pity Flamini probably will leave. He's not gone yet. (http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=news&article=491046&cpid=703&title=Wenger+moves+Flamini%27s+contract+deadline)
But if he goes, I bet Wenger will leave that role to Denilson. That's Wenger for you right there. Plus Denilson has alot of potential.
I've heard that Gattuso wants to end his carreer in England. I'd love to have him on the team, but he's 30 (?) now and Wenger would only give him a one year contract..
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HLEB probably will play with f.c. inter next season 8)
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^fuck u :P
+1 8)
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HLEB probably will play with f.c. inter next season 8)
Wenger will report Inter to FIFA over Hleb
Sun, May 4, 2008, 1.30pm
By Matt Fortune
Arsène Wenger will be reporting Inter Milan to FIFA.
The Frenchman revealed on Friday that, in the last week, he had been made aware of developments regarding a reported illegal move for Alex Hleb.
The Arsenal boss stopped short of revealing precisely what it was that had come to light but was clearly angered by what he considered a breach of the rules.
“I will of course do it [report them to FIFA], with Inter Milan especially,” said Wenger. “Because of what they did.
“I now know more about what happened over there [in Milan]. I will keep the information for those who need to know it.
“I don’t want to speak much more on that but it is unfair what happened.”
http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=news&article=491036&cpid=703&title=Wenger+will+report+Inter+to+FIFA+over+Hleb
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whys everyone dissin brendtner??...he's a legend ;D
a legend? barely... true he seems like a decent talent and he did have a good season out on loan last year at Birmingham but the dude is far too agrogant, the way he walks around and acts on the pitch would suggest he's already made it as a professional... He's still got a lot too learn.
SAS is taking the piss, he is a liverpool fan.
Bedtner pretty much helped liverpool get through.
Flamini has signed for AC nowHLEB probably will play with f.c. inter next season 8)
Wenger will report Inter to FIFA over Hleb
Sun, May 4, 2008, 1.30pm
By Matt Fortune
Arsène Wenger will be reporting Inter Milan to FIFA.
The Frenchman revealed on Friday that, in the last week, he had been made aware of developments regarding a reported illegal move for Alex Hleb.
The Arsenal boss stopped short of revealing precisely what it was that had come to light but was clearly angered by what he considered a breach of the rules.
“I will of course do it [report them to FIFA], with Inter Milan especially,” said Wenger. “Because of what they did.
“I now know more about what happened over there [in Milan]. I will keep the information for those who need to know it.
“I don’t want to speak much more on that but it is unfair what happened.”
http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=news&article=491036&cpid=703&title=Wenger+will+report+Inter+to+FIFA+over+Hleb
every club does this how did arsenal get fabregas from barca ?
Not exactly the same but my brother is a football coach and went over to holland to spend a week with some AZ coaches to look at there training methods. The under 14 coach was moaning that arsenal had come in and poached one of his players.
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^ I don't believe he has signed for Milan before I see it on either Arsenal's or Milan's website.
And as I said, players comes and goes, but the worst part is that he goes free..
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^ I don't believe he has signed for Milan before I see it on either Arsenal's or Milan's website.
And as I said, players comes and goes, but the worst part is that he goes free..
sorry for the news
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11670_3525181,00.html
A statement on Milan's official website read: "Milan would like to confirm that we have signed a contract that will tie the French player Mathieu Flamini to the Rossoneri from 1st July 2008 till 30th June 2012."
On the agreement, Flamini told reporters: "I am very happy, thank you"
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WELCOME MATHIEU!
5/5/2008 9:34:00 PM
Mathieu Flamini and Milan: his first contract with the Rossoneri's club will start on July 1st 2008 until June 30th 2012. First team player with Arsenal, desired by many big clubs, Flamini is a Milan player.
MILAN - The number 16 of Arsenal, present against Milan in the Champions League between February and March, bot at the Emirates Stadium and San Siro, is a Rossonero player now. Already Under 21 French national team player, he debuted in the national team coached by Raymond Domeneh on November 16, 2007 in a friendly game between France and Morocco, and it is very probable that he is called-up for Euro 2008. Grew up in Olympique Marseille, Flamini debuted in the first team on December 23rd, 2003, in a Ligue 1 game against Tolouse: some months after the transfer to Arsenal, at the court of Arsene Wenger, where he debuted in the Premier League on August 15th 2004 during Everton-Arsenal 1-4.
Amongst the experiences of the new Rossoneri's player, there's already affinity with his new club, a final in the Champions League of 2006, in France, at the stadium of Saint Denis in Paris: Barcelona-Arsenal 2-1. The official website of the Gunners defines him as an eclectic and fighting midfielder, whereas it is well known the great interest shown in him by the great clubs of Spanish, German and Italian football. Mathieu Flamini wanted to join Milan at any cost and last night he landed with a private flight before heading towards the Milan centre, first at the hotel and then at the restaurant with the Rossoneri directors. Today the medical tests: everything ok.
http://www.acmilan.com/NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=66231
:'(
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HLEB probably will play with f.c. inter next season 8)
Wenger will report Inter to FIFA over Hleb
Sun, May 4, 2008, 1.30pm
By Matt Fortune
Arsène Wenger will be reporting Inter Milan to FIFA.
The Frenchman revealed on Friday that, in the last week, he had been made aware of developments regarding a reported illegal move for Alex Hleb.
The Arsenal boss stopped short of revealing precisely what it was that had come to light but was clearly angered by what he considered a breach of the rules.
“I will of course do it [report them to FIFA], with Inter Milan especially,” said Wenger. “Because of what they did.
“I now know more about what happened over there [in Milan]. I will keep the information for those who need to know it.
“I don’t want to speak much more on that but it is unfair what happened.”
http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=news&article=491036&cpid=703&title=Wenger+will+report+Inter+to+FIFA+over+Hleb
its just BULLSHIT,hleb was just hangin around milan with his agent.
wenger can kiss our ass ;D
there's nothing he can do
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HLEB probably will play with f.c. inter next season 8)
Wenger will report Inter to FIFA over Hleb
Sun, May 4, 2008, 1.30pm
By Matt Fortune
Arsène Wenger will be reporting Inter Milan to FIFA.
The Frenchman revealed on Friday that, in the last week, he had been made aware of developments regarding a reported illegal move for Alex Hleb.
The Arsenal boss stopped short of revealing precisely what it was that had come to light but was clearly angered by what he considered a breach of the rules.
“I will of course do it [report them to FIFA], with Inter Milan especially,” said Wenger. “Because of what they did.
“I now know more about what happened over there [in Milan]. I will keep the information for those who need to know it.
“I don’t want to speak much more on that but it is unfair what happened.”
http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=news&article=491036&cpid=703&title=Wenger+will+report+Inter+to+FIFA+over+Hleb
its just BULLSHIT,hleb was just hangin around milan with his agent.
wenger can kiss our ass ;D
there's nothing he can do
Of course there is, he can just refuse your offer..
God damn corrupt Italians
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HLEB probably will play with f.c. inter next season 8)
Wenger will report Inter to FIFA over Hleb
Sun, May 4, 2008, 1.30pm
By Matt Fortune
Arsène Wenger will be reporting Inter Milan to FIFA.
The Frenchman revealed on Friday that, in the last week, he had been made aware of developments regarding a reported illegal move for Alex Hleb.
The Arsenal boss stopped short of revealing precisely what it was that had come to light but was clearly angered by what he considered a breach of the rules.
“I will of course do it [report them to FIFA], with Inter Milan especially,” said Wenger. “Because of what they did.
“I now know more about what happened over there [in Milan]. I will keep the information for those who need to know it.
“I don’t want to speak much more on that but it is unfair what happened.”
http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=news&article=491036&cpid=703&title=Wenger+will+report+Inter+to+FIFA+over+Hleb
its just BULLSHIT,hleb was just hangin around milan with his agent.
wenger can kiss our ass ;D
there's nothing he can do
Of course there is, he can just refuse your offer..
God damn corrupt Italians
wenger ? ::)
p.s. its like that all over the world for the transfers of the players,italy is not different compared to england,spain,france,germany......but you are a fuckin norwegian :D
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HLEB probably will play with f.c. inter next season 8)
Wenger will report Inter to FIFA over Hleb
Sun, May 4, 2008, 1.30pm
By Matt Fortune
Arsène Wenger will be reporting Inter Milan to FIFA.
The Frenchman revealed on Friday that, in the last week, he had been made aware of developments regarding a reported illegal move for Alex Hleb.
The Arsenal boss stopped short of revealing precisely what it was that had come to light but was clearly angered by what he considered a breach of the rules.
“I will of course do it [report them to FIFA], with Inter Milan especially,” said Wenger. “Because of what they did.
“I now know more about what happened over there [in Milan]. I will keep the information for those who need to know it.
“I don’t want to speak much more on that but it is unfair what happened.”
http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=news&article=491036&cpid=703&title=Wenger+will+report+Inter+to+FIFA+over+Hleb
its just BULLSHIT,hleb was just hangin around milan with his agent.
wenger can kiss our ass ;D
there's nothing he can do
Of course there is, he can just refuse your offer..
God damn corrupt Italians
wenger ? ::)
p.s. its like that all over the world for the transfers of the players,italy is not different compared to england,spain,france,germany......but you are a fuckin norwegian :D
Hell, $25 mill and he's yours.
Oh, so you're no supposed to approach the club before the player?
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HLEB probably will play with f.c. inter next season 8)
Wenger will report Inter to FIFA over Hleb
Sun, May 4, 2008, 1.30pm
By Matt Fortune
Arsène Wenger will be reporting Inter Milan to FIFA.
The Frenchman revealed on Friday that, in the last week, he had been made aware of developments regarding a reported illegal move for Alex Hleb.
The Arsenal boss stopped short of revealing precisely what it was that had come to light but was clearly angered by what he considered a breach of the rules.
“I will of course do it [report them to FIFA], with Inter Milan especially,” said Wenger. “Because of what they did.
“I now know more about what happened over there [in Milan]. I will keep the information for those who need to know it.
“I don’t want to speak much more on that but it is unfair what happened.”
http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=news&article=491036&cpid=703&title=Wenger+will+report+Inter+to+FIFA+over+Hleb
its just BULLSHIT,hleb was just hangin around milan with his agent.
wenger can kiss our ass ;D
there's nothing he can do
Of course there is, he can just refuse your offer..
God damn corrupt Italians
wenger ? ::)
p.s. its like that all over the world for the transfers of the players,italy is not different compared to england,spain,france,germany......but you are a fuckin norwegian :D
Hell, $25 mill and he's yours.
Oh, so you're no supposed to approach the club before the player?
yes,but wenger don't have any proof against inter....he's just mad because hleb can use the 'infamous' fifa law to leave the club
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HLEB probably will play with f.c. inter next season 8)
Wenger will report Inter to FIFA over Hleb
Sun, May 4, 2008, 1.30pm
By Matt Fortune
Arsène Wenger will be reporting Inter Milan to FIFA.
The Frenchman revealed on Friday that, in the last week, he had been made aware of developments regarding a reported illegal move for Alex Hleb.
The Arsenal boss stopped short of revealing precisely what it was that had come to light but was clearly angered by what he considered a breach of the rules.
“I will of course do it [report them to FIFA], with Inter Milan especially,” said Wenger. “Because of what they did.
“I now know more about what happened over there [in Milan]. I will keep the information for those who need to know it.
“I don’t want to speak much more on that but it is unfair what happened.”
http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=news&article=491036&cpid=703&title=Wenger+will+report+Inter+to+FIFA+over+Hleb
its just BULLSHIT,hleb was just hangin around milan with his agent.
wenger can kiss our ass ;D
there's nothing he can do
Of course there is, he can just refuse your offer..
God damn corrupt Italians
wenger ? ::)
p.s. its like that all over the world for the transfers of the players,italy is not different compared to england,spain,france,germany......but you are a fuckin norwegian :D
Hell, $25 mill and he's yours.
Oh, so you're no supposed to approach the club before the player?
yes,but wenger don't have any proof against inter....he's just mad because hleb can use the 'infamous' fifa law to leave the club
Whatever, if he ain't loyal - get the fuck outta here.. One player doesn't make the club.
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HLEB probably will play with f.c. inter next season 8)
Wenger will report Inter to FIFA over Hleb
Sun, May 4, 2008, 1.30pm
By Matt Fortune
Arsène Wenger will be reporting Inter Milan to FIFA.
The Frenchman revealed on Friday that, in the last week, he had been made aware of developments regarding a reported illegal move for Alex Hleb.
The Arsenal boss stopped short of revealing precisely what it was that had come to light but was clearly angered by what he considered a breach of the rules.
“I will of course do it [report them to FIFA], with Inter Milan especially,” said Wenger. “Because of what they did.
“I now know more about what happened over there [in Milan]. I will keep the information for those who need to know it.
“I don’t want to speak much more on that but it is unfair what happened.”
http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=news&article=491036&cpid=703&title=Wenger+will+report+Inter+to+FIFA+over+Hleb
its just BULLSHIT,hleb was just hangin around milan with his agent.
wenger can kiss our ass ;D
there's nothing he can do
Of course there is, he can just refuse your offer..
God damn corrupt Italians
wenger ? ::)
p.s. its like that all over the world for the transfers of the players,italy is not different compared to england,spain,france,germany......but you are a fuckin norwegian :D
Hell, $25 mill and he's yours.
Oh, so you're no supposed to approach the club before the player?
yes,but wenger don't have any proof against inter....he's just mad because hleb can use the 'infamous' fifa law to leave the club
Whatever, if he ain't loyal - get the fuck outta here.. One player doesn't make the club.
i don't know why,but this year a lot of players don't get along with wenger..... even adebayor wants to leave the club
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^I don't know what's up
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^I don't know what's up
and flamini is french like wenger ::)
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Elano you are a tool in all of your posts...
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^I don't know what's up
and flamini is french like wenger ::)
What the fuck was that all about?
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^I don't know what's up
and flamini is french like wenger ::)
What the fuck was that all about?
ah,nothing....nothing ::)
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Elano you are a tool in all of your posts...
tool are cool
http://youtube.com/v/yiuEoHDo0FQ
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^I don't know what's up
and flamini is french like wenger ::)
What the fuck was that all about?
ah,nothing....nothing ::)
Why are you rolling your eyes?
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^I don't know what's up
and flamini is french like wenger ::)
What the fuck was that all about?
ah,nothing....nothing ::)
Why are you rolling your eyes?
Think about what i've said before about wenger,if he can't keep his french players....
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^I don't know what's up
and flamini is french like wenger ::)
What the fuck was that all about?
ah,nothing....nothing ::)
Why are you rolling your eyes?
Think about what i've said before about wenger,if he can't keep his french players....
Woah, Wenger has sold French players before. Anelka, Petit, Vieira, Henry...
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^I don't know what's up
and flamini is french like wenger ::)
What the fuck was that all about?
ah,nothing....nothing ::)
Why are you rolling your eyes?
Think about what i've said before about wenger,if he can't keep his french players....
Woah, Wenger has sold French players before. Anelka, Petit, Vieira, Henry...
vieira and henry almost at the end of their career.
Ok you don't want understand....
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SHUT THE FUCK UP DELANO!!
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Liverpool go into their last match having netted 117 goals in all competitions this season - the highest total in the country and five clear of second placed Arsenal with one game left to play.not bad for a defensive side :P
and kuruption torres has now equalled nistelrooys record of goals in a first season for a foriegner....without takin any penalties..so again :P
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SHUT THE FUCK UP DELANO!!
succhiami il cazzo :D
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ARSENE WENGER was staring into an Arsenal abyss last night after Alex Hleb revealed he is the latest star to quit the club.
Hleb, 27, will buy out the final two years of his contract for £3million and join Inter Milan in the summer.
He follows Mathieu Flamini who snubbed a new Gunners deal to sign for AC Milan on a free.
Boss Wenger also faces a fight to keep Cesc Fabregas after Real Madrid confirmed this week the Spanish star is their No 1 target.
Hleb’s agent, Nikolai Shpilevski, revealed the Belarus midfielder gave Wenger the news face- to-face yesterday.
Shpilevski said: “Alex is preparing to make one of the most important moves of his life.
“He is leaving even though Arsenal want to offer him a new long-term contract.
“Only time will tell if it is the right decision but there’s no way back now. Everything will be settled in the next two weeks.”
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Word on the streets is that Milan offered Matthieu £144.000 per week. :o
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hleb is a fantastic player,i really hope to see him with f.c. inter 8)
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Word on the streets is that Milan offered Matthieu £144.000 per week. :o
no wonder he went, more money , bigger club ;)
Liverpool go into their last match having netted 117 goals in all competitions this season - the highest total in the country and five clear of second placed Arsenal with one game left to play.not bad for a defensive side :P
and kuruption torres has now equalled nistelrooys record of goals in a first season for a foriegner....without takin any penalties..so again :P
maybe he can get a trophy for that, can go next to the one you get for been fourth ;)
he has equaled it in the league 23 goals each but RVN scored 36 goals in 45 matches in his first season wher as torres has played 45 and only scored 32.
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Word on the streets is that Milan offered Matthieu £144.000 per week. :o
no wonder he went, more money , bigger club ;)
Yeah, may he make big money and rot on the bench that disloyal french faggot
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Today's a big day....
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Today's a big day....
Not really, just another game.
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Today's a big day....
Not really, just another game.
..well, you can always watch our game and the moment when we lift the trophy 8)
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Lol at Avram Grant wanting playoffs. There's a reason for goal difference.
Congratulations to Fulham scraping through :D
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Lol at Avram Grant wanting playoffs. There's a reason for goal difference.
Congratulations to Fulham scraping through :D
Pzih!! @ Grant
And yeah, Fulham did something I didn't expect....Gongrats to Fulham and Hodgson...
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Wenger - 220 players want to join Arsenal
If you believe all that you read, it seems that Europe's top clubs are picking at the carcass of an unsuccessful Arsenal season hoping to gobble up the most tasty morsels.
Mathieu Flamini has gone and, they say, Alex Hleb plus even Cesc Fabregas may follow.
But it was a perception rubbished by Arsène Wenger at his pre-match press conference on Friday. The Arsenal manager says the players who have gone already will be the only ones to depart and he has had calls from 220 players who want to join his side.
The Club could not stop Flamini agreeing to join Milan this week. The out-of-contract French midfielder was offered an attractive deal by Arsenal but chose to go to Italy. Jens Lehmann is also going because his deal also ends in the summer. However, according to Wenger, they will be the only players using the Emirates Stadium exit this season.
"Look, [apart from Lehmann] there is one player who is free," the 58-year-old. "He has already left. For me, 98 per cent of the squad will be here next season. And the two per cent have already gone.
"The rest are all under contract. If anybody wants to buy a player he has to call me. I can give you my number if you want because maybe some ignore that I have a phone.
"What is unbelievable is I’m sitting here [at the press conference and it is] like we have killed all the players. Yet when I go to my office I have 220 calls from players who want to come in."
It has been suggested that Hleb may employ the new Webster clause and buy out his own contract.
"That is not as simple as it looks," retorted Wenger. "And you should not forget that what players can do to us we can do to them.
"The Webster clause is not easy, you can't come in next day and buy out. There is no rule that says what it is all about.
"You have to go to a tribunal and then to FIFA and if you don't agree with FIFA [you] have to go to ACAS. It takes a lot of months. And you can be banned for the whole period if it is not done in a proper way."
http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=News&article=491280&lid=NewsHeadline&Title=Wenger+-+220+players+want+to+join+Arsenal
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deserve to be champions roll on moscow !!
Fergie has confirmed we will be buying a striker, he has already ruled out owen. So at the mo it looks between huntelaar, fabiano, berbatov and Marcelo Moreno who reckons we have already offered him a deal.
Congrats to roy hodgsn for the job he did at fulham.
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deserve to be champions roll on moscow !!
Fergie has confirmed we will be buying a striker, he has already ruled out owen. So at the mo it looks between huntelaar, fabiano, berbatov and Marcelo Moreno who reckons we have already offered him a deal.
Congrats to roy hodgsn for the job he did at fulham.
What about Manucho, how has he done in Greece?
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deserve to be champions roll on moscow !!
Fergie has confirmed we will be buying a striker, he has already ruled out owen. So at the mo it looks between huntelaar, fabiano, berbatov and Marcelo Moreno who reckons we have already offered him a deal.
Congrats to roy hodgsn for the job he did at fulham.
What about Manucho, how has he done in Greece?
I think Manucho is playing in our pre-season games...he has scored 4 goals in 6 games or something, so he keeps doing well....
Marcelo Moreno?? Any info on that one kuruption??
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deserve to be champions roll on moscow !!
Fergie has confirmed we will be buying a striker, he has already ruled out owen. So at the mo it looks between huntelaar, fabiano, berbatov and Marcelo Moreno who reckons we have already offered him a deal.
Congrats to roy hodgsn for the job he did at fulham.
What about Manucho, how has he done in Greece?
I think Manucho is playing in our pre-season games...he has scored 4 goals in 6 games or something, so he keeps doing well....
Marcelo Moreno?? Any info on that one kuruption??
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11667_3533163,00.html
The third player is Bolivian striker Moreno - currently plying his trade in Brazil with Cruzeiro.
The 20-year-old claims he has offers to move from both United and Ukrainian giants Shakhtar Donetsk.
Moreno says that he and his club are waiting for the end of the Copa Libertadores before deciding on his future.
"We know that we can dream of winning this trophy," he said.
"So when I received the proposals [from United and Shakhtar], I spoke with the directors of the club and we decided to wait until the end of the Copa Libertadores to see what we will do."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcelo_Moreno_Martins
Marcelo Moreno Martins or Marcelo Moreno, (born in Santa Cruz de la Sierra on June 18, 1987) is a Bolivian football player, currently playing for Cruzeiro.
Born in Bolivia to a Brazilian father and Bolivian mother, Marcelo Moreno has played for the Brazilian U20 national team at the youth level, but chose to play for the Bolivian senior national team as a professional.
Due to his recent success playing for Cruzeiro, he received his first call-up for a friendly match against Peru on September 12th, 2007. The 20-year-old has impressed for both club and country, and he is considered as the future of the Bolivian national team.
Moreno is also well known for his trademark goal celebration. After scoring, he gets down on one knee and acts as though he is shooting a machine gun.
According to Jornal do Brasil, he is currently being watched by several European clubs. According to Brazilian newspaper Real Madrid and Ajax Amsterdam have shown their interest. It has been reported that Liverpool have also been interested. He has publicly claimed himself contact from Manchester United
Vitoria 36 games 24 goals
Cruzeiro 32 games 19 goals
Bolivia 4 games 2 goals
he looks better as the vid goes on
http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/9GJAuymxGBY
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Alright, thanks man
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deserve to be champions roll on moscow !!
Fergie has confirmed we will be buying a striker, he has already ruled out owen. So at the mo it looks between huntelaar, fabiano, berbatov and Marcelo Moreno who reckons we have already offered him a deal.
Congrats to roy hodgsn for the job he did at fulham.
Definitely worthy champions. Moscow here we come. With chelsea having no defenders, we must be favourites.
I just want Huntelaar out of them. Dutch strikers never dissapoint in the premiership.
And Fulham, the way they have been playing recently (winning their last 3 away games) deserved to stay up. Tough on Reading after winning 4-0 but they have been playing shit, they had it coming.
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EMMANUEL ADEBAYOR has put Barcelona and AC Milan on red alert by admitting he is "pleased" to hear they are interested in him.
The Togo international had a sensational season for Arsenal but failed to help the Gunners win any silverware.
Arsene Wenger has now endured three successive trophyless seasons and pressure is mounting on the Frenchman to keep his young side together.
With Mathieu Flamini quitting the Emirates for Milan and Alex Hleb set to join Inter, the Gunners could now also face losing their star striker.
Adebayor said: "For a young Togolese, a 24-year-old, to see Barcelona or Milan follow you is very flattering. It pleases me.
"For the moment, I am happy at Arsenal. One will see what will occur thereafter."
Adebayor scored 30 goals this season and was named in the PFA's Premier League Team of the Year.
And two superb performances against Milan in the Champions League quarter-finals have seen the £7million signing from Monaco catch the eye of Europe's big boys.
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U hardly ever paste the links to your news....
Adebayor - Reports I want out are 'rubbish'
Following media reports this morning, Emmanuel Adebayor wanted to put the record straight by making the following statement.
"I am very happy here. Reports which suggest I have threatened to quit are rubbish. I love the club and the fans.
"We have a great set of players here with a fantastic team spirit. We have had a good season but next season we want to go one better by winning a trophy."
[ Friday, May 09, 2008]
http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=news&article=491302&cpid=703&title=Adebayor+-+Reports+I+want+out+are+%27rubbish%27
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i don't think Adebayor will leave...
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Go Rangers!
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U hardly ever paste the links to your news....
ma vai a cagare frocio :D
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Martins @ f.c. inter's camp
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(http://inter.it/aas/img/106768-480.jpg)
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lmao@ibrahimovic ;D
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U hardly ever paste the links to your news....
ma vai a cagare frocio :D
Excuse me... English please.
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U hardly ever paste the links to your news....
ma vai a cagare frocio :D
Excuse me... English please.
in other words.....FUCK OFF
(http://s54.photobucket.com/albums/g114/xosexylilbitox/th_thumb_middle_finger.jpg)
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U hardly ever paste the links to your news....
ma vai a cagare frocio :D
Excuse me... English please.
in other words.....FUCK OFF
(http://s54.photobucket.com/albums/g114/xosexylilbitox/th_thumb_middle_finger.jpg)
Wtf? I'm just sayin. That wasn't a diss man. But there are some doubtful tabloid sources out there. Don't believe everything you read.
And btw, that pic is old already.
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yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaassssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!
Mon the Zenit!!!!!!!!!!!
;D ;D ;D ;D :D :D :D :D :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :rock: :raisetheroof: :cow: :banana: :banana: :banana_rock: :monkey_dance2: :monkey_dance2: :monkey: :banana_cow: :banana_dss: :banana_trippin: :banana_llama: :banana_llama: :banana_llama: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :love: :pimp: :rock: :raisetheroof: :sun: :banana_trippin: :banana_hitit: :nahnah: :nahnah: :nahnah: :nahnah: :spam: :monkey_dance2: :monkey_dance2: :monkey: :cow: :banana: :banana_rock: :banana_dsf: :banana_dsf: :banana_dsf: :banana_dss: :banana_cow: :banana_llama: :banana_llama: :banana_trippin: :banana_trippin: :nahnah: :nahnah: :nahnah: :rock: :rock: :rock: :nahnah2: :nahnah2: :nahnah2: :banana_llama: :banana_cow: :rock: :rock:
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^
Hahah :D
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There kicking off in my City cheeky cunts
There not doing there club any favours.
Hope they all fuck off now
And they got out sung all night by 10 thousand Russians
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There kicking off in my City cheeky cunts
There not doing there club any favours.
Hope they all fuck off now
And they got out sung all night by 10 thousand Russians
Cant really expect anything less from them.
I felt sorry for the people of Manchester who had to put up with that filth!
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Elano, K.Dub, keep the beef from this epic thread...
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Elano, K.Dub, keep the beef from this epic thread...
No worries man
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LEEDS are off to Wembley.
congratulations: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/7393761.stm
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LEEDS are off to Wembley.
congratulations: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/7393761.stm
Great news! Leeds belong up there
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LEEDS are off to Wembley.
congratulations: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/7393761.stm
Great news! Leeds belong up there
hopefully they will lose in the final and feel the pain of been so close yet so far.
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LEEDS are off to Wembley.
congratulations: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/7393761.stm
Great news! Leeds belong up there
hopefully they will lose in the final and feel the pain of been so close yet so far.
Haha :D
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LEEDS are off to Wembley.
congratulations: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/7393761.stm
Great news! Leeds belong up there
hopefully they will lose in the final and feel the pain of been so close yet so far.
Haha :D
Yeah was a good game.. have been pleased this year, each play off game in each of the league's have been really entertaining!!
FA Cup Final tomorrow.. anybody got any thoughts? im gonna go with a 2-0 to Pompey.. Redknapp deserves some decent silverware finally!
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LEEDS are off to Wembley.
congratulations: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/7393761.stm
Great news! Leeds belong up there
hopefully they will lose in the final and feel the pain of been so close yet so far.
Haha :D
Yeah was a good game.. have been pleased this year, each play off game in each of the league's have been really entertaining!!
FA Cup Final tomorrow.. anybody got any thoughts? im gonna go with a 2-0 to Pompey.. Redknapp deserves some decent silverware finally!
I see the Final as an open game, Pompey got a slightly advantage. I'm just hoping for a good match
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Pompy will win, definetly.
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Pompy will win, definetly.
yeah id go with that.
not really bothered about the game, would have preferred two evenly matched sides.
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Everton apparently signing Gera, good signing for us!
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Its definitely not gonna be a walkover for Pompey. Caediff aint in the final for nothing. But I see a portsmouth win by maybe a couple of goals.
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Everton apparently signing Gera, good signing for us!
from west brom ?
good player but seems strange for west brom to sell there best player when they need him most.
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Pompey won!
Good to see Kanu, Sol, Adams and Harry lift the tropy ;)
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Pompey won!
Good to see Kanu, Sol, Adams and Harry lift the tropy ;)
booooooooo.
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Pompey won!
Good to see Kanu, Sol, Adams and Harry lift the tropy ;)
booooooooo.
8)
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I hope Inter will fuck it up tomorrow, I hate this team
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I hope Inter will fuck it up tomorrow, I hate this team
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Pompey won!
Good to see Kanu, Sol, Adams and Harry lift the tropy ;)
booooooooo.
8)
Na for real, Portsmouth did deserve it in the end. My prediction was correct, just not winning by 2 goals.
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Fuck Stockport :(
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I hope Inter will fuck it up tomorrow, I hate this team
Yeah agreed.. one of my best friends is a Parma fan, so for him i hope they stay up!!
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I hope Inter will fuck it up tomorrow, I hate this team
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WE ARE THE FUCKIN CHAMPIONS!
SUCKER
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I hope Inter will fuck it up tomorrow, I hate this team
Yeah agreed.. one of my best friends is a Parma fan, so for him i hope they stay up!!
(http://s54.photobucket.com/albums/g114/xosexylilbitox/th_thumb_middle_finger.jpg)
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I hope Inter will fuck it up tomorrow, I hate this team
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I hope Inter will fuck it up tomorrow, I hate this team
Yeah agreed.. one of my best friends is a Parma fan, so for him i hope they stay up!!
Sad to see Parma taking the hard step down to Serie B
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why they getting rid of manchini ?
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why they getting rid of manchini ?
for what he said after inter liverpool (i guess)
he was talkin about quittin @ the end of the season,and it was a mess for the team
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NICOLAS ANELKA has shattered the silence of the Chelsea dressing room to tear into Avram Grant.
The France striker shoved boss Grant to the Stamford Bridge exit with a scathing assessment of his management.
Anelka, who missed the decisive penalty in the Champions League final defeat to Manchester United on Wednesday, claimed:
- When he signed, he was promised he would play as a striker alongside Didier Drogba
- He and Drogba never even play in training as a pair and have done so for half-an-hour in matches
- He was not given enough time to warm up before coming on as a sub in Moscow
- Grant is tactically inept to play him out of position
- That he refused to take one of the first five penalties against Premier League rivals United in the Champions League final
Anelka’s damning verdict will only help confirm Chelsea’s decision to get rid of Grant.
Grant, who replaced Jose Mourinho in September 2007, lost every competition Chelsea entered last season.
A few weeks ago he lost the dressing room — and now he is about to lose his job.
Anelka, signed for £15million from Bolton in January, fumed: “I have never played in my proper position since I joined Chelsea.
“I never play just behind the main striker — it is always either out on the left or on the right.
“When I arrived Grant told me that I would play in a 4-4-2 system.
“I did not come to play on the wing — I don’t need to prove to anyone in England what I can do as a central striker.
“I could have played in a two-man attack with Didier Drogba — and this is something he wanted too.
“But we never even got the chance to work on our partnership in training.
“In actual games we must have spent a total of half-an-hour together up front.
“I’ve been a new boy who has arrived from Bolton and that’s why I haven’t said anything up until now.”
Anelka, 29, was the only player Grant bought in his nine months in charge at Stamford Bridge.
In a dressing room teeming with disciples of ex-manager Mourinho, he must have thought he could rely on the France striker for support in his time of need.
Grant lost the respect of his players completely when he tried to banish centre-back and fellow Israeli Tal Ben-Haim to train with the youth team.
He wanted to punish him for an interview with SunSport in which he said he never would have signed for Chelsea if he knew Grant would take over as coach.
When senior players told the manager they disagreed with Ben-Haim’s banishment he changed his mind and there and then he lost the dressing room. The final nail in the coffin of his Chelsea career was hammered in by Anelka in Moscow though.
When asked to take one of the five penalty kicks, the striker refused — complaining he had only been on the pitch a few minutes and played out of position.
Anelka revealed: “I told them: ‘It’s out of the question. I have come on as a virtual right-back.
“Now you want me to take a pen?’ In the end I had to take our seventh kick. Unfortunately I decided to put the ball in exactly the place where Van der Sar was able to beat out my shot.
“That is all the better for him. That’s football for you.”
When he was appointed Mourinho’s successor 247 days ago, Grant insisted he had not been told he had to win a trophy.
In effect, he had nothing to lose. Now he has lost everything — including his job.
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^ why do you always post just walls of text and never leave a source address
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typical anelka comments
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^ why do you always post just walls of text and never leave a source address
because only idiots like you cares about the sources instead of the articles.
IDIOTA
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Hleb: I will quit Gunners
ALEX HLEB has left Arsenal in crisis after winning his battle to quit the club.
The midfielder will leave this summer after showdown talks with Arsene Wenger.
Hleb’s agent Niki Spilevski said: “I can officially confirm that a short time ago Alexander decided that he will leave Arsenal and join another club.
“Of course Arsenal and Arsene wanted him to stay but they have accepted the player’s choice.”
Wenger had threatened to let Hleb rot in the reserves after holding talks with Inter Milan over buying out his contract.
But the Frenchman has since climbed down with the Italians now willing to pay out a higher transfer fee.
Hleb, who joined Arsenal three years ago for £11.2million from Stuttgart, wants to quit because he hates life in London.
Spilevski added: “That is his choice. "He has understood that the right time has come for him to make a change.
“Alex has spent three good seasons at Arsenal and he wasn’t sure he could maintain the same level that he has been showing if he stayed.
“It’s also true that he felt uncomfortable off the field. "Alexander wants a change of scene. That’s had a large part to play in his decision.
“Alex informed the club of his desire to move to another club. "We are not using article 17 of the FIFA rule. “I can’t tell you anything about where he will be playing yet.
"Talks are underway, and I don’t have the right to make them public. “I think that the issue of his new club will be clarified in the next few days.”
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^ why do you always post just walls of text and never leave a source address
because only idiots like you cares about the sources instead of the articles.
IDIOTA
Because there are many suspicious rumours, "news" and sources.
Like this:
Wenger had threatened to let Hleb rot in the reserves after holding talks with Inter Milan over buying out his contract.
Where'd you get this from?
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^ why do you always post just walls of text and never leave a source address
because only idiots like you cares about the sources instead of the articles.
IDIOTA
lol because im not a guilable little bitch like you that believes everything he reads.. grow up fool
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typical anelka comments
Cos he's mad he's never joined United. ;D
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wenger is an asshole
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wenger really needs to start bringing homegrown players through who are loyal to the club. Then he prob wont have as many players like hleb, flamani who want to leave when ever someone offers more money.
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wenger really needs to start bringing homegrown players through who are loyal to the club. Then he prob wont have as many players like hleb, flamani who want to leave when ever someone offers more money.
True but he brought up Cole, and we all know where he's at now
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Leeds lost...
gutted for all the people i know who have gone to Wembley today.
oh yeh, Dean Windass' goal - brilliant
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Leeds lost...
gutted for all the people i know who have gone to Wembley today.
oh yeh, Dean Windass' goal - brilliant
So no Championship for Leeds?
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Leeds lost...
gutted for all the people i know who have gone to Wembley today.
;D
Gutted Leeds, no offence to your mates but ........
http://uk.youtube.com/watch/v/7guAX9xMbxs
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wenger really needs to start bringing homegrown players through who are loyal to the club. Then he prob wont have as many players like hleb, flamani who want to leave when ever someone offers more money.
True but he brought up Cole, and we all know where he's at now
yeah , fair point.
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nasri is almost signed to arsenal,hleb will leave the club without a doubt
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Agreement reached with Manchester United over Gerard Piqué
(http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/thumbnails/534_198/Imatges/2008-2009/futbol/noticies/jugadors/pique/piquesig270508_x4x.jpg)
FC Barcelona and United have reached an agreement for the transfer of the federative rights to player Piqué from the English to the Catalan club.
The player will sign a contract that will tie him to FC Barcelona until June 30, 2012 and the ‘rescission clause’ will be set at 50 million euros.
(http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/thumbnails/199_150/Imatges/2008-2009/futbol/noticies/jugadors/keita/firma_keita_08eng.jpg)
Keita is now a Barça player
Seydou Keita has signed his contract with FC Barcelona and is the club’s first signing for the 2008-09 season.
This lunchtime Seydou Keita signed the contract which ties him to FC Barcelona for the next four seasons until 30 June 2012. The player’s buy-out clause is €90 million.
Seville FC, where the player comes from, has announced on its website that Seydou Keita has faxed a letter to the Seville chairman saying that he is exercising his right to cancel his employment contract with the club in advance in accordance with article 13 of Royal Decree 1006/1985.
Soon Barcelona will sign Alves from Seville Fc (a really AWESOME player...)
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Leeds lost...
gutted for all the people i know who have gone to Wembley today.
;D
Gutted Leeds, no offence to your mates but ........
http://uk.youtube.com/watch/v/7guAX9xMbxs
Was that in a pub on the old kent road ;D
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Are Barce managerless at the moment? If so, who the fuck is buying these players that probably wont even play for the team.
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Are Barce managerless at the moment? If so, who the fuck is buying these players that probably wont even play for the team.
Guardiola is appointed as their new manager. I don't know if he has "started" yet, but I guess he's has something to say while Laporta has opened the checkbook.
And oh yea, I think Pique is a great addition to Barca.
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Leeds lost...
gutted for all the people i know who have gone to Wembley today.
;D
Gutted Leeds, no offence to your mates but ........
http://uk.youtube.com/watch/v/7guAX9xMbxs
Was that in a pub on the old kent road ;D
Half time at Old Trafford against spurs earlier in the season my blue friend.
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Are Barce managerless at the moment? If so, who the fuck is buying these players that probably wont even play for the team.
Guardiola is appointed as their new manager. I don't know if he has "started" yet, but I guess he's has something to say while Laporta has opened the checkbook.
And oh yea, I think Pique is a great addition to Barca.
Keita is good too,but alves is something else 8)
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ahh Guadiola obviously.
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JT is the england's captain tonight 8)
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JT is the england's captain tonight 8)
help him rebuild his shattered confidence ::)
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Hope Utd sign Dani Alves, although Browne is a great player, right back is definetely a problem position as i think NEville will be used sparingly from now on, Alves + an out and out striker = Man Utd dominating.
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Norway drawed 2-2 with Uruguay yesterday
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Hope Utd sign Dani Alves, although Browne is a great player, right back is definetely a problem position as i think NEville will be used sparingly from now on, Alves + an out and out striker = Man Utd dominating.
dani alves will sign with barcelona
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It looks like f.c.inter is about to sign Eto'o :o :o :o
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Chelsea have confirmed that Henk Ten Cate has left his position as assistant manager at Stamford Bridge.
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_3625332,00.html
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Hope Utd sign Dani Alves, although Browne is a great player, right back is definetely a problem position as i think NEville will be used sparingly from now on, Alves + an out and out striker = Man Utd dominating.
dani alves will sign with barcelona
im not expecting him to join us, unfortunatly.
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TOTTENHAM have agreed a £12million deal for Barcelona’s wonderkid Giovani Dos Santos.
Spurs beat Chelsea, Manchester City and Inter Milan to the Mexican winger and are also on the brink of signing defender Richard Dunne from City for £5m.
Giovani, 19, was swayed after meeting White Hart Lane chiefs in London back in January.
Inter and City were last night desperately trying to persuade agent Pini Zahavi to get the player to change his mind.
Spurs’ swoop has stunned Chelsea, who made two failed raids for Giovani after tracking his development for four years.
Barca offered Gio the chance to move on loan but he has grown disillusioned with the Nou Camp.
Meanwhile, Dunne has held advanced talks with Spurs and will complete a switch after his medical.
Aston Villa and Portsmouth were also interested in the City skipper, 28.
:o :o
Giovani dos santos is an awesome player 8)
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TOTTENHAM have agreed a £12million deal for Barcelona’s wonderkid Giovani Dos Santos.
Spurs beat Chelsea, Manchester City and Inter Milan to the Mexican winger and are also on the brink of signing defender Richard Dunne from City for £5m.
Giovani, 19, was swayed after meeting White Hart Lane chiefs in London back in January.
Inter and City were last night desperately trying to persuade agent Pini Zahavi to get the player to change his mind.
Spurs’ swoop has stunned Chelsea, who made two failed raids for Giovani after tracking his development for four years.
Barca offered Gio the chance to move on loan but he has grown disillusioned with the Nou Camp.
Meanwhile, Dunne has held advanced talks with Spurs and will complete a switch after his medical.
Aston Villa and Portsmouth were also interested in the City skipper, 28.
:o :o
Giovani dos santos is an awesome player 8)
Where did u get that from?
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TOTTENHAM have agreed a £12million deal for Barcelona’s wonderkid Giovani Dos Santos.
Spurs beat Chelsea, Manchester City and Inter Milan to the Mexican winger and are also on the brink of signing defender Richard Dunne from City for £5m.
Giovani, 19, was swayed after meeting White Hart Lane chiefs in London back in January.
Inter and City were last night desperately trying to persuade agent Pini Zahavi to get the player to change his mind.
Spurs’ swoop has stunned Chelsea, who made two failed raids for Giovani after tracking his development for four years.
Barca offered Gio the chance to move on loan but he has grown disillusioned with the Nou Camp.
Meanwhile, Dunne has held advanced talks with Spurs and will complete a switch after his medical.
Aston Villa and Portsmouth were also interested in the City skipper, 28.
:o :o
Giovani dos santos is an awesome player 8)
Where did u get that from?
from the muthapukkin internet ::)
berbatov+giovani :o
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post links to the articles!!!!!
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post links to the articles!!!!!
get a fuckin life
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post links to the articles!!!!!
get a fuckin life
we all wanna know where you pluck these stories from? can you not share your secret site?
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post links to the articles!!!!!
get a fuckin life
we all wanna know where you pluck these stories from? can you not share your secret site?
why you care so much about a fuckin link ? read the 'articles' god dammit
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Dos Santos shuns Chelsea and Man City for White Hart Lane
Barcelona attacking midfielder Geovani Dos Santos is set to become Juande Ramos' second big money signing of the summer. The two club's have agreed a fee within the region of £9m for the 19-year-old play-maker who signature has been coveted by some of the continents biggest clubs.
Dos Santos will be second attack-minded midfielder to join the club in recent weeks and will join Luka Modric in a new-look Tottenham midfield. Ramos has identified his side's desperate need for creativity and moved quickly to secure two of the brightest young talents in the game.
The deal to bring Dos Santos to White Hart Lane is perhaps the more surprising of the two given that few were mentioning his name as a potential addition to the squad when the league drew to a close. Manchester City will be particularly disappointed - it was believed that they were favourites to secure the youngsters services but those plans were, perhaps, undermined by the continuing confusion surrounding Sven's future.
Geovani, who has drawn favourable comparison with fellow Barca star Ronaldinho, arrives with a big reputation. Having scored a hat-trick against Real Murcia in recent weeks he surely has an eye for a goal that Ramos' midfield has lacked at times. One worry will be that if Modric, Dos Santos, Steed Malbranque and Aaron Lennon ever line up in the same midfield, we'll have the smallest midfield the world has ever seen.
With the expected capture of Dos Santos, and of Palace midfielder John Bostock, Ramos has shown himself to be a firm believer in nurturing young talent with tremendous potential. Fans should already be looking forward to next season with baited breath.
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I don't believe you.
1st, there's nothing about this on spurs.co.uk
2nd, u got no link to prove you're not making this shit up
3rd, I don't believe Giovani will leave Barca, where he's the future, for Spurs, where he's not able to play CL next season
4th, £9 mill is too cheap for a talent like him.
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post links to the articles!!!!!
get a fuckin life
we all wanna know where you pluck these stories from? can you not share your secret site?
why you care so much about a fuckin link ? read the 'articles' god dammit
i want to know if you're using a legit site, or if what you post is a load of gossip...
if i posted "Detox dropping Sept. 17th" in the westcoast section without a link there would be hell on...
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quote author=Elano link=topic=150780.msg1862572#msg1862572 date=1212151400]
TOTTENHAM have agreed a £12million deal for Barcelona’s wonderkid Giovani Dos Santos.
Spurs beat Chelsea, Manchester City and Inter Milan to the Mexican winger and are also on the brink of signing defender Richard Dunne from City for £5m.
Giovani, 19, was swayed after meeting White Hart Lane chiefs in London back in January.
Inter and City were last night desperately trying to persuade agent Pini Zahavi to get the player to change his mind.
Spurs’ swoop has stunned Chelsea, who made two failed raids for Giovani after tracking his development for four years.
Barca offered Gio the chance to move on loan but he has grown disillusioned with the Nou Camp.
Meanwhile, Dunne has held advanced talks with Spurs and will complete a switch after his medical.
Aston Villa and Portsmouth were also interested in the City skipper, 28.
:o :o
Giovani dos santos is an awesome player 8)
Where did u get that from?
from the muthapukkin internet ::)
berbatov+giovani :o
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the link is the sun http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article1225370.ece
what elano probably doesent realise been italian is that you cant believe anything written in the sun, 90% of it is just rumour. Same goes for its sister paper the news of the world.
If it aint on bbc website or sky sports then it hasnt happened yet
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I don't believe you.
1st, there's nothing about this on spurs.co.uk
2nd, u got no link to prove you're not making this shit up
3rd, I don't believe Giovani will leave Barca, where he's the future, for Spurs, where he's not able to play CL next season
4th, £9 mill is too cheap for a talent like him.
1)giovani is not already signed to the spurs,that's why there's nothing about it on the official site
2) ::)
3)giovani,unfortunately,is not the future of barca,bojan and messi are the future.And he just want to play football,he don't give a fuck about the champions league now.
4)maybe the price is not correct,but the news is LEGIT
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quote author=Elano link=topic=150780.msg1862572#msg1862572 date=1212151400]
TOTTENHAM have agreed a £12million deal for Barcelona’s wonderkid Giovani Dos Santos.
Spurs beat Chelsea, Manchester City and Inter Milan to the Mexican winger and are also on the brink of signing defender Richard Dunne from City for £5m.
Giovani, 19, was swayed after meeting White Hart Lane chiefs in London back in January.
Inter and City were last night desperately trying to persuade agent Pini Zahavi to get the player to change his mind.
Spurs’ swoop has stunned Chelsea, who made two failed raids for Giovani after tracking his development for four years.
Barca offered Gio the chance to move on loan but he has grown disillusioned with the Nou Camp.
Meanwhile, Dunne has held advanced talks with Spurs and will complete a switch after his medical.
Aston Villa and Portsmouth were also interested in the City skipper, 28.
:o :o
Giovani dos santos is an awesome player 8)
Where did u get that from?
from the muthapukkin internet ::)
berbatov+giovani :o
the link is the sun http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article1225370.ece
what elano probably doesent realise been italian is that you cant believe anything written in the sun, 90% of it is just rumour. Same goes for its sister paper the news of the world.
If it aint on bbc website or sky sports then it hasnt happened yet
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you can find this news not only on the sun,but even in several other websites (and on a few spurs boards).
believe it or not,this is not "gossip".
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gossip but:
One of England's most popular footballers - a Premier League star and England international - owes a staggering £1m in gambling debts. (Daily Express)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/gossip_and_transfers/7426938.stm
any guesses?
i think: Wayne Rooney
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gossip but:
One of England's most popular footballers - a Premier League star and England international - owes a staggering £1m in gambling debts. (Daily Express)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/gossip_and_transfers/7426938.stm
any guesses?
i think: Wayne Rooney
Michael Owen
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gossip but:
One of England's most popular footballers - a Premier League star and England international - owes a staggering £1m in gambling debts. (Daily Express)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/gossip_and_transfers/7426938.stm
any guesses?
i think: Wayne Rooney
Michael Owen
Yeah, he is known for his gambling.
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Although so is Rooney
Here's an article from 2006 about how Owen led Rooney into gambling. Say's Rooney had £700,000 debt. :laugh:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article704167.ece
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quote author=Elano link=topic=150780.msg1862572#msg1862572 date=1212151400]
TOTTENHAM have agreed a £12million deal for Barcelona’s wonderkid Giovani Dos Santos.
Spurs beat Chelsea, Manchester City and Inter Milan to the Mexican winger and are also on the brink of signing defender Richard Dunne from City for £5m.
Giovani, 19, was swayed after meeting White Hart Lane chiefs in London back in January.
Inter and City were last night desperately trying to persuade agent Pini Zahavi to get the player to change his mind.
Spurs’ swoop has stunned Chelsea, who made two failed raids for Giovani after tracking his development for four years.
Barca offered Gio the chance to move on loan but he has grown disillusioned with the Nou Camp.
Meanwhile, Dunne has held advanced talks with Spurs and will complete a switch after his medical.
Aston Villa and Portsmouth were also interested in the City skipper, 28.
:o :o
Giovani dos santos is an awesome player 8)
Where did u get that from?
from the muthapukkin internet ::)
berbatov+giovani :o
the link is the sun http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article1225370.ece
what elano probably doesent realise been italian is that you cant believe anything written in the sun, 90% of it is just rumour. Same goes for its sister paper the news of the world.
If it aint on bbc website or sky sports then it hasnt happened yet
you can find this news not only on the sun,but even in several other websites (and on a few spurs boards).
believe it or not,this is not "gossip".
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lol in till there is quotes from the player or club its all gossip.
when barca say a bid has been made then i will pay some attention to it, till then the papers, websites can speculate as much as they want.
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when barca say a bid has been made then i will pay some attention to it, till then the papers, websites can speculate as much as they want.
honestly,i don't care if you believe it or not.
if you think its gossip ::)
giovani will play for tottenham or m.city
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Sven-Goran Eriksson leaves Manchester City 02/06/2008 09:00
http://www.mcfc.co.uk/default.sps?pagegid={DBD12D53-8346-431D-A04F-5D0F8664DE80}&newsid=6610690
Sven-Goran Eriksson and Manchester City Football Club have parted company by mutual consent, the Club announces today.
Chief Executive, Alistair Mackintosh said, “The Board of Directors and all at Manchester City would like to thank Sven for his efforts and contributions throughout the season and we wish him all the best for the future. Sven remains a friend of the Club.”
Sven Goran Eriksson added, “I have enjoyed my time at Manchester City very much indeed and in particular, I would like to thank the fans, players and staff for their amazing support over the season. I wish the Club, and everyone associated with it, much success in the coming years.”
The Club will make no further announcement in relation to the managerial position until after a successor is appointed.
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when barca say a bid has been made then i will pay some attention to it, till then the papers, websites can speculate as much as they want.
honestly,i don't care if you believe it or not.
if you think its gossip ::)
giovani will play for tottenham or m.city
why dont you tell us something we dont already know.
The issue is your quoting shit as if its happened when it clearly it hasnt.
To be honest there aint no point posting links unless there is a direct quote from A) The player B) his agent C) The clubs involved
Sven-Goran Eriksson leaves Manchester City 02/06/2008 09:00
http://www.mcfc.co.uk/default.sps?pagegid={DBD12D53-8346-431D-A04F-5D0F8664DE80}&newsid=6610690
Sven-Goran Eriksson and Manchester City Football Club have parted company by mutual consent, the Club announces today.
Chief Executive, Alistair Mackintosh said, “The Board of Directors and all at Manchester City would like to thank Sven for his efforts and contributions throughout the season and we wish him all the best for the future. Sven remains a friend of the Club.”
Sven Goran Eriksson added, “I have enjoyed my time at Manchester City very much indeed and in particular, I would like to thank the fans, players and staff for their amazing support over the season. I wish the Club, and everyone associated with it, much success in the coming years.”
The Club will make no further announcement in relation to the managerial position until after a successor is appointed.
Blackburn manager Mark Hughes has been given permission to hold talks with Manchester City after Sven-Goran Eriksson parted company with the club.
The Welshman has guided Rovers into Europe twice, but recently indicated his long-term ambitions might not be satisfied at Ewood Park.
A Blackburn statement said City had made an approach to talk to Hughes.
"Mark has made it clear to the board he would like the opportunity to talk to Manchester City," it said.
"In view of this, the board have decided reluctantly to give permission subject to terms and conditions acceptable to Blackburn Rovers being agreed with Manchester City in advance."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/7431155.stm
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Imo Rovers is on the same level as City except financially, so I don't know if that's a good move for Sparky
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Imo Rovers is on the same level as City financially, so I don't know if that's a good move for Sparky
nah it isnt really.. Hughes has got a good thing at blackburn, he has no pre'standards set except maybe a european place.. and he's doing a good job progressing his current squad, i liked to see how well Santa Cruz does next season because he was one of the buys of last season!
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Imo Rovers is on the same level as City financially, so I don't know if that's a good move for Sparky
nah it isnt really.. Hughes has got a good thing at blackburn, he has no pre'standards set except maybe a european place.. and he's doing a good job progressing his current squad, i liked to see how well Santa Cruz does next season because he was one of the buys of last season!
I edited my post
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Fiorentina land Montenegrin star Stevan Jovetic
Sports reports that Fiorentina have landed a major transer coup by signing Montenegrin star Steven Jovetic from Partizan Belgrade.
The teenage forward had attacted the attention of many top European clubs, with the likes of Manchester United and Real Madrid said to be interested in the star.
However, Fiorentina confirmed yesterday that the 18-year-old has accepted a move to join the Viola with the fee expected to be around £6 million according to Sky Sports.
Jovetic, 18, was remarkably captain of both Partizan Belgrade and Montenegro under-21’s at the age 17, and the wonderkid earned his first full Montenegro cap also aged 17.
Viola coach Cesare Prandelli had been lining up a move for the Montenegrin wonderkid for many weeks now and has now clinched his signature after Jovetic opted for a move to Serie A.
http://youtube.com/v/IZYoltG_m2M
This is a GREAT addition for Fiorentina.
And LMAO @ what he said about juve ;D
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^Who? :P
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^Who? :P
::)
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so i guess Elano's sources were correct, however the price the "source" quoted was incorrect:
Tottenham agree Dos Santos deal
(http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44723000/jpg/_44723848_dos_santos226getty.jpg)
Dos Santos is renowned for his dribbling skills
Tottenham will sign forward Giovani dos Santos from Barcelona, subject to a medical and agreeing personal terms.
The Mexico international will sign a five-year deal in a move which will cost an initial £4.7m and could rise to £8.6m depending on appearances.
Barcelona have retained the right to 20% of any fee should the 19-year-old move on from Spurs in the first two years of his spell with the club.
And they will get 10% of any fee if he is sold later in his contract.
Dos Santos first joined Barcelona in 2002 and came through the youth ranks at the Nou Camp.
He broke into the first-team under former boss Frank Rijkaard last season and made 16 starts in all competitions and came on as a substitute 22 times in the campaign.
Dos Santos also scored a hat-trick in the final league game of the season as Barca beat Murcia 5-3.
The winger, who can also play up front or behind a main striker, helped Mexico to win the World under-17 championship in Peru in 2005.
He is regarded as a promising talent but appears to have been allowed to leave by the Nou Camp oufit as they also have youngsters Lionel Messi and Bojan Krkic in their ranks.
South American football reporter Tim Vickery told BBC Sport: "He is the son of Brazil international Zizinho, but he plays for Mexico - and masterminded the 3-0 win over Brazil in the final of the 2005 World Under-17 Cup.
"He is a slight figure with a terrific burst of acceleration and he has a superb left foot."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7440216.stm
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£4.7 for a talent like Giovani? And why did he choose Tottenham of all clubs?
Did Laporta and/or Guardiola freeze him out of the club?
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Milan claim they have been given the go-ahead by Chelsea to open talks with Didier Drogba over a possible move to the Rossoneri.
Drogba is believed to be one of Milan's top summer transfer targets as they look to improve on a disappointing campaign last term when they missed out on qualifying for the UEFA Champions League.
The Ivory Coast international's future has been the subject of intense speculation for some time with the player admitting he is unsettled at Stamford Bridge.
Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani told Sky Sports News earlier this week that he had met with Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon to discuss some matters.
Galliani claims Chelsea have given them the green light to begin discussions with Drogba, but have blocked any move to bring Andrei Shevchenko back to the San Siro.
"Chelsea have authorised us to open negotiations with Drogba," Galliani told Gazzetta dello Sport.
"Unfortunately, the response we feared came (for Shevchenko). Chelsea consider Andrei unsellable. This epilogue makes us very sad."
Galliani also revealed that Milan had started talks with Barcelona forward Samuel Eto'o.
Eto'o could leave Barca this summer as the Catalan titans plan to rebuild their squad after a trophyless season last term.
However, Galliani claims Milan face competition from a number of English clubs to sign Cameroon international Eto'o.
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I don't believe you.
1st, there's nothing about this on spurs.co.uk
2nd, u got no link to prove you're not making this shit up
3rd, I don't believe Giovani will leave Barca, where he's the future, for Spurs, where he's not able to play CL next season
4th, £9 mill is too cheap for a talent like him.
LMAO :D
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I could only see ETO'O at arsenal really. He wouldn' tgo to chelsea after that race row. and i don't know if Man Utd would have him.
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I don't believe you.
1st, there's nothing about this on spurs.co.uk
2nd, u got no link to prove you're not making this shit up
3rd, I don't believe Giovani will leave Barca, where he's the future, for Spurs, where he's not able to play CL next season
4th, £9 mill is too cheap for a talent like him.
LMAO :D
What's so funny?
That signing is still unbelievable.
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I could only see ETO'O at arsenal really. He wouldn' tgo to chelsea after that race row. and i don't know if Man Utd would have him.
arsenal ? he could sign with a f.c. inter or ac milan....
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According to reports in Spain, Sevilla's Brazilian winger Dani Alves has signed for Barcelona.
Dani Alves is on the verge of signing for the Blaugrana. A deal has been reached but just a few minor details need to be fixed before pen can be put to paper.
Barcelona have managed to strike a deal with Sevilla for Alves following a six hour meeting between Blaugrana and Rojiblanco directors.
Txiki Begiristain and Marc Ingla met with Sevilla president Jose Maria Del Nido and both parties decided to agree on a €32 million deal which could rise to €35 million depending on how well the wing-back does at Camp Nou.
According to Sport, everything has been cleared and all that is needed is confirmation from both clubs in order to finalise and make the transfer official.
The Spanish paper claims that an inside source has informed them that the deal will be resolved by telephone or fax within the next few hours.
The meeting between the clubs dragged on as Del Nido did not want to part company with his player for anything less than €35m with Barcelona offering less than €30m.
However, Del Nido settled for €32m for Alves to make a €31m profit on the player he signed for $1m from Bahia in 2002.
It is believed that Fernando Navarro will also have the possibility of moving to Sevilla as part of the Alves deal but this has not been confirmed just yet.
Alves is currently in the United States and reports in Spain suggest that the player is delighted with the move and that he cannot wait to begin his new adventure with the Blaugrana.
m.goal.com
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Andrea Dossena is delighted to become the first Italian international to play for Liverpool
The Udinese left-back will complete his move to Anfield in the coming days after undergoing a medical on Merseyside earlier this week.
Dossena's agent Federico Pastorello revealed his client's delight at signing for Liverpool.
"I understand he is the first Italian international to play for Liverpool - a great opportunity for him and he is really happy," Pastorello revealed to skysports.com.
Dossena is expected to finalise his transfer in the next 48 hours before being unveiled by The Reds next week in a deal believed to be worth around £7million.
"He had his medical on Wednesday and we are just awaiting the formalities of that but we would think everything will be signed very shortly," he continued.
"An agreement between the clubs was hard, but we all found it and everything is now ready."
The 26-year-old had a tremendous campaign with Udinese, which included his debut for Italy, and Pastorello admits Liverpool beat a number of clubs to seal his signature.
"There were many teams interested in him," he confirmed.
"He was the best left-back in Italy last year, arguably along with the boy [Juan]Vargas at Catania.
"So it was natural that there will be interest in the best left-back in Serie A, but to have the chance to work with a coach like Rafa Benitez was something he could not turn down.
"That was an important aspect of his decision and he cannot wait to get started."
(sportinglife.com)
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Alves certain of Barca move.
Brazil right-back Daniel Alves insists that his move to Barcelona is a done deal despite the fact that nothing official has been announced yet.
Reports in Spain announced that Alves was set to move to Barca in a 29.5 million euro deal 10 days ago, but as yet neither the Catalan club nor Alves' owners Sevilla have made an official statement on the transfer.
But the 25-year-old defender, who is currently with the Brazil national team for their World Cup Qualifying fixtures, is sure that he will be a member of Pep Guardiola's squad next season.
When asked by Spanish newspaper Sport if he was now a Barcelona player he answered: "Yes, yes. Thankfully I've made the right decision.
"I think that all parties have come away happy and satisfied with the deal, none more so than me.
"I'm immensely happy because for me it is a dream come true to be part of a big team and a big club.
"Getting to Barcelona in itself is a personal victory and is above and beyond everything else I've already achieved."
Alves reiterated his stance that he is moving to Nou Camp to make history and not just to make up numbers.
"My main goal is to leave my mark on the history of the club," he continued.
"I've always said I don't want to be just another footballer, I've always worked hard to leave my stamp on a club and I aim to do the same at Barca."
Team Talk / Eurosport
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No Arsenal medical for Eto'o - agent
by Laurent Picard, 21 June 2008 (http://www.setantasports.com/upload/Sport/Football/Spain/barcelona/eto'o_shouts.jpg)
Samuel Eto’o’s agent has told to setantasports.com that despite the growing rumours, the Barcelona striker has not passed a medical at Emirates Stadium prior to a move to Arsenal.
The Spanish press claims that Emmanuel Adebayor has found an agreement with Barca regarding a summer transfer, while sections of the English media suggest that Cameroon international Eto'o has been in England to meet Arsenal.
Barca have made it clear Eto’o can leave the club this summer, but suggestions he has been in London to undergo a medical are wide of the mark.
“Saying Eto’o had a medical at Arsenal is totally wrong, there’s strictly nothing,” Jose Maria Mesalles told setantasports.com.
http://www.setantasports.com/en/Sport/News/Football/2008/06/21/Prem-Etoos-agent-exclusive-on-Arsenal-link/?facets/sport-space/great-britain-locale/football/
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ALEX HLEB has stuck the boot into Arsene Wenger and Cesc Fabregas as he steps up his campaign to quit Arsenal.
The Gunners star says he has never agreed with boss Wenger over his role and brands Fabregas ‘selfish’.
Hleb insisted: “My view of how I should be playing didn’t coincide with the manager’s.
"I told him last season I wanted to leave and think he was quite upset about it.
“But ask him. It may turn out he’s happy to see me go.
“I don’t know where I’ll be next season but I’d prefer Barcelona.
“It is being negotiated and, hopefully, will be decided soon.”
Arsenal are demanding £18million for the Belarussian, 27, who has two years left on his contract.
The midfielder knows he will not get a warm welcome from his team-mates at pre- season training this week, especially after his pop at Fabregas.
He said: “When we get scoring opportunities, Fabregas is much more selfish than me.
“Given a chance to shoot, he always goes for it — unlike me.”
(the sun)
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Manchester United assistant manager Carlos Queiroz is close to being appointed the new Portugal manager, BBC Sport understands.
He met Portugal's Football Federation at the weekend over its offer of a £1.5m four-year deal to replace Luiz Felipe Scolari.
Queiroz, 55, said: "Things are being dealt with by officials from the two institutions involved.
"The important thing is for the two institutions to reach agreement."
But he added: "From my part, there is not much to say, it needs to be resolved between the federation and United.
"I can say little more than you know at this time. It's out of my hands."
Queiroz has previously managed Real Madrid, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates as well as Portugal's Under-20 side.
He has had two spells with United, first coming to Old Trafford in the summer of 2002.
He then spent one year in charge of Madrid before rejoining United on a one-year rolling contract in 2004.
United are thought to be desperate to keep Queiroz, who has often spoken of his desire to succeed current manager Ferguson, but the club refused to comment on his possible departure when contacted.
The loss of Queiroz could also further unsettle winger Cristiano Ronaldo, who has a close relationship with his Portuguese compatriot.
Ronaldo's future remains uncertain as Real Madrid continue to make it known they want to sign him.
I've heard Blanc will replace queiroz....
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I just read that Güiza followed Aragones to Fenerbache :-X
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Boca Boca compadre...... ;D
http://www.independiente1905.com.ar/downloads/audio/boca_nos_chupas.html
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Ron told to see out contract
Cristiano Ronaldo has been blasted by senior Real Madrid player Fabio Cannavaro for wanting to walk out on his Manchester United contract.
The World Cup-winning captain of Italy said: “Whoever signs a contract should see it through.”
Ronaldo is just 12 months into his five-year contract but has spent the summer courting Spanish champions Real Madrid. Cannavaro’s comments are understood to reflect the general ill-feeling in the Madrid dressing room towards the Ronaldo transfer saga.
Players fear a return to the bad old days of the Galaticos and a mutiny over wages as Ronaldo swans in as top earner. At the end of last season, Real president Ramon Calderon asked senior players’ advice on new signings.
And those players are believed to be furious that their opinions have been completely ignored.
George Scott, Daily Star
I know...I'm tired about this whole shit too...but I thought this was quite worth of posting...
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Ron told to see out contract
Cristiano Ronaldo has been blasted by senior Real Madrid player Fabio Cannavaro for wanting to walk out on his Manchester United contract.
The World Cup-winning captain of Italy said: “Whoever signs a contract should see it through.”
I know...I'm tired about this whole shit too...but I thought this was quite worth of posting...
CANNAVAROS RIGHT THERE :D
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ok heres a longshot for my fellow gamblers
Robbie Keane is currently 20-1 as top scorer,im not quite sure of the odds on berbatov im guessing not alot better but im pretty sure they will drop if either make their respective moves to liverpool and united...and whiles theirs doubts on drgobas,ronaldo and adebayors futures it defintly a worthwhile longshot
but then theres that pesky Torres ;D
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ok heres a longshot for my fellow gamblers
Robbie Keane is currently 20-1 as top scorer,im not quite sure of the odds on berbatov im guessing not alot better but im pretty sure they will drop if either make their respective moves to liverpool and united...and whiles theirs doubts on drgobas,ronaldo and adebayors futures it defintly a worthwhile longshot
but then theres that pesky Torres ;D
not a bad idea but i wouldnt put a huge amount on it.
If berbatov joins united there is no guarentee he will be first choice and if keane joins liverpool benitez will prob rest him for a lot in games in preperation for the league cp matches ;)
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ok heres a longshot for my fellow gamblers
Robbie Keane is currently 20-1 as top scorer,im not quite sure of the odds on berbatov im guessing not alot better but im pretty sure they will drop if either make their respective moves to liverpool and united...and whiles theirs doubts on drgobas,ronaldo and adebayors futures it defintly a worthwhile longshot
but then theres that pesky Torres ;D
not a bad idea but i wouldnt put a huge amount on it.
If berbatov joins united there is no guarentee he will be first choice and if keane joins liverpool benitez will prob rest him for a lot in games in preperation for the league cp matches ;)
muhahaha
ino but seriously this could make berbatovs career...if he does well at utd maybe he could get a move to a big club like madrid ;)
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ok heres a longshot for my fellow gamblers
Robbie Keane is currently 20-1 as top scorer,im not quite sure of the odds on berbatov im guessing not alot better but im pretty sure they will drop if either make their respective moves to liverpool and united...and whiles theirs doubts on drgobas,ronaldo and adebayors futures it defintly a worthwhile longshot
but then theres that pesky Torres ;D
not a bad idea but i wouldnt put a huge amount on it.
If berbatov joins united there is no guarentee he will be first choice and if keane joins liverpool benitez will prob rest him for a lot in games in preperation for the league cp matches ;)
muhahaha
ino but seriously this could make berbatovs career...if he does well at utd maybe he could get a move to a big club like madrid ;)
LOL
Remember when Liverpool were considered a big club ?
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I can't believe how much money liverpool will spend for keane,i've heard something like 20 million pounds to the spurs plus the contract for 5 years.....for something like 60 million pounds ???
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If Peter Crouch at a goal every 3.8 games is worth £11m then Robbie Keane at a goal every 2.4 games along with a far greater number of assists is clearly worth £20m in the current market. However, I'm not entirely sure that we would want to sell him for that unless Ramos is intending to operate with a lone striker next season.
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Your team can't "loose" berbatov and keane at the same time. Dos santos is a fantastic player,ok,but the spurs needs a BIG name
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Ramos wont sell both, it will be only one and lets be honest he can milk more money out of united than liverpool.
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I don't know about that. Current indications suggest that Ramos may be planning to switch to a system similar to Roma's, or even United's when they play with just one striker, whereby one nominated striker drops off of the front to make space for wide midfielders to burst into and provide a threat on goal. If that is the case they he may feel that Keane isn't really the man to play that role and therefore £20m may be attractive to him.
Berbatov could clearly play that role, hence United's interest, but the lure of the Champions League looks like it will eventually lead to him joining United or Barca provided either of them are willing to spend the money. £55m+ to find a replacement would pretty much give Ramos carte blanche to find someone who fits perfectly into his tactical thinking and leave enough money to launch another bid for Diego Capel or another wide player.
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I can't believe how much money liverpool will spend for keane,i've heard something like 20 million pounds to the spurs plus the contract for 5 years.....for something like 60 million pounds ???
I dont know how much you see of Keane, but he is a far far better player than when he was with Inter. IMO hes worth 20 mill in todays market.
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I can't believe how much money liverpool will spend for keane,i've heard something like 20 million pounds to the spurs plus the contract for 5 years.....for something like 60 million pounds ???
I dont know how much you see of Keane, but he is a far far better player than when he was with Inter. IMO hes worth 20 mill in todays market.
co-sign///also the 60 mill figure your quoting would have been the total fee paid for him over his career as a player
i dont really want gareth barry....hes not worth 18million....and he's un-tested at the higher levels of the game
plus i fully expect plessius and lucas to come on this season....and Mascherano and Gerrard really need to play whenever fit
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wish the season would hurry up and start
http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/_EOlrkEowPs
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Robinho is (almost) signed to Chelsea.....i think the deal will be official in the next few days
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Robinho is (almost) signed to Chelsea.....i think the deal will be official in the next few days
real need to raise some money, so they can put in a bid which will be rejected.
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Not sure about Robinho to be honest, seemed perfectly fitted for La Liga, may be a bit lightweight for EPL. Will be interesting to see how he does away to Wigan on a cold December night. A far cry from the Bernabeau (SP?) thats for sure....But then again true class will always shine through, look at Ronaldo.
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Will be interesting to see how he does away to Wigan on a cold December night.
;D
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City boss Hughes set to bid £15m for Spurs and Arsenal target Santa Cruz
Mark Hughes is poised to raid former club Blackburn with a £15million bid for Roque Santa Cruz - and dampen the hopes of North London's big two.
Tottenham and Arsenal are reported to be interested in the Paraguayan who netted 19 goals last season but Manchester City boss Hughes is suffering from a lack of fire power after Benjani tore a thigh muscle while training and will sit out the start of the season.
To make matters worse, £19m record signing Jo will be unavailable after being called up to Brazil’s Olympic squad.
That leaves Hughes with Darius Vassell, Italian duo Rolando Bianchi and Bernardo Corradi, Ched Evans, 19, and Daniel Sturridge, 18 and The Sun reports that the City chief will look to tempt Blackburn with a big cash offer for the 26-year-old.
If he fails, he will look to Real Zaragoza’s £7m-rated Argentinian Diego Milito.
(daily mail)
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Sulley Muntari tomorrow will be in milan to sign with F.c. inter
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Sulley Muntari tomorrow will be in milan to sign with F.c. inter
strange buy , the guy is a ok/good player but nothing more.
Guess they are giving up on lampard for now.
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Sulley Muntari tomorrow will be in milan to sign with F.c. inter
strange buy , the guy is a ok/good player but nothing more.
Guess they are giving up on lampard for now.
the cost is about 16 millions euros
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robbie keane should be signed by the time we play rangers next week
also heard we may give up on barry and put in 16-17mill for silva which id prefer to be honest
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I'd think Valencia would want at least £20m for Silva, probably closer to £25m, and if they sell David Villa then they would have no need to do so.
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I'd think Valencia would want at least £20m for Silva, probably closer to £25m, and if they sell David Villa then they would have no need to do so.
there having finaicial problems and need 250m for a new stadium apparently...thats the only reason we're following up on the interest
athletic madrid had 17mill rejected for silva but apparently the valencia chairman was reportedly upset it wasnt accepted
who knows??
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They are having financial problems, but the indication has always been that they are only likely to sell either Villa or Silva rather than both of them.
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how are liverpool going to afford keane (20 mil) and silva (17mil) when they were struggling to raise the money for barry(villa wanted 18 mil).
Especially as Alonso hasnt been sold yet, unless he would be part of a deal for silva.
Guess they have 11 mil from crouch sale.
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how are liverpool going to afford keane (20 mil) and silva (17mil) when they were struggling to raise the money for barry(villa wanted 18 mil).
Especially as Alonso hasnt been sold yet, unless he would be part of a deal for silva.
Guess they have 11 mil from crouch sale.
its not we havent got money for barry...we just dont want to pay 18 million
what has barry ever achieved that makes him worth that much??aside from being homegrown??
and then people wonder why the top clubs dont buy british
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how are liverpool going to afford keane (20 mil) and silva (17mil) when they were struggling to raise the money for barry(villa wanted 18 mil).
Especially as Alonso hasnt been sold yet, unless he would be part of a deal for silva.
Guess they have 11 mil from crouch sale.
silva costs more than 17 mil
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Everton bid for Moutinho rejected
(http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44867000/jpg/_44867339_moutinho226x170.jpg)
Sporting Lisbon claim they have turned down an £11.8m offer from Everton for midfielder Joao Moutinho.
Moutinho, 21, was part of Portugal's side at Euro 2008 and has been linked with a number of Premier League clubs.
Everton have made an official move and, according to Sporting, they would have recieved more money if Moutinho helped the Toffees reach the Champions League.
Moutinho has a £19.7m buy-out clause in his contract but this can only be exercised before 15 June each year.
If that price is met after this date then certain requirements have to be met for any deal to go through.
Sporting issued a statement on their website confirming Everton's bid and, although Moutinho says he wants to leave, also made it clear they are determined to keep the player.
"(Sporting) reveals that the personal reasons that the player pleads to be transferred are completely unrelated to Sporting and the working relationship it maintains with the player," read the statement.
"... and, as such, it cannot justify in any way an act of management that does not adequately defend the interests of the company and its shareholders."
Everton are yet to make a major signing this summer but have been linked with selling striker Andy Johnson.
Johnson's exit could give them the ability to raise the funds to up their offer for Moutinho, who is seen as one of his country's emerging talents, and test Sporting's resolve.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/7527890.stm
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Trialists help Well dump Bradford
Trialists Souleymane Mamam, Seyfo Soley and Jim O'Brien could have improved their chances of a contract by helping Motherwell defeat Bradford City 4-0.
Well's first pre-season victory came in resounding fashion as they demolished Stuart McCall's League Two outfit.
David Clarkson, Chris Porter, Darren Smith and Bob Malcolm scored the goals.
Togo international Mamam, hoping to win a move from Royal Antwerp, Celtic's O'Brien and Soley, formerly of Preston, came on as second-half substitutes.
Midfielder Soley, a 28-year-old who captains the Gambian national side and has also played for Lokeren, Genk and Al-Hilal Riyadh, left Preston last summer after rejecting a new contract.
The 23-year-old Mamam spent four years with Manchester United, who signed him from La Semeuse Lomé, and was loaned out to Antwerp in 2007 before the midfielder made the move permanent.
O'Brien, 21, is on trial from Celtic and a fee would be required from Well for the winger, who came close to scoring against Bradford with a volley that struck a post.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/7527292.stm
SHIT!!
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how are liverpool going to afford keane (20 mil) and silva (17mil) when they were struggling to raise the money for barry(villa wanted 18 mil).
Especially as Alonso hasnt been sold yet, unless he would be part of a deal for silva.
Guess they have 11 mil from crouch sale.
18 mil is prob about the going rate for a good centre midfielder who is under contract. Especially as muntari is going for 12.
what has barry ever achieved that makes him worth that much??aside from being homegrown??
and then people wonder why the top clubs dont buy british
18 mil is prob about the going rate for a good centre midfielder who is under contract. Especially as muntari is going for 12 and sporting want 19 for mourtinho.
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Liverpool have completed the signing of striker Robbie Keane from Tottenham for a fee that could rise to £20.3m.
Keane, 28, underwent a medical on Monday after agreeing personal terms on a four-year contract worth around £80,000 a week over the weekend.
Spurs said they agreed an initial fee of £19m plus a potential further £1.3m.
Tottenham have also agreed to drop their official complaint to the Premier League after Liverpool apologised for their conduct in pursuing the Irishman.
Relations between the clubs became strained after Spurs chairman Daniel Levy accused the Reds of breaking Premier League rules in making their interest in Keane known despite being told by the Londoners he was not for sale.
However, a statement on the Spurs website read: "Liverpool FC have acknowledged that the way its website reported comments of its manager, which were widely covered by the media, was inappropriate.
"In light of that acknowledgement (they) have apologised and agreed to make a donation to our Club's main charity, the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation.
"Tottenham Hotspur has therefore agreed not to pursue its official complaint to the Premier League."
But Levy added: "I was incredibly disappointed when I first heard, not only that Liverpool had been working behind the scenes to bring Robbie to Anfield, but that Robbie himself wanted to go and submitted a transfer request to this effect.
"I have already made my opinion clear on the nature of this transaction.
"I don't regard it as a transfer deal - that is something which happens between two clubs when they both agree to trade - this is very much an enforced sale, for which we have agreed a sum of £19m as compensation plus a potential further £1.3m in additional compensation."
Liverpool will now become Keane's sixth club after spells at Wolves, Coventry, Inter Milan and Leeds, before his switch to Tottenham in 2002 for £7m.
The Ireland captain had become Benitez's number one summer target over recent weeks, with the need to replace Peter Crouch, who joined Portsmouth earlier this month, seemingly more important than pursuing the complicated and protracted move for Aston Villa's 27-year-old midfielder Gareth Barry.
Keane paid tribute to Levy and Spurs and revealed that the move to Anfield was too good to turn down. 606: DEBATE
He said: "I would like to place on record my thanks to the board, players and fans of Tottenham for the past six years, which were the best and most enjoyable of my career to date.
"I will never forget them. I would specifically like to thank chairman Daniel Levy for understanding, that, as a fan, joining Liverpool is a lifelong dream of mine and one I couldn't let pass me by.
"I hope one day the Spurs fans, who have been brilliant to me, can understand this too.
"I have only good things to say about my time at Tottenham and expect them to go from strength to strength under Juande Ramos and Daniel Levy."
The arrival of Keane takes Liverpool's spending to about £32m since the end of last season. They have already drafted in Degen, fellow full-back Andrea Dossena, goalkeeper Diego Cavalieri and teenagers David Ngog and Emmanuel Mendy.
About £20m has been raised by selling Crouch, John Arne Riise, Scott Carson and Danny Guthrie
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/7528735.stm
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Bad move for Keane i think. He got regular starts at Spurs, he can wave goodbye to that now cos of Rafa with his ridiculous rotation system.
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Liverpool have completed the signing of striker Robbie Keane from Tottenham for a fee that could rise to £20.3m.
Keane, 28, underwent a medical on Monday after agreeing personal terms on a four-year contract worth around £80,000 a week over the weekend.
:o
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Great signing IMO. If i had the option of signing any 5 players for Celtic, Keane would be on that list. Who you think Spurs will replace him with? Arshavin? Villa?
Oh and who did Riise go to?
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Riise went to Roma.
Villa and Arshavin are the two players most mentioned by the press, so I suppose we will see whether there is any truth to those rumors other the next couple of weeks.
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Bad move for Keane i think. He got regular starts at Spurs, he can wave goodbye to that now cos of Rafa with his ridiculous rotation system.
Think its a great move for him. he is a good player and now he gets to play on the main stage of europe, instead of mid table seasons
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Bad move for Keane i think. He got regular starts at Spurs, he can wave goodbye to that now cos of Rafa with his ridiculous rotation system.
Think its a great move for him. he is a good player and now he gets to play on the main stage of europe, instead of mid table seasons
word and as keane said himself he was rotated at tottenham
i just hope he dosent get injured
otherwise i have to hear from u lot how rafas "rotating" him i.e torres last season
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Liverpool's new £20m signing from Spurs cannot hide his delight or his excitement at joining the club he supported as a boy. And the thought of running out in front of a packed Anfield wearing the red jersey he always dreamed of donning as a child growing up in Dublin is the greatest gift he could ever imagine.
"It's absolutely fantastic, a real dream come true for me," he said.
"I've been a Liverpool fan all my life, going back to when I was a kid growing up in Dublin, and I always had a Liverpool shirt on my back. So, to be here now as a Liverpool player is incredible and I couldn't be happier.
"It's hard to describe how I'm feeling. The only way I could try to describe it is to compare it to when you're a little kid on Christmas Eve and you know you're about to get your presents.
"It's that excited feeling. You can't wait to open your presents the next day and you're buzzing inside.
"That's what it feels like for me now. I just can't wait to pull that red jersey on and run out at Anfield in front of the fans."
Keane's home debut is likely to come in the friendly against Lazio on August 8, and when he runs out onto the pitch via the players’ tunnel Ireland's record goalscorer will be proudly wearing the number 7 shirt made famous by Kenny Dalglish, Kevin Keegan and Peter Beardsley.
Despite having worn number 10 at Spurs and for his country, Keane didn't have to think twice when he was offered the opportunity to take number 7.
He knows that with the honour comes the dual burden of history and expectation, but he has enough faith in his own talent to believe that he can make an impact on his own terms, not by those set by his illustrious predecessors.
He said: "John Barnes, Ian Rush and John Aldridge were my heroes as a kid and then when I was 15 or 16 it was the likes of Robbie Fowler and Steve McManaman.
"I think Barnesy was probably the reason why I ended up wearing the number 10 shirt for most of my career.
"I've always liked that number but I'm going to be number 7 here and I know what a special shirt that is and what it means to everyone associated with the club. So I just hope I can do it justice.
"Being a Liverpool fan, I know all about the status that goes with the number 7 and to come here and be given the opportunity to wear that shirt is great for me.
"I'm not going to worry about pressure or anything like that, though. I'm not the kind of person who lets things like that get to me. I am the way I am and I would never try to compare myself with someone like Peter Beardsley or Kenny Dalglish.
"They were fantastic players and they are legends at this club, but hopefully I can do well in my own right and do justice to the shirt and myself."
The 28-year-old last night put pen to paper on a four-year contract with Liverpool, having found the temptation of playing for the club he has supported all his life too much to turn down, even though he remains grateful to Spurs for the way he was treated by them during his six-year spell at White Hart Lane.
And before anyone suggests Keane is another Reds signing who discovered his Kopite roots on seeing a contract placed before him on LFC headed notepaper, his devotion to Liverpool has long since been chronicled in his biography in which he talked about being "not just a fan, but a fanatic".
It is that powerful emotion which means his heart is already swelling with pride and explains why his desperation to do well for the club is already apparent to anyone who has come across him in the last 24 hours.
"It's just Liverpool as a club," he said. "Being a fan makes it even more special because there aren't too many players who can say they are lucky enough to play for the team that they support.
"There are so many people out there who love this club, who would love to have the kind of opportunity that I have and I'm very grateful for that.
"All my family are absolutely massive Liverpool fans. My brother's been getting hounded with mates ringing him all the time to find out what jersey I'm going to be wearing and stuff like that.
"The majority of people in Dublin are Liverpool fans, especially the area where I grew up. All my mates are Liverpool fans and all my family are Liverpool fans, so it's going absolutely mental back there.
"I'm sure I'll be getting battered for tickets, especially seeing as it's not so far from there with the ferry or the flights over every day."
Not that anyone should get the wrong impression that now Keane has joined Liverpool he will feel his life's work is now complete – nothing could be further from the truth.
He is desperate to repay the faith that has been shown in him by Rafa Benitez and he is hellbent on proving that he is worthy of a place in the Liverpool team.
Keane believes he can form a lethal partnership with Fernando Torres, but knows he will have to show the Reds boss that he is up to the task of partnering a striker whom he rates as one of the best in the world.
"I think the way Fernando plays and the way I play we will suit each other," he said.
"It's kind of like the way it worked with Berbatov and myself with a big lad and a smaller lad alongside him.
"Fernando is really good in the air and I try to come off and drop into the hole so we'll complement each other.
"It's easy saying that, though. It's all about doing it and I'm sure we will both work hard together to make it work.
"I've spoken to the manager briefly, not in any major detail or anything, but from my point of view it's up to me to prove that I can play every week.
"By no means am I naive enough to think I'm going to walk into Liverpool Football Club and play straight away.
"You have to earn that right and I'm willing to do that. I always give 100% every week. That will never change."
If and when he has cemented his place in the side, Keane's next challenge will be to help his new club to trophy glory. His desire to be a winner is so evident that his conversational tone actually becomes more aggressive when asked what he would like to achieve with Liverpool.
"I'm ambitious and I want to win things," he insisted. "I'm no different to anyone else in that respect and after getting a taste of it with Tottenham last year when we won the Carling Cup I'm desperate for more.
"I hate losing and Liverpool undoubtedly have the ingredients to win trophies. I want to be a part of that."
Should Keane help Liverpool towards the kind of success he dreams of as a player and as a fan it will feel like Christmas every day.
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keane is a good buy, rafa will prob play him on the right wing ;)
Will be interesting to see what they do with gerrard now, u would assume that torres will partner keane. Pushing gerrard back into midfield, and maybe back to right mid as it will be mascherano plus one in the centre after the olympics.
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how are liverpool going to afford keane (20 mil) and silva (17mil) when they were struggling to raise the money for barry(villa wanted 18 mil).
Especially as Alonso hasnt been sold yet, unless he would be part of a deal for silva.
Guess they have 11 mil from crouch sale.
its not we havent got money for barry...we just dont want to pay 18 million
what has barry ever achieved that makes him worth that much??aside from being homegrown??
and then people wonder why the top clubs dont buy british
18 mil is prob about the going rate for a good centre midfielder who is under contract. Especially as muntari is going for 12 and sporting want 19 for mourtinho.
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez insists he has not abandoned plans to sign Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry, but confesses he will be forced to sell in order to raise the necessary funds.
The Reds have made no secret of their desire to land £18million-rated Barry, but Monday's big-money signing of Robbie Keane saw speculation suggest that their interest in the Villa captain had ended.
However, Benitez is adamant that is not the case and he is preparing to part with existing members of squad in order to meet Villa's valuation.
Benitez began his fundraising with the departures of John Arne Riise, Peter Crouch, Danny Guthrie and Scott Carson, and he looks set to allow others out of the Anfield exit door.
"We knew that we could only spend money by selling players and we have been doing this (for Keane)," said Benitez.
"We are still trying to sign the players that we need, and if we need to sell someone now, okay, we will do so.
"If we can do it (the Barry deal) before the end of the transfer window, we will continue to try. We will always continue to improve our squad."
The news could see Jermaine Pennant, Andrei Voronin or Steve Finnan head for pastures new, while Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso's future remains uncertain.
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_3883167,00.html
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I really hope Celtic have a look at Steve Finnan. Oh and is the fixture list for thr season out yet?
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Villa call off Barry move to Reds
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Aston Villa say that Gareth Barry will be staying at the club and not moving to Premier League rivals Liverpool.
Villa claim the Reds failed to meet a deadline to sign the midfielder, who stated he wanted to move to Anfield, and now any switch is off.
"During talks in the past few days, a final deadline to conclude this episode was set that all parties were aware of and agreed to," said a Villa statement.
"This deadline has now passed and so Gareth will remain with Villa."
Villa are believed to have slapped an £18m price tag on the 27-year-old and have rejected a number of bids from Liverpool which fall short of this figure.
It has proved an acrimonious affair with Villa boss Martin O'Neill clearly angered by the conduct of Liverpool counterpart Rafael Benitez's attempts to lure his side's prize asset away from the Midlands club.
Barry's desire to leave Villa for the Reds has been evident and he was ordered not to report for pre-season training by O'Neill after criticising him in a newspaper interview.
But as the saga raged on this summer, the England international has played for the side in a recent friendly and came on as a substitute in their Intertoto Cup win over Odense.
Villa's ire will have been increased by the fact that Liverpool have splashed out £19m for Tottenham striker Robbie Keane, with the fee possibly reaching £20.3m with add-ons.
The latest statement from Villa could be attempting to prod Liverpool into action over Barry, with O'Neill having made it clear he wants the situation resolved.
But Reds boss Benitez says he has to sell before he can buy again to suggest Villa will have to wait if they want as much as they are asking for the player.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/7533851.stm
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The £15million signing was unveiled today after completing his move from Blackburn.
And the former Arsenal star didn't waste any time stoking up the rivalry between the North London rivals.
Boyhood Spurs fans Bentley, 23, admitted he was amazed they wanted to sign him after his spell with the Gunners.
But the midfielder insists he jumped at the chance of joining Juande Ramos' revolution at White Hart Lane.
He said: “It means the world to join Tottenham.
“Gazza was my favourite player, all my mates are Tottenham fans and there’s a piece of my heart at this club.
“I didn’t think they would be interested in me and when it became available there was nowhere else I wanted to go.”
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Villa call off Barry move to Reds
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Aston Villa say that Gareth Barry will be staying at the club and not moving to Premier League rivals Liverpool.
Villa claim the Reds failed to meet a deadline to sign the midfielder, who stated he wanted to move to Anfield, and now any switch is off.
"During talks in the past few days, a final deadline to conclude this episode was set that all parties were aware of and agreed to," said a Villa statement.
"This deadline has now passed and so Gareth will remain with Villa."
Villa are believed to have slapped an £18m price tag on the 27-year-old and have rejected a number of bids from Liverpool which fall short of this figure.
It has proved an acrimonious affair with Villa boss Martin O'Neill clearly angered by the conduct of Liverpool counterpart Rafael Benitez's attempts to lure his side's prize asset away from the Midlands club.
Barry's desire to leave Villa for the Reds has been evident and he was ordered not to report for pre-season training by O'Neill after criticising him in a newspaper interview.
But as the saga raged on this summer, the England international has played for the side in a recent friendly and came on as a substitute in their Intertoto Cup win over Odense.
Villa's ire will have been increased by the fact that Liverpool have splashed out £19m for Tottenham striker Robbie Keane, with the fee possibly reaching £20.3m with add-ons.
The latest statement from Villa could be attempting to prod Liverpool into action over Barry, with O'Neill having made it clear he wants the situation resolved.
But Reds boss Benitez says he has to sell before he can buy again to suggest Villa will have to wait if they want as much as they are asking for the player.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/7533851.stm
according to the bbc its now back on lol
Gareth Barry's proposed move to Liverpool could yet go ahead despite Aston Villa stating he will be staying with them, BBC Sport understands.
Liverpool failed to meet Villa's deadline of Wednesday to sign the 27-year-old England midfielder.
That led Villa to announce the deal was off, yet Liverpool remain eager to sign Barry and he wants to move to Anfield.
Villa boss Martin O'Neill and chairman Randy Lerner are due to meet Barry and his agent for talks later this week.
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has said he needs to sell players before he can meet Villa's valuation for Barry, which is believed to be £18m.
Villa manager O'Neill said on Wednesday that he was "absolutely delighted" Barry would be staying at Villa Park and "relieved there is resolution and closure to the transfer saga".
He added: "Now we can all look forward to the season ahead with relief, anticipation and ambition."
Villa have already rejected a number of bids from Liverpool that fell short of their valuation for the player.
O'Neill has made no secret of his displeasure at Liverpool's conduct in trying to sign Barry and the player himself was ordered not to report for pre-season training after criticising his manager in a newspaper interview.
But the England international played for Villa in a friendly against Walsall and came on as a substitute in their Intertoto Cup win over Odense.
Villa's ire will have been increased by the fact that Liverpool splashed out £19m for Tottenham striker Robbie Keane - with the fee possibly reaching £20.3m with add-ons - yet have been unwilling to match an £18m valuation for Barry
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joey barton quote
"The first day's the toughest, no doubt about it. They march you in, hand you your uniform and force you to pose for the photographer while loads of fat, tattooed, skinheads shout abuse at you. That's when you know it's for real. A whole life blown away in the blink of an eye. Nothing left but all the time in the world to think about it. That's when it hits home. That's when you realise you've signed for Newcastle."
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LMAO!!!
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joey barton quote
"The first day's the toughest, no doubt about it. They march you in, hand you your uniform and force you to pose for the photographer while loads of fat, tattooed, skinheads shout abuse at you. That's when you know it's for real. A whole life blown away in the blink of an eye. Nothing left but all the time in the world to think about it. That's when it hits home. That's when you realise you've signed for Newcastle."
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
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Spurs bid for Arshavin rejected
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Tottenham have had a bid for Zenit St Petersburg striker Andrei Arshavin rejected, BBC Sport has learned.
It is believed the transfer fee offered for the 27-year-old was below the asking price of about £20m that the Russian club are demanding.
Arshavin is keen to join Juande Ramos' side and is hopeful Spurs will come back with an improved offer.
But, it is understood that Tottenham are also considering other options, including Roman Pavlyuchenko.
Spurs are believed to have had initial talks with the £15m-rated Spartak Moscow striker last week, although no deal had been agreed.
However, Arshavin's agent Dennis Lachter is still hopeful that his client will be heading to north London.
"It is my prediction that Arshavin is going to be a Tottenham player this season," Denis Lachter told BBC Radio Five Live on Thursday.
"He just rejected a huge, huge offer to renew his contract for another five years. He would like to leave for the Premier League."
In July, Arshavin's hopes of a dream move to Barcelona collapsed after the Catalan side also failed to meet Zenit's valuation for their prize asset.
Arshavin was suspended for Russia's opening two games at Euro 2008, but on his return helped the national team to the semi-finals, scoring two goals en route, while 26-year-old Pavlyuchenko scored three times.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/t/tottenham_hotspur/7537039.stm
i bet he won't go anywhere. the valuation of him is far too high.
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UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Third qualifying round draw:
Anorthosis/Rapid Vienna v Olympiakos
Vitoria Guimaraes v IFK Gothenburg/Basel
Shakhtar Donetsk v Domzale/Dinamo Zagreb
Schalke 04 v Atletico Madrid
Aalborg/Modrica v RANGERS/Kaunas
Barcelona v Beitar Jerusalem/Wisla Krakow
Levski Sofia v Anderlecht/BATE
Standard Liege v LIVERPOOL
Inter Baku/Partizan v Fenerbahce/MTK Budapest
FC Twente v ARSENAL
Spartak Moscow v Drogheda/Dinamo Kiev
Juventus v Tampere/Artmedia
SK Brann/Ventspils v Marseille
Fiorentina v Slavia Prague
Galatasaray v Steaua Bucharest
Panathinaikos/Dinamo Tbilisi v Sheriff Tiraspol/Sparta Prague
First legs to be played on 12/13 August, second legs on 26/27 August.
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Arsenal face McClaren's FC Twente
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Arsenal were handed an intriguing tie against former England boss Steve McClaren's FC Twente in the Champions League third qualifying round.
McClaren was appointed by the Dutch side in June this year, taking his first job since he was sacked by England in November 2007.
Liverpool have been drawn against Belgium's Standard Liege.
And Rangers will play the winner of the second-round match between Aalborg and Modrica if they can overcome Kaunas.
Rangers drew 0-0 at Ibrox in the first leg of their second round qualifier against the Lithuanian side on Wednesday and will play the return leg next week.
McClaren has pitted his wits against Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger before, when he was in charge of Middlesbrough.
But it is unlikely he will relish retuning to England for a match that Arsenal will be strong favourites to win.
McClaren may not be the only coach returning to his native country as former Arsenal boss Bruce Rioch could be taking Danish champions Aalborg to Rangers.
Former Scotland captain Rioch's side have a 5-0 first-leg lead over Modrica so should make it through to the third qualifying round.
Liverpool, who were beaten by Chelsea in the semi-finals last year, will fancy their chances of getting past Standard Liege.
The Reds will play their first leg away from home - as will Arsenal and Rangers, too, provided the Glasgow side make it through.
Elsewhere in the draw, highly-fancied Barcelona will play either Beitar Jerusalem or Wisla Krakow and Italian giants Juventus face Tampere United or Artmedia Bratislava.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7535622.stm
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Arsenal face McClaren's FC Twente
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Arsenal were handed an intriguing tie against former England boss Steve McClaren's FC Twente in the Champions League third qualifying round.
McClaren was appointed by the Dutch side in June this year, taking his first job since he was sacked by England in November 2007.
Liverpool have been drawn against Belgium's Standard Liege.
And Rangers will play the winner of the second-round match between Aalborg and Modrica if they can overcome Kaunas.
Rangers drew 0-0 at Ibrox in the first leg of their second round qualifier against the Lithuanian side on Wednesday and will play the return leg next week.
McClaren has pitted his wits against Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger before, when he was in charge of Middlesbrough.
But it is unlikely he will relish retuning to England for a match that Arsenal will be strong favourites to win.
McClaren may not be the only coach returning to his native country as former Arsenal boss Bruce Rioch could be taking Danish champions Aalborg to Rangers.
Former Scotland captain Rioch's side have a 5-0 first-leg lead over Modrica so should make it through to the third qualifying round.
Liverpool, who were beaten by Chelsea in the semi-finals last year, will fancy their chances of getting past Standard Liege.
The Reds will play their first leg away from home - as will Arsenal and Rangers, too, provided the Glasgow side make it through.
Elsewhere in the draw, highly-fancied Barcelona will play either Beitar Jerusalem or Wisla Krakow and Italian giants Juventus face Tampere United or Artmedia Bratislava.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7535622.stm
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Hahaha, McClaren is going down, again
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Hahaha, McClaren is going down, again
you-know-it
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Finally Quaresma is almost a new F.C. Inter player 8)
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Finally Quaresma is almost a new F.C. Inter player 8)
any more details ?
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Finally Quaresma is almost a new F.C. Inter player 8)
any more details ?
Today the porto's president has been interviewed by an italian sport newspaper
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he said that quaresma can leave porto,not for 40 millions.....
i think quaresma will be sold for about 20 millions + a f.c.inter young portughese player
the deal will probably be done in mid august
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Cmon Kaunas :)
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MADRID, Spain - Real Madrid has signed Hamburg captain Rafael van der Vaart, making him the Spanish champion's fifth Dutch player.
Hamburg confirmed the transfer in a statement on its website on Monday. It did not give details of the deal.
News reports said Madrid will pay 13 million euros (C$20.5 million) for Van der Vaart, who joins compatriots Ruud van Nistelrooy, Arjen Robben, Wesley Sneijder and Royston Drenthe.
"Rafael developed into a top European player at HSV," Hamburg sports director Dietmar Beiersdorfer said. "We wish him all the best for the future."
Earlier on Monday, Van der Vaart pre-empted Hamburg's announcement by announcing his move, describing it as "a dream comes true."
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
Real Madrid C.F. and Hamburg SV have reached an agreement for the 5-season transfer of Dutch player Rafael Ferdinand van der Vaart to the former club. The agreement is subject to the player's medical examination and his signing of a federation contract.
Van der Vaart will be officially presented on Tuesday 5 August at 13:00 CET in the Presidential Balcony of the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.
In other news,sneijder is out 3 months:
After an MRI on Monday morning, it was determined that Wesley Sneijder only damaged his left Internal Lateral Ligament and that his Anterior Cruciate Ligament remains fully intact. Sneijder is expected to miss three months, during which he will undergo orthopedic treatment and rehabilitation
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Window Watch: Vedran Corluka, Gareth Barry, Blackburn Rovers, Arsenal
Tottenham Hotspur were last night on the verge of agreeing a £6.8 million fee to sign Vedran Corluka, which would take their spending on players this summer to more than £50 million.
The Croatia defender was used at right back by Manchester City last season, but Tottenham believe that he can replace Ledley King in the long term as a central-defensive partner for Jonathan Woodgate. Tottenham, who were unable to complete deals to sign Fernando Meira or Fabricio Coloccini, have been looking at more than one centre back because of fitness concerns about King and the erratic form of Michael Dawson last season.
Tottenham were interested in signing Corluka in the middle of last year and playing him at right back, but they did not follow up their interest with a firm bid and the player moved to City from Dynamo Zagreb for a fee approaching £8 million last summer. Tottenham then signed Alan Hutton, the right back, from Rangers in January.
Corluka’s proposed move is not without complications, but it is likely to go through. City are willing to sell a player who made 35 league appearances last season so that they can fund a move for a recognised right back. They have enough cover in central defence, with Richard Dunne, Micah Richards, Nedum Onuoha, and Tal Ben-Haim, recently signed from Chelsea. Onuoha’s opportunities were restricted last season, after a 2006-07 campaign in which he had established himself in the first team, and he is attracting interest from several clubs.
Decent bets
Liverpool hope to complete a deal for Gareth Barry by the end of this week, possibly in time to play against Lazio in a friendly on Friday. The club are waiting for their American owners to transfer the money from the United States to meet the first instalment of Aston Villa’s £18 million price tag — although there was some anxiety at Anfield yesterday afternoon when the funds had not yet arrived. Martin O’Neill, the Villa manager, has conceded defeat in trying to keep the England midfield player.
Villa are likely to use some of the proceeds to try to buy Nicky Shorey after they, and Sunderland, offered in the region of £1.5 million for the left back. Reading are holding out for at least double that fee after effectively conceding that the England player has to be sold because he has a year left on his contract. Zenit St Petersburg have said that they are waiting on Tottenham to increase their bid for Andrei Arshavin, the Russia playmaker, from £15.5 million to more than £20 million.
Dead certs
Blackburn Rovers have signed Danny Simpson on a season-long loan from Manchester United. The full back, 21, played eight times for United last season before a loan spell at Ipswich Town. Blackburn have given a trial to Anthony Annan with a view to the Ghana midfield player moving from IK Start, in Norway as well as Paul Baysse, the Bordeaux and France Under-20 central defender.
West Ham United have signed Jan Lastuvka, as a reserve goalkeeper, on a season-long loan from Shakhtar Donetsk, the Ukrainian club. Portsmouth have signed Omar Koroma, the Gambian forward, from Banjul Hawks on a two-year deal. The 18-year-old is likely to be loaned to a Coca-Cola Championship club.
Long shots
Robinho, the Real Madrid and Brazil forward, says that he is mulling over offers from several clubs, including Chelsea. “The season is just starting and I’ve been given some offers from other clubs. I have one from Chelsea, but we’re just discussing,” he said.
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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson insists the transfer saga surrounding Cristiano Ronaldo is over and he will stay at Old Trafford.
Ronaldo's future at United has been the subject of constant speculation all summer with the Portuguese refusing to commit himself to the club.
Real Madrid have been waiting in the wings to swoop for Ronaldo with the Spanish giants not hiding their liking for the dazzling winger.
Reports in Spain have claimed Ronaldo would inform Ferguson he wanted to leave Old Trafford for Madrid when he returns to the club later this week to undergo treatment on his ankle injury.
Throughout the summer, Ferguson has remained adamant that last season's top scorer would not be leaving the club and the wily Scot insists the whole saga is now finished.
"The matter is closed now," said Ferguson on Sky Sports News.
"He is a Manchester United player, it's finished.
"He is going to play here believe me."
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11667_3936787,00.html
Manchester United have said that they do not expect the Portuguese star to leave them and now Calderon has publicly stated that he also thinks this is the case.
"Van der Vaart is the first signing and probably the only one," said Calderon.
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11667_3936450,00.html
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I can't believe how cheap Van der Vaart went fuckin Barry going for 18mill is a disgrace
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I can't believe how cheap Van der Vaart went fuckin Barry going for 18mill is a disgrace
Players from the German BL are always cheap compared to players from Italy, Spain or England. Van der Vaart is a mercenary, Hamburg can be relieved he's gone.
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i really dont want to sign barry...we have mascherano alonso & gerrard...alonso has actually looked really sharp in pre season scdayorted a very good goal to
plus leiva and plessius are both ones for the future
ngog scored his 2nd in 2games as well....he hit 1in 16 @ psg...going to very interesting to see how he progreses
also pacheo will be a barcelona/mardid target in 3 years mark my words
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aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahhahaha
rangers beten by hearts "b" squad :D
i heard easy jet is gonna be rangers new sponsor................ in and out of europe in 3 hours ;)
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I can't believe how cheap Van der Vaart went fuckin Barry going for 18mill is a disgrace
Indeed, that's a very small fee for VDV.
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i really dont want to sign barry...we have mascherano alonso & gerrard...alonso has actually looked really sharp in pre season scdayorted a very good goal to
plus leiva and plessius are both ones for the future
ngog scored his 2nd in 2games as well....he hit 1in 16 @ psg...going to very interesting to see how he progreses
also pacheo will be a barcelona/mardid target in 3 years mark my words
I agree 100% we've already got so much depth in CM, we should be targeting a winger may'be Downing as I don't see us getting Silva
hopefully ngog can keep his pre-season form going into the reg. season could be a nice steal at 1.5m
and I also hope we keep benayoun, hes a solid player to have come off the bench and fill in if there are injuries
can't wait till the season starts!
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i really dont want to sign barry...we have mascherano alonso & gerrard...alonso has actually looked really sharp in pre season scdayorted a very good goal to
plus leiva and plessius are both ones for the future
ngog scored his 2nd in 2games as well....he hit 1in 16 @ psg...going to very interesting to see how he progreses
also pacheo will be a barcelona/mardid target in 3 years mark my words
I agree 100% we've already got so much depth in CM, we should be targeting a winger may'be Downing as I don't see us getting Silva
hopefully ngog can keep his pre-season form going into the reg. season could be a nice steal at 1.5m
and I also hope we keep benayoun, hes a solid player to have come off the bench and fill in if there are injuries
can't wait till the season starts!
IMO Liverpool have too many solid players and not enough world class, title winning players. Barry would come into that category as well.
Oh and.....
LETS ALL LAUGH AT RANGERS HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
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Elano all those threads you made about Ronaldo leaving this summer and now this ;)
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11667_3942509,00.html
Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted that he will remain at Manchester United for another season.
In the longest running transfer saga of the summer, the Red Devils winger had fluctuated between his desire to remain at Old Trafford and fulfilling his dream of playing for Real Madird.
United had always insisted that the Portugal international was not for sale, but Real have a history of getting what they want.
However, the 23-year-old appears to have brought an end to the endless speculation surrounding his future by stating his intentions to remain in England for the 2008/09 campaign.
"I will remain with Manchester United for at least another year," Ronaldo told Portuguese newspaper Publico.
He goes on to praise United boss Sir Alex Ferguson, who flew to Portugal in the aftermath of Euro 2008 to hold clear-the-air discussions with his enigmatic playmaker.
"Sir Alex Ferguson heard my arguments, I heard his and, in fact, it was settled that the best for both parties would be for me to stay," he added.
"Therefore, I can confirm that, next season, I will play for Manchester United.
"Before rumours emerge saying that I will play against my will, I want to make this clear - whoever says or writes that is lying.
"I will play for Manchester with all my heart and soul. I will fight and honour that shirt with the same commitment and dedication as always."
Ronaldo also accepted full responsibility for failing to stop the constant rumours regarding from spiralling out of control.
"I was responsible for all this controversy," he said.
"I was the one who publicly expressed my desire to go to Real Madrid. I ended up being, even involuntarily, responsible for the poor relationship between the two clubs."
While United will be pleased to here their prized asset committing himself to the club, Ronaldo went on to admit that he maintains his dream of playing for Real at some stage in the future.
He explained: "I knew Real Madrid were interested in signing me and that they had allegedly made a very high offer to Manchester United.
"My desire was, for some time, that Manchester had accepted my transfer to Madrid.
"Saying otherwise would be to trick people and my own consciousness."
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WOW.
And you are happy to have such a shitty guy in your team ?
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WOW.
And you are happy to have such a shitty guy in your team ?
lol Ronaldo has acted like an idiot and it wont be forgotton by a lot of fans. Ferdinand still receives stick due to hos past actions and it will be more of the same for ronaldo.
Im happy as its a victory for the club, i never expected us to sell but Real used every trick in the book to try and force us to sell.
As for Ronaldo, i cant see myself singing Viva Ronaldo, he will have to win people over.
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Hey Kuruption (and all those other Man U supporters)...
What do you think about the Solskjær Testemonial? Not the result, but the match in general, the opposing team, the Man U team and so on..
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Hey Kuruption (and all those other Man U supporters)...
What do you think about the Solskjær Testemonial? Not the result, but the match in general, the opposing team, the Man U team and so on..
to be honest i only saw the highlights of the testimonal but my brother went and said it was a typical friendly. I went to the peterborough game on monday and watched the juventus game last night.
They reminded me of the opening games of last season, in that with rooney and saha injured we are lacking a striker.
I really rate Tevez but he drops so deep to collect the ball there is no one in the penalty area, campbell scored a good goal against espanyol but was none exsistant against peterborough.
I think we will struggle to score in the opening games, im eagar for munacho to get a work permit but im not sure if thats going to happen. If Tevez was to get injured that would leave us without a proven striker which is pretty shocking.
On the plus side our three brazilian youngsters have impressed Raphael Da Silva and his twin Fabio (right and left back) and Rodrigo Possebon (centre midfield) look like they have a chance of making it.
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Seriously I don't understand why Fergie didn't go all out looking for another striker. None of our strikers are natural goalscorers and we can't keep relying on Ronaldo seeing as he is a midfielder. We should of signed Huntelaar especially with Overhead kicks like these:
http://www.youtube.com/v/BQbNneMKzsU&hl=en
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Chelsea have bidded for Robinho
1) How do they expect to get him for £19.7 when a few weeks ago real said they valued him in teh same bracket as Ronaldo
2) Why after failing to get ronaldo and snijder now injured would they sell him
Chelsea have confirmed they have lodged a bid for Real Madrid forward Robinho.
Sky Sports News broke the news earlier on Thursday and are of the understanding a £19.7million offer has been made.
Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari has made no secret of his desire to link-up with his Brazilian compatriot and now the Blues have upped the transfer ante.
"Further to media reports, Chelsea Football Club can confirm we have made an offer to Real Madrid today (Thursday, August 7) for the transfer of Robinho," read a statement on the club's official website.
Earlier this week Robinho refused to rule out a move to Stamford Bridge, while Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon has openly declared the club's interest in the player.
Real Madrid have repeatedly expressed a desire to keep the South American in the Spanish capital but the recent signing of Rafael van der Vaart does give them amble cover in Robinho's position, even when taking into account Wesley Sneijder's injury troubles.
Robinho was thought to be unsettled by talk he could be used as a makeweight in Madrid's bid to land Cristiano Ronaldo, a deal which has now been shelved.
Chelsea earlier this month conceded their bid to sign Robinho would be their last of the summer should it prove successful
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_3946581,00.html
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Hey Kuruption (and all those other Man U supporters)...
What do you think about the Solskjær Testemonial? Not the result, but the match in general, the opposing team, the Man U team and so on..
to be honest i only saw the highlights of the testimonal but my brother went and said it was a typical friendly. I went to the peterborough game on monday and watched the juventus game last night.
Imo, it wasn't no real testemonial, more like a joke, an ordinary friendly - and imo it kinda disrespected Solskjær. Against Espanyol? Lol.
A real testemonial contains selected players and a selected opponent.
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Hey Kuruption (and all those other Man U supporters)...
What do you think about the Solskjær Testemonial? Not the result, but the match in general, the opposing team, the Man U team and so on..
to be honest i only saw the highlights of the testimonal but my brother went and said it was a typical friendly. I went to the peterborough game on monday and watched the juventus game last night.
Imo, it wasn't no real testemonial, more like a joke, an ordinary friendly - and imo it kinda disrespected Solskjær. Against Espanyol? Lol.
A real testemonial contains selected players and a selected opponent.
yeah i know what your saying as in special guests, past players etc but there was an interview with solskjaer a few days before and he kept on stressing how important this game was in the build up to the new season.
He didnt want the game to be light hearted but as close to a pre season match as you can get.
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YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
No huns in Europe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Police will be happy, no more city's being infested with the scum :baseballbat: ...for another year at least!
IN WALTER WE TRUST :banana: :cow: :banana_rock: :banana_dss: :banana_dsf: :cow: :cow: :monkey: :banana: :monkey_dance2: :banana_llama: :banana: :cow: :cow: :banana_llama:
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The whole Ronaldo saga pretty much summed up why you shouldnt believe 90% of the stuff in the newspapers
You only have to look at the number of newspapers (including The Guardian and The Sun, to name but two) boasting Cristiano Ronaldo's announcement - actually made to Bruno Prata of Portuguese newspaper Publico - as their own exclusive this morning to realise that the resolution of the saga came as a complete surprise to Fleet Street.
Having spent the past two months peddling story after story predicting Ronaldo's imminent departure based on the disclosures of 'close friends', 'advisors' and 'sources at Old Trafford', Ronaldo's announcement was as much an embarrassment to the nation's newspapers as it was a triumph for Manchester United (seemingly the lone voice since May in insisting that the forward wouldn't be leaving). And what must have made Fleet Street's humiliation all the more galling is that their cabal of sources apparently failed to provide any sort of warning that Ronaldo was about to give up on his dream of joining Real Madrid.
As they are so sensitive to criticism on these pages, it would be unfair to highlight the Daily Mirror's announcement, made just two editions ago, that Ronaldo 'would never return'.
'Cristiano Ronaldo has refused to come back and face Sir Alex Ferguson - in a last desperate bid to force Manchester United to sell him to Real Madrid' the newspaper assured its readers before wheeling out 'sources close to the Portugal star' to confirm: "Cristiano is not going back today, tomorrow, or any time soon. Everyone knows what he wants."
Ooops.
Meanwhile, it was as long ago as last Friday that the Mirror's back page brought the news that 'Cristiano Ronaldo will demand Sir Alex Ferguson lets him join Real Madrid when he returns next week.'
Fortunately, there's no need to single out the Mirror. We could instead stress the marvellous contribution of our good friend Antony Kastrinakis, the self-titled European Football Correspondent at The Sun, for revealing on August 1 that 'CRISTIANO RONALDO is going to personally deliver a blunt demand to Alex Ferguson next week: "Let me go to Spain."'
Well done, Antony! Be sure to send us another email soon x
And it's not as if it has merely been the tabloids that have been selling their readers a dummy of which Ronaldo himself would be proud. This weekend's edition of The Sunday Telegraph brought the revelation that 'Ronaldo is set to force his £68m move from Manchester United to Real Madrid' after the player 'told Madrid about his intentions in an attempt to appease their frustration at his lack of agitation for a move away from Old Trafford'.
One question being asked in the wake of Ronaldo's apparent u-turn is what sort of reception he will receive from the Old Trafford faithful when he makes his return to action. Perhaps the more pertinent question to ask is what sort of coverage he is likely to receive from the gentlemen of the press. Expect even the most mild of booing to receive a disproportionately high amount of exposure.
http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?action=post;topic=150780.1300;num_replies=1315
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^^^^
bad excuses :D
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the sun's talking shit again,tryna to play up an issue between benitez and the owners over the barry sale
there trying to make it look like the owners dont think barrys worth 18 million
when in truth the club as a whole dosent think hes worth 18 million
plus the fans made it pretty clear yesterday at lazio they dont want alonso to go
and post match benitez praised him and said he was in the market for a left winger
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Tottenham Roma 5-0
GREAT game by the spurs, Bentley :o
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the sun's talking shit again,tryna to play up an issue between benitez and the owners over the barry sale
there trying to make it look like the owners dont think barrys worth 18 million
when in truth the club as a whole dosent think hes worth 18 million
plus the fans made it pretty clear yesterday at lazio they dont want alonso to go
and post match benitez praised him and said he was in the market for a left winger
there basically the same player i dont think barry will improve your side .
Its pretty obvious that Gerrard and Mascherano is the best partnership.
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agreed^^
although on paper xavi is a c.l winner and a european champion...im also sure hes younger than barry??
didnt have the greatest season last year but i know he had problems with fitness
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only other theory is benitez wants barry to play on the left like he used to
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Aug 16th 1345 is going doooown
I can't wait! :D
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gViaOYgV8yI
Fenerbahce(türkish team) played against FK Partizan(serb team) in serbia today. Game ended 2.2
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YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
No huns in Europe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Police will be happy, no more city's being infested with the scum :baseballbat: ...for another year at least!
IN WALTER WE TRUST :banana: :cow: :banana_rock: :banana_dss: :banana_dsf: :cow: :cow: :monkey: :banana: :monkey_dance2: :banana_llama: :banana: :cow: :cow: :banana_llama:
What does that mean ? Huns ?
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did harry kewell make it through the whole game? ;D
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YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
No huns in Europe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Police will be happy, no more city's being infested with the scum :baseballbat: ...for another year at least!
IN WALTER WE TRUST :banana: :cow: :banana_rock: :banana_dss: :banana_dsf: :cow: :cow: :monkey: :banana: :monkey_dance2: :banana_llama: :banana: :cow: :cow: :banana_llama:
What does that mean ? Huns ?
Don't u see what team he supports?
He means Rangers..
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did harry kewell make it through the whole game? ;D
He didnt even play, hes injured. LOL
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did harry kewell make it through the whole game? ;D
He didnt even play, hes injured. LOL
LMAO nice to see hes still the same ole harry
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YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
No huns in Europe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Police will be happy, no more city's being infested with the scum :baseballbat: ...for another year at least!
IN WALTER WE TRUST :banana: :cow: :banana_rock: :banana_dss: :banana_dsf: :cow: :cow: :monkey: :banana: :monkey_dance2: :banana_llama: :banana: :cow: :cow: :banana_llama:
What does that mean ? Huns ?
i googled it lol
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YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
No huns in Europe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Police will be happy, no more city's being infested with the scum :baseballbat: ...for another year at least!
IN WALTER WE TRUST :banana: :cow: :banana_rock: :banana_dss: :banana_dsf: :cow: :cow: :monkey: :banana: :monkey_dance2: :banana_llama: :banana: :cow: :cow: :banana_llama:
What does that mean ? Huns ?
i googled it lol
If u go to wikipedia it says this:
Turkic theory
Further information: Hunnic language
The Huns may be of Turkic (or pre-Proto-Turkic) origin. This school of thought emerged when Joseph de Guignes in the 18th century identified the Huns with the Xiongnu or (H)siung-nu.[11] It is supported by O. Maenchen-Helfen on the basis of his linguistic studies.[12][13] English scholar Peter Heather called the Huns "the first group of Turkic, as opposed to Iranian, nomads to have intruded into Europe".[14] Turkish researcher Kemal Cemal bolsters this assertion by showing similarities in words and names in Turkic and Hunnic languages, and similarities in systems of governance of Hunnic and Turkic tribes. Hungarian historian Gyula Nemeth also supports this view.[15] Uyghur historian Turghun Almas has suggested a link between the Huns and the Uyghurs, a Turkic speaking people who reside in Xinjiang, China.
This article will not discuss the "White Huns" and "Red Huns", since there is no definite evidence that they were related to the classical "Huns".[16][17] Furthermore, not much is known of their language.[18]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huns (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huns)
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YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
No huns in Europe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Police will be happy, no more city's being infested with the scum :baseballbat: ...for another year at least!
IN WALTER WE TRUST :banana: :cow: :banana_rock: :banana_dss: :banana_dsf: :cow: :cow: :monkey: :banana: :monkey_dance2: :banana_llama: :banana: :cow: :cow: :banana_llama:
What does that mean ? Huns ?
i googled it lol
If u go to wikipedia it says this:
Turkic theory
Further information: Hunnic language
The Huns may be of Turkic (or pre-Proto-Turkic) origin. This school of thought emerged when Joseph de Guignes in the 18th century identified the Huns with the Xiongnu or (H)siung-nu.[11] It is supported by O. Maenchen-Helfen on the basis of his linguistic studies.[12][13] English scholar Peter Heather called the Huns "the first group of Turkic, as opposed to Iranian, nomads to have intruded into Europe".[14] Turkish researcher Kemal Cemal bolsters this assertion by showing similarities in words and names in Turkic and Hunnic languages, and similarities in systems of governance of Hunnic and Turkic tribes. Hungarian historian Gyula Nemeth also supports this view.[15] Uyghur historian Turghun Almas has suggested a link between the Huns and the Uyghurs, a Turkic speaking people who reside in Xinjiang, China.
This article will not discuss the "White Huns" and "Red Huns", since there is no definite evidence that they were related to the classical "Huns".[16][17] Furthermore, not much is known of their language.[18]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huns (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huns)
lol look at this
2. hun
derogatory word for german or protestant, esp in Northern ireland.
Used to describe rangers football fans.
great im a german catholic...will i be called a hun there? ??? ;D
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i think that being a Catholic will cancel out that you're German. they'd probably just call you a Kraut.
looking forward to Saturday! shame i'll miss the Arsenal game due to work, but i'll be watching the rest of the days action.
Also, have you seen the state of the bottom 3 in League 2? no chance were getting relegated this season. lol.
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YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
No huns in Europe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Police will be happy, no more city's being infested with the scum :baseballbat: ...for another year at least!
IN WALTER WE TRUST :banana: :cow: :banana_rock: :banana_dss: :banana_dsf: :cow: :cow: :monkey: :banana: :monkey_dance2: :banana_llama: :banana: :cow: :cow: :banana_llama:
What does that mean ? Huns ?
i googled it lol
If u go to wikipedia it says this:
Turkic theory
Further information: Hunnic language
The Huns may be of Turkic (or pre-Proto-Turkic) origin. This school of thought emerged when Joseph de Guignes in the 18th century identified the Huns with the Xiongnu or (H)siung-nu.[11] It is supported by O. Maenchen-Helfen on the basis of his linguistic studies.[12][13] English scholar Peter Heather called the Huns "the first group of Turkic, as opposed to Iranian, nomads to have intruded into Europe".[14] Turkish researcher Kemal Cemal bolsters this assertion by showing similarities in words and names in Turkic and Hunnic languages, and similarities in systems of governance of Hunnic and Turkic tribes. Hungarian historian Gyula Nemeth also supports this view.[15] Uyghur historian Turghun Almas has suggested a link between the Huns and the Uyghurs, a Turkic speaking people who reside in Xinjiang, China.
This article will not discuss the "White Huns" and "Red Huns", since there is no definite evidence that they were related to the classical "Huns".[16][17] Furthermore, not much is known of their language.[18]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huns (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huns)
lol look at this
2. hun
derogatory word for german or protestant, esp in Northern ireland.
Used to describe rangers football fans.
great im a german catholic...will i be called a hun there? ??? ;D
Being a Catholic certainly cancels out the being German part, i happen to get on well with Germans. The all important question though, if Celtic are playing Rangers who would you want to win?
If the asnwer is Celtic, you are safe. If it's not....you're a hun bastard.
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The all important question though, if Celtic are playing Rangers who would you want to win?
If the asnwer is Celtic, you are safe. If it's not....you're a hun bastard.
Filthy orange hun monkey bastard, if you want to get technical.
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(http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/images/aug_08/gun__1218894366_510x250.jpg)
:)
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What are you if you want neither of the bigot bros to win?
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Good day for Bradford. 2 nil away from home and 3rd in the league. Get in!
Good start for Arsenal as well.
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Good day for Bradford. 2 nil away from home and 3rd in the league. Get in!
Good start for Arsenal as well.
Great! Bradford is good peoples
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YASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
No huns in Europe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Police will be happy, no more city's being infested with the scum :baseballbat: ...for another year at least!
IN WALTER WE TRUST :banana: :cow: :banana_rock: :banana_dss: :banana_dsf: :cow: :cow: :monkey: :banana: :monkey_dance2: :banana_llama: :banana: :cow: :cow: :banana_llama:
What does that mean ? Huns ?
i googled it lol
If u go to wikipedia it says this:
Turkic theory
Further information: Hunnic language
The Huns may be of Turkic (or pre-Proto-Turkic) origin. This school of thought emerged when Joseph de Guignes in the 18th century identified the Huns with the Xiongnu or (H)siung-nu.[11] It is supported by O. Maenchen-Helfen on the basis of his linguistic studies.[12][13] English scholar Peter Heather called the Huns "the first group of Turkic, as opposed to Iranian, nomads to have intruded into Europe".[14] Turkish researcher Kemal Cemal bolsters this assertion by showing similarities in words and names in Turkic and Hunnic languages, and similarities in systems of governance of Hunnic and Turkic tribes. Hungarian historian Gyula Nemeth also supports this view.[15] Uyghur historian Turghun Almas has suggested a link between the Huns and the Uyghurs, a Turkic speaking people who reside in Xinjiang, China.
This article will not discuss the "White Huns" and "Red Huns", since there is no definite evidence that they were related to the classical "Huns".[16][17] Furthermore, not much is known of their language.[18]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huns (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huns)
lol look at this
2. hun
derogatory word for german or protestant, esp in Northern ireland.
Used to describe rangers football fans.
great im a german catholic...will i be called a hun there? ??? ;D
Being a Catholic certainly cancels out the being German part, i happen to get on well with Germans. The all important question though, if Celtic are playing Rangers who would you want to win?
If the asnwer is Celtic, you are safe. If it's not....you're a hun bastard.
of course Celtic :D
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The all important question though, if Celtic are playing Rangers who would you want to win?
If the asnwer is Celtic, you are safe. If it's not....you're a hun bastard.
Filthy orange hun monkey bastard, if you want to get technical.
just stumbled upon this and have to say that you are out of order
no need for that whatsoever
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congrats to hull, good to see one of the promoted teams win
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the word hun was originally used to describe celtic fans
during ww2 Rep of Ireland where officially Neutral but had been known to let german u-boats refuel in their docks Rangers fans then called celtic fans huns because their support was largely Southern Irish immigrants or people who where supporters of their cause
sometime later the word magically becomes a derogitary word to describe us
ask any Celtic fan why and they wont be able to give you a logical explanation why
some shite about the royal family being german
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xabi alonso shouldnt go anywhere...changed the game today and was the most consistent in pre-season i certainly think the speculation has lit a fire under his ass
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the word hun was originally used to describe celtic fans
during ww2 Rep of Ireland where officially Neutral but had been known to let german u-boats refuel in their docks Rangers fans then called celtic fans huns because their support was largely Southern Irish immigrants or people who where supporters of their cause
sometime later the word magically becomes a derogitary word to describe us
ask any Celtic fan why and they wont be able to give you a logical explanation why
some shite about the royal family being german
I've always thought it was because of Atila the Hun and his infamous raids, pillages and plunders of various cities across Europe, much like the .....
Filthy orange hun monkey bastards, if you want to get technical.
Anyways, fuck the huns.
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Oh and its sad to see Dubcc has been infiltrated by another monkey, thought we had seen the last of them dissapear with Deli.
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quite bitter arent you?
dont bother answering it was rhetorical moron
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something extremely wrong with you people who come onto a music forum and use it as an opportunity to run us into the ground at any moment its not normal
you hate us more than you love your own team
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the term "hun" is from atilla the hun. The raids across europe while the roman empire was in power resulted in anyone going agaisnt the roman catholics were called a hun ( a bit like in america during the cold war when anyone disagreed with the goverments methods then they were called a commie)
So technically the term hun isn't a slander against protestants but simply against atilla the hun. but after atilla hun King Henry of England fell out with Rome because Catholic law states you cant have more than 1 wife. so Henry broke away from the catholic rome and formed the Christianity religion called protestant which was named such as it literlaly means Protest against the pope. so when that happened the term hun came back into use to describe the new threat against Rome (so you could argue that "hun" doesn't have valid grounds to be a slander against a religion. and only offends those who are unable to read and understand that when they are called a hun it shouldn't actually offend them
So when Celtic started playing rangers the term hun came back into use to describe the team going against the catholic team.
In scotland Celtic and hibernian use the term to describe Rangers and Hearts (with the edinburgh team to a lesser extent)
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Ait, this is getting outta hand - I can understand why Celtic and Rangers fans are passionate about this, but take that discussion outside this thread!
This is about football, not about "huns" and what not.
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Ait, this is getting outta hand - I can understand why Celtic and Rangers fans are passionate about this, but take that discussion outside this thread!
This is about football, not about "huns" and what not.
you are not an admin :sshh:
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Ait, this is getting outta hand - I can understand why Celtic and Rangers fans are passionate about this, but take that discussion outside this thread!
This is about football, not about "huns" and what not.
i actually would agree with this there is no place for it at all on a music forum regardless of the fact its in a sport sub section
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also wilz no disrespect but i stopped reading when you spelt protestant with a d
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you hate us more than you love your own team
We've got plenty of reasons to hate you. Plenty. Just check the picture below me if you're needin' remindin'.
And don't get it twisted, I don't hate every single Rangers fan or protestant. It's a bit of tongue and cheek to a certain extent and if you can't understand that then forget it.
also wilz no disrespect but i stopped reading when you spelt protestant with a d
Oh and yeah this struck me about your agenda - coz that's what matters, spelling not content. ::)
Delete your account if you're gonna be this sensitive. I can take insults, if you can't - then that's your problem.
4IAR.
TAL.
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I think both Ranger fans and Celtic fans are kind of pathetic.
Be real and support AZ.
www.az.nl
RETTEKETETTEKETET!
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you hate us more than you love your own team
We've got plenty of reasons to hate you. Plenty. Just check the picture below me if you're needin' remindin'.
And don't get it twisted, I don't hate every single Rangers fan or protestant. It's a bit of tongue and cheek to a certain extent and if you can't understand that then forget it.
also wilz no disrespect but i stopped reading when you spelt protestant with a d
Oh and yeah this struck me about your agenda - coz that's what matters, spelling not content. ::)
Delete your account if you're gonna be this sensitive. I can take insults, if you can't - then that's your problem.
4IAR.
TAL.
oh i can play you fenian bastard
but we'll see how long it takes till you get offended
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oh i can play you fenian bastard
but we'll see how long it takes till you get offended
How glad am I you went with the obvious choice of insult? :)
I consider it an HONOUR to be called a fenian so thank-you for that. :sign_withstupid:
Definition: Fenian
1. One of a legendary group of heroic Irish warriors of the second and third centuries A.D.
2. A member of a secret revolutionary organization in the United States and Ireland in the mid-19th century, dedicated to the overthrow of British rule in Ireland.
May the "insults" continue. ;)
Right well I'm gonna have to bounce to watch the champions down the boozer. So that'll be why I don't reply for a while to your response but I'll catch up with ya later.
Take it easy. :cheers:
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Ait, this is getting outta hand - I can understand why Celtic and Rangers fans are passionate about this, but take that discussion outside this thread!
This is about football, not about "huns" and what not.
you are not an admin :sshh:
Oh really? Thanks for the info! I thought I owned the whole fucking forum.
I'm just saying - this discussion has gotten out of hand and it's not about football anymore..
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We've got plenty of reasons to hate you. Plenty.
(http://cache2.hyves-static.net/images/smilies/default/smiley_lollol.gif)
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I think both Ranger fans and Celtic fans are kind of pathetic.
So does everybody in Scotland that doesn't support them.
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oh i can play you fenian bastard
but we'll see how long it takes till you get offended
How glad am I you went with the obvious choice of insult? :)
I consider it an HONOUR to be called a fenian so thank-you for that. :sign_withstupid:
Definition: Fenian
1. One of a legendary group of heroic Irish warriors of the second and third centuries A.D.
2. A member of a secret revolutionary organization in the United States and Ireland in the mid-19th century, dedicated to the overthrow of British rule in Ireland.
May the "insults" continue. ;)
Right well I'm gonna have to bounce to watch the champions down the boozer. So that'll be why I don't reply for a while to your response but I'll catch up with ya later.
Take it easy. :cheers:
glad we sorted that out
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y'all all look alike to me ;D
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same start as last year a dissapointing home draw in first match
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y'all all look alike to me ;D
error
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same start as last year a dissapointing home draw in first match
Yes, very dissapointing. i wsn't expecting us to score 5 or 6 like last season but i was still expecting a victory. But like you said we had a poor start last season and we still won it and we still have Ronaldo, Hargreaves, Park, Nani and Anderson to come back to come back. But without Carrick for 2 to 3 weeks now unfortunately.
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also wilz no disrespect but i stopped reading when you spelt protestant with a d
Fixed it for you. Perhaps now your ignorant ass can read and learn
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I think both Ranger fans and Celtic fans are kind of pathetic.
Be real and support AZ.
www.az.nl
RETTEKETETTEKETET!
nobody cares about what you think
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two words
steve mclaren muhahajhahahaha
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yeah yeah good start with a away win against Loserkusen. Nothing's better except for a win against Schalke or bayern. Only sucks that Dede's injured for 6 months >:(
Now bring them fucking Bayern 8)
PS: Celtic>Rangers
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I think both Ranger fans and Celtic fans are kind of pathetic.
Be real and support AZ.
www.az.nl
RETTEKETETTEKETET!
nobody cares about what you think
lol, do you think anyone cares about what you think?
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yeah yeah good start with a away win against Loserkusen. Nothing's better except for a win against Schalke or bayern. Only sucks that Dede's injured for 6 months >:(
Now bring them fucking Bayern 8)
PS: Celtic>Rangers
are u serious? dortmund will get their ass kicked ;D
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I think both Ranger fans and Celtic fans are kind of pathetic.
Be real and support AZ.
www.az.nl
RETTEKETETTEKETET!
nobody cares about what you think
lol, do you think anyone cares about what you think?
esgay,fuck off and die with smegma and yishay,stupid son of a BITCH
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PS: Celtic>Rangers
+1 for spittin' the truth
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also wilz no disrespect but i stopped reading when you spelt protestant with a d
Fixed it for you. Perhaps now your ignorant ass can read and learn
you got jokes aswell
:D
i like you
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also wilz no disrespect but i stopped reading when you spelt protestant with a d
Fixed it for you. Perhaps now your ignorant ass can read and learn
you got jokes aswell
:D
i like you
your welcome
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yeah yeah good start with a away win against Loserkusen. Nothing's better except for a win against Schalke or bayern. Only sucks that Dede's injured for 6 months >:(
Now bring them fucking Bayern 8)
PS: Celtic>Rangers
Anywhere you can watch the bundesliga on line?
Oh and the yellow wall is fucking impressive, its my ambition to get to a Dortmund game sometime.
How are they looking financially these days? Was it a rumour or did they have to sell the westfalen?
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yeah yeah good start with a away win against Loserkusen. Nothing's better except for a win against Schalke or bayern. Only sucks that Dede's injured for 6 months >:(
Now bring them fucking Bayern 8)
PS: Celtic>Rangers
Anywhere you can watch the bundesliga on line?
Oh and the yellow wall is fucking impressive, its my ambition to get to a Dortmund game sometime.
How are they looking financially these days? Was it a rumour or did they have to sell the westfalen?
Financially it looks better these days-at least they tell us so. But we still suffer from debts. You're right, we sold the name Westfalenstadion and now it's officially called "Signal Iduna
Park". ::) (atleast till 2016 :() Right now ppl are hopin for better dayz with our new coach.
I would also like to go to Celtic Park some day... :)
You can look here http://livetv.ru/de/ what's going on. You can watch them with Sopcast etc. Should be no problem. This Saturday Dortmund vs. Bayern 8)
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PS: Celtic>Rangers
+1 for spittin' the truth
-1 for being a Celtic or Rangers fan
esgay,fuck off and die with smegma and yishay,stupid son of a BITCH
oohh, IT'S ON NOW!
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The Final Word: why Rafael Benitez is playing with matches at Liverpool
Rafael Benitez is unlikely to take any advice from José Mourinho, particularly after, with wonderful cattiness, the Inter Milan manager sought to ratchet up the pressure on his former rival this weekend by saying that Liverpool should win the Premier League, but there is one subject on which the Spaniard would be well advised to listen. As Mourinho discovered to his cost at Chelsea, those who play with matches eventually get burnt.
BenÍtez and Mourinho have much in common as brilliant strategists, but the Liverpool manager shows little sign of learning from the Portuguese’s mistakes. Just like Mourinho, who threatened to quit as Chelsea manager three times before Roman Abramovich denied him the opportunity by sacking him on the spot, BenÍtez’s appetite for confrontation seems limitless as he considered resigning after the club’s failure to sign Gareth Barry.
BenÍtez has employed similar tactics in the past, flirting openly with other clubs, and it is surely only a matter of time before Liverpool call his bluff. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum may be planning to recruit his own man if he buys the club and will certainly be aware that BenÍtez can be difficult to work with. As Luiz Felipe Scolari is showing at Stamford Bridge, alternatives are always there.
It has been a frequent complaint at Chelsea in the Abramovich era that they are forced to pay the tourist price – roughly double the going rate – in the transfer market, yet they happily submit to such staggering inflation when resigning their own players.
For all Frank Lampard’s undoubted talent, commitment and goal-getting ability, no other club in the world would have given a five-year contract worth £33 million to a player after his 30th birthday.
It would be easy to point the finger at Peter Kenyon, who when it comes to the negotiating table makes Peter Ridsdale look like Ebenezer Scrooge, though in reality the Lampard saga is just another illustration of the belief that when it comes to Chelsea, normal rules do not apply.
Industrial language is often a sign of frustration rather than inarticulacy, which may explain why Arsène Wenger came over all Gordon Ramsay when quizzed about Arsenal’s limited signings. The Frenchman’s claim that he could sign a £30 million player if he wanted may be technically true, as Arsenal’s accounts show cash reserves of £75 million, although that conveniently ignores the fact that most of the world’s leading players would be unwilling to sign for a club with such a rigid wage structure. The move to the Emirates Stadium may end up costing more than the club are prepared to admit.
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I feel like I've asked this before but seriously, who the fuck are AZ?
Celtic's Roll of Honour
Major honours
* European Cup: 1
1966-67
* Scottish League Championships: 42
1893, 1894, 1896, 1898, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1926, 1936, 1938, 1954, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974*, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
* Scottish Cup: 34 (record)
1892, 1899, 1900, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1931, 1933, 1937, 1951, 1954, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1995, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007
* Scottish League Cup: 13
1957, 1958, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1975, 1983, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006
Minor honours
* European Cup runners-up: 1
1969-70
* UEFA Cup runners-up: 1
2002-03
* FIFA World Club Cup/Intercontinental Cup runners-up: 1
1967
* Glasgow Cup: 28
1891, 1892, 1895, 1896, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1916, 1917, 1920, 1921, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1939, 1941, 1949, 1956, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1975*, 1982
* British League Cup: 1
1902[1]
* Ferencvaros Vase: 1
1914
* Navy and Army War Fund Shield: 1
1918
* Empire Exhibition Trophy: 1
1938
* Victory In Europe Cup: 1
1945
* Saint Mungo Cup: 1
1951
* Coronation Cup: 1
1953
* Alfredo di Stefano Trophy: 1
1967
* CNE Cup of Champions: 1
1968
* France Football European Team of the Year: 1
1970
* Drybrough Cup: 1
1974
* World of Soccer Cup: 1
1977
* FIFA Fair Play Award: 1
2003 (awarded to the fans of Celtic FC)
* Scottish Youth Cup: 9
1984, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006
* Under 18 Scottish Premier League: 2
2000, 2003
* Under 19 Scottish Premier League: 3
2004, 2005, 2006
* Under 21 Scottish Premier League: 3
2002, 2003, 2004
* Reserve Scottish Premier League: 4
2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
* 1975 trophy shared with Rangers after a 2-2 draw
Rangers' Roll of Honour
Major honours
League
* Scottish League championships (51):
o 1891[4], 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924,
1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1947, 1949,
1950, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1987, 1989,
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997[5], 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005
Cups
* European Cup Winners' Cup winners:
o 1972
* Scottish Cup winners (32):
o 1894, 1897, 1898, 1903, 1928, 1930, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1948, 1949, 1950,
1953, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1992, 1993,
1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2008
* League Cup winners (25):
o 1947, 1949, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985,
1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008
Other honours
League
* Emergency War League: 1940
* Southern League (6): 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946
* Glasgow League (2): 1895-96, 1897-98
Cups
* Emergency War Cup: 1940
* Southern League Cup (4): 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945
* Glasgow Cup (44):
o 1893, 1894, 1897, 1898, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1918, 1919,
1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1942,
1943, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1950, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1969, 1971, 1975[6], 1976,
1979, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987
* Glasgow Merchants and Charity Cup (32):
o 1878-79, 1896-97, 1899-00, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1906-07, 1908-09, 1910-11, 1918-19,
1921-22, 1922-23, 1924-25, 1927-28, 1928-29, 1929-30, 1930-31, 1931-32, 1932-33,
1933-34, 1938-39, 1939-40, 1940-41, 1941-42, 1943-44, 1944-45, 1945-46, 1946-47,
1947-48, 1950-51, 1954-55, 1956-57, 1959-60
Minor honours
* Rangers Sports Trophy: 1890
* Glasgow International Exhibition Cup: 1901
* Scottish National Exhibition Tournament: 1908
* Lord Provosts Cup[7]: 1921
* British Championship: 1933
* Sir Archibald Sinclair Cup[8]: 1942
* Summer Cup: 1942
* Scottish Victory Cup: 1946
* Paisley Chartiy Cup: 1972
* Jet Cup[9]: 1977
* Tennent's Caledonian Cup: 1978
* Drybrough Cup: 1979
* Dubai Champions Cup : 1987
* Forum Cup[10]: 1991
* Ibrox International Challenge Trophy: 1995
* Wernesgruner Cup: 2003
* Walter Tull Memorial Cup[11]: 2004
AZ's Roll of Honour
Achievements
* Eredivisie
o Winners (1): 1981
o Runners-up (2): 1980, 2006
* Eerste Divisie
o Winners (2): 1996, 1998
* KNVB Cup
o Winners (3): 1978, 1981, 1982
o Runners-up (1): 2007
* UEFA Cup
o Runners-up (1): 1981
o Semifinalists (1): 2005
* Trofeo Santiago Bernabéu
o Runners-up (1): 1981
I could write AZ's entire history on the back of my fuckin' hand. You try writing Celtic's or Rangers' on yours.
Seeing as I'm always asking and you can't tell me who AZ are, I'll tell you. AZ are no-one, never have been and never will be.
End of discussion.
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No Scottish team has Dirk Scheringa. AZ does.
Real end of discussion.
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I feel like I've asked this before but seriously, who the fuck are AZ?
a bunch of retarded cuntfucks :D
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i can't really slag smegma for AZ cos im a Killie fan (even more obscure).
I think i can count in one hand the amount of people who have heard of Kilmarnock on this board
Sick-boy, American Gangster, anyone else know my team?
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^of course.
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obviously heard of em couldnt tell u who plays for them
the difference is youre not an annoyin prick about it
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i can't really slag smegma for AZ cos im a Killie fan (even more obscure).
I think i can count in one hand the amount of people who have heard of Kilmarnock on this board
Sick-boy, American Gangster, anyone else know my team?
I think English football fans know more about Scottish football than we give them credit for.
I mean they still do coupons at the weekend and watch soccer saturday don't they?
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^^^^thats true. so who does everyone tip for relegation from the priemership and the SPL?
I was to confident for killie before the start of the season but we've had a good start so who knows.
I think Hull, Bolton and W.B.A are going down this season. i'd rather see fulham go down. i really hate watchin them
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^^^^u think stoke will stay up??
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Well Norway tied 1-1 against Ireland...
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John Terry England Captain ................................... Captain Failure
Failed as captain to qualify england to the euros
Failed as captain in the league cup final losing to spurs
Failed as captain in the premiership
Failed as captain in the champions league final.
Capello was prob worried terry might burst into tears again if he wasnt made captain
(http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/00673/terry1_673098c.jpg)
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^^^^thats true. so who does everyone tip for relegation from the priemership and the SPL?
I was to confident for killie before the start of the season but we've had a good start so who knows.
I think Hull, Bolton and W.B.A are going down this season. i'd rather see fulham go down. i really hate watchin them
wash your mouth out!!!
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Under Roy Hodson i dont think winning the champions league is out of the question for Fulham, despite the fact their not in it. The man is a mircale worker. I wish someone would post his roll of honour....
Relegated = Stoke, Hull and i really hope Boro get relegated i fuckin hate them.
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(http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00560/berbatov11_280x390_560329a.jpg)
DIMITAR BERBATOV faces a furious Spurs backlash after we snapped him signing a Manchester United shirt.
Livid Tottenham have already reported United to the Premier League for openly trying to lure him to Old Trafford.
The sight of their striker signing a Red Devils shirt will spark further outrage. An onlooker said: “I was gobsmacked when he took the shirt and signed it.
“He didn’t have any problems with it at all.
“If I was one of Berbatov’s team-mates or a fan, I’d be furious. It is incredibly disrespectful — he may as well have kissed the United badge.”
Berbatov, 27, signed the shirt at Sofia Airport as he set off for Bulgaria’s friendly in Bosnia-Herzegovina where he scored twice in a 2-1 win.
United have already bid £25million for Berbatov, who — as revealed exclusively by SunSport — handed in a transfer request on Saturday.
But Spurs are determined to hang on for £30m.
Tottenham legend and Sun columnist Jimmy Greaves said: “Signing the United shirt is certainly cheeky.
“He clearly wants to leave. If he doesn’t want to stay they should get rid of him.”
Spurs fan Bernie Kingsley said: “This brings back memories of when Paul Ince posed in a United shirt when he was still at West Ham.
“I just wish Spurs would sell him and get it all over with.”
It seems an agreement will be made within the week.
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what youz think of silvestre goin to the gunners?
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^^^^u think stoke will stay up??
It will be another close relegation battle going to the last day and stoke will def be there but i just hate bolton that much. so unactractive.
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It's not even a United shirt, just an old CSKA Sofia shirt from when he used to play for the club. You can clearly see it's not the same shirt as the Man U top that the supporter posed in later on. Just the Sun trying to stir stuff up as per usual.
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It's not even a United shirt, just an old CSKA Sofia shirt from when he used to play for the club. You can clearly see it's not the same shirt as the Man U top that the supporter posed in later on. Just the Sun trying to stir stuff up as per usual.
Exactly. and if u read the article u will notice the first "quotes" don't even have a source. just the usual tabloid shit. Let's make something up and act as if its the truth
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It's not even a United shirt, just an old CSKA Sofia shirt from when he used to play for the club. You can clearly see it's not the same shirt as the Man U top that the supporter posed in later on. Just the Sun trying to stir stuff up as per usual.
LMAO if thats true. This even made New Zealand news. Football never makes New Zealand news
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Tomorrow Dortmund vs. Bayern hell yeah 8)
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Dortmund = Garbage... always fail to do well every season!!
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Dortmund = Garbage... always fail to do well every season!!
Mon the Dortmund! Paul Lambert C.S.C.
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Dortmund = Garbage... always fail to do well every season!!
you're garbage :-*
I don't give a fuck about the last few seasons. We still got the best stadium and one of the highest attendance rates with about 80.000 each game, and we'll come back to conquer Europe again. :P
You wish your little club had so many supporters.
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damn mido what a goal :o
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nice to see killie at the top of the SPL. only team yet to concede
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FULHAM ;D
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nice to see killie at the top of the SPL. only team yet to concede
Whit yon about ya mentalist?
(http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/9576/fssdfwy9.jpg)
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It will be another close relegation battle going to the last day and stoke will def be there but i just hate bolton that much. so unactractive.
:o
*slap* - good job i like ya or that'd be a straight ban!
It's not even a United shirt, just an old CSKA Sofia shirt from when he used to play for the club. You can clearly see it's not the same shirt as the Man U top that the supporter posed in later on. Just the Sun trying to stir stuff up as per usual.
Exactly. and if u read the article u will notice the first "quotes" don't even have a source. just the usual tabloid shit. Let's make something up and act as if its the truth
wtf you talking about? of course its a United shirt, look at the strip up the back of the shirt with MUFC at the top of it - you can see it even in that crappy quality picture!
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my team (FC Porto) plays their first game today 8)
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Benitez should kiss gerrard's ass,once again ;D
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2 wins and nowhere near our best i can live with that
arsenal are in trouble though if tottenham get sorted
if not ramos out of a job by christmas
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GOOD game by keane
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I can't believe how badly Arsenal played yesterday >:(
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^terrible... just terrible.
Bradford got another win on Saturday. takes us upto 2nd in the league!!!
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I can't believe how badly Arsenal played yesterday >:(
Yeah, homie. I was on the tv supporting them like usual, but they just made an embarassing game.
Anyway is it true Senderos is going to AC Milan? And Wenger will move Tourè to midfield? Damn.
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I can't believe how badly Arsenal played yesterday >:(
Yeah, homie. I was on the tv supporting them like usual, but they just made an embarassing game.
Anyway is it true Senderos is going to AC Milan? And Wenger will move Tourè to midfield? Damn.
I don't know about Senderos, but I'm saying let him go - we don't need him. I've never liked him. I don't think Touré is going to be a midfielder, it seems like Eboué is playing that role.
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Deco in goal again,after 3 minutes.
after that goal,end of the game for chelsea.
where's the brasil big phil ? ::)
lol @ the sun
(http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00562/ChelseaB_562920a.jpg)
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Dortmund = Garbage... always fail to do well every season!!
you're garbage :-*
I don't give a fuck about the last few seasons. We still got the best stadium and one of the highest attendance rates with about 80.000 each game, and we'll come back to conquer Europe again. :P
You wish your little club had so many supporters.
face facts youz are pish!!
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nice to see killie at the top of the SPL. only team yet to concede
yum killie pies :P
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borussia dortmund= (http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh113/premnavala/SHIT.jpg)
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great game by man city against west ham,3-0 @ 77' 8)
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lol I don't give a fuck what you think. :D You don't even know what you talkin' about. Go watch your crappy Inter Milan or start some e-beef with someone else.
PS: In the future I won't pay any attention to your posts you poor looser. I feel sorry for your family.
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lol I don't give a fuck what you think. :D You don't even know who you talkin' about. Go watch your crappy Inter Milan or start some e-beef with someone else.
i know what i'm talkin about,b.dortmund=shit :psych:
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Liverpool haven't started the seasong well but it's nice to see them winning games where they're not playing at thier best. Reina looks pretty sharp which is good because the sub keeper didn't look that great in pre-season.
And United to come third in the SPL.
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lol I don't give a fuck what you think. :D You don't even know what you talkin' about. Go watch your crappy Inter Milan or start some e-beef with someone else.
PS: In the future I won't pay any attention to your posts you poor looser. I feel sorry for your family.
Dont worry m8, when was the last time Inter won the champions league?
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lol I don't give a fuck what you think. :D You don't even know what you talkin' about. Go watch your crappy Inter Milan or start some e-beef with someone else.
PS: In the future I won't pay any attention to your posts you poor looser. I feel sorry for your family.
Dont worry m8, when was the last time Inter won the champions league?
1965. ;D ;D ;D
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nice to see killie at the top of the SPL. only team yet to concede
Whit yon about ya mentalist?
(http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/9576/fssdfwy9.jpg)
well joint top then lol
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lol I don't give a fuck what you think. :D You don't even know what you talkin' about. Go watch your crappy Inter Milan or start some e-beef with someone else.
PS: In the future I won't pay any attention to your posts you poor looser. I feel sorry for your family.
who supports inter milan shitbreak
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lol I don't give a fuck what you think. :D You don't even know what you talkin' about. Go watch your crappy Inter Milan or start some e-beef with someone else.
PS: In the future I won't pay any attention to your posts you poor looser. I feel sorry for your family.
Dont worry m8, when was the last time Inter won the champions league?
when was the last time celtic done somethin decent in europe 5 years ago perhaps when porto won the uefa cup :) hopefully the gers cuff youz on sunday ;D ;D
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lol I don't give a fuck what you think. :D You don't even know what you talkin' about. Go watch your crappy Inter Milan or start some e-beef with someone else.
PS: In the future I won't pay any attention to your posts you poor looser. I feel sorry for your family.
Dont worry m8, when was the last time Inter won the champions league?
when was the last time celtic done somethin decent in europe 5 years ago perhaps when porto won the uefa cup :) hopefully the gers cuff youz on sunday ;D ;D
How much do you want them to do?
Getting to the last 16 2 years in a row for a team with the financial strength of Celtic is nothing short of brilliant.
Get it up ye. 3 in a row, plenty more to go.
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lol I don't give a fuck what you think. :D You don't even know what you talkin' about. Go watch your crappy Inter Milan or start some e-beef with someone else.
PS: In the future I won't pay any attention to your posts you poor looser. I feel sorry for your family.
Dont worry m8, when was the last time Inter won the champions league?
when was the last time celtic done somethin decent in europe 5 years ago perhaps when porto won the uefa cup :) hopefully the gers cuff youz on sunday ;D ;D
How much do you want them to do?
Getting to the last 16 2 years in a row for a team with the financial strength of Celtic is nothing short of brilliant.
Get it up ye. 3 in a row, plenty more to go.
:catfight: :catfight: :catfight:
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lol I don't give a fuck what you think. :D You don't even know what you talkin' about. Go watch your crappy Inter Milan or start some e-beef with someone else.
PS: In the future I won't pay any attention to your posts you poor looser. I feel sorry for your family.
Dont worry m8, when was the last time Inter won the champions league?
when was the last time celtic done somethin decent in europe 5 years ago perhaps when porto won the uefa cup :) hopefully the gers cuff youz on sunday ;D ;D
How much do you want them to do?
Getting to the last 16 2 years in a row for a team with the financial strength of Celtic is nothing short of brilliant.
Get it up ye. 3 in a row, plenty more to go.
:catfight: :catfight: :catfight:
A well thought-out, planned and structured comeback.
+1
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so, how did everyone do in the Fantasy Football league this weekend? i've stolen the number one spot!!!
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so, how did everyone do in the Fantasy Football league this weekend? i've stolen the number one spot!!!
dont count ya chickens just yet " Games are still in progress or have recently finished. Player scores are still provisional and automatic substitutions are yet to be processed. " ;)
All i wanna say is Darren Fletcher, Darren Fletcher. Oh yeah Senderos to AC Milan, how much did wenger pay them to take him.
http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/Yh9sVG5Cbmk
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Oh yeah Senderos to AC Milan, how much did wenger pay them to take him.
It's just a season loan for appr. £1.6m with an option to buy him after the season for appr. £6.5m
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go on fletcher!!!i didn't put him in my fantasy team tho. was between him and scholes and i thot scholes would start more, damn
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lol I don't give a fuck what you think. :D You don't even know what you talkin' about. Go watch your crappy Inter Milan or start some e-beef with someone else.
PS: In the future I won't pay any attention to your posts you poor looser. I feel sorry for your family.
Dont worry m8, when was the last time Inter won the champions league?
when was the last time celtic done somethin decent in europe 5 years ago perhaps when porto won the uefa cup :) hopefully the gers cuff youz on sunday ;D ;D
How much do you want them to do?
Getting to the last 16 2 years in a row for a team with the financial strength of Celtic is nothing short of brilliant.
Get it up ye. 3 in a row, plenty more to go.
:catfight: :catfight: :catfight:
yeah it took me a whole of 2.5 seconds to think of it :sleep:
A well thought-out, planned and structured comeback.
+1
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about the same time it took you to work out how to use the quote button apparently.
Sarcasm is clearly lost on you, spend less time in the sports section and go back to spiderloc.com please m8, do us all a favour.
Oh and im so fuckin pleased Fletch has scored twice in a row, surely to fuck he wont get dropped when Hargreaves is fit?
Oh and my fantasy team is an abomonation at present, should be far better when Hutton, Mascherano and Fabregas is back. Oh and anyone know the damage on Micah Richards?
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so, how did everyone do in the Fantasy Football league this weekend? i've stolen the number one spot!!!
dont count ya chickens just yet " Games are still in progress or have recently finished. Player scores are still provisional and automatic substitutions are yet to be processed. " ;)
shit... didn't realise that. 5th will do.
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lol I don't give a fuck what you think. :D You don't even know what you talkin' about. Go watch your crappy Inter Milan or start some e-beef with someone else.
PS: In the future I won't pay any attention to your posts you poor looser. I feel sorry for your family.
Dont worry m8, when was the last time Inter won the champions league?
when was the last time celtic done somethin decent in europe 5 years ago perhaps when porto won the uefa cup :) hopefully the gers cuff youz on sunday ;D ;D
How much do you want them to do?
Getting to the last 16 2 years in a row for a team with the financial strength of Celtic is nothing short of brilliant.
Get it up ye. 3 in a row, plenty more to go.
:catfight: :catfight: :catfight:
yeah it took me a whole of 2.5 seconds to think of it :sleep:
A well thought-out, planned and structured comeback.
+1
Oh dear you are quite the mongo aren't you?
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go on fletcher!!!i didn't put him in my fantasy team tho. was between him and scholes and i thot scholes would start more, damn
i shouldnt really be helping a rival but id get rid of scholes he doesnt get forward enough to get many points, he tends to play the pass before the assist than storm forward scoring and setting up goals like he used to.
Oh yeah Senderos to AC Milan, how much did wenger pay them to take him.
It's just a season loan for appr. £1.6m with an option to buy him after the season for appr. £6.5m
but why ? he is rubbish
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Oh yeah Senderos to AC Milan, how much did wenger pay them to take him.
It's just a season loan for appr. £1.6m with an option to buy him after the season for appr. £6.5m
but why ? he is rubbish
Yeah, I know, I'm glad he's gone and I hope he stays.
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Im actually in shock Milan have signed "Bombscare" Senderos...Surely its for the sole purpose of saying to youngsters "Watch this man, this is how NOT to defend lads".
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^ He'll start. ;D
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LOL@Send her Off..
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Im actually in shock Milan have signed "Bombscare" Senderos...Surely its for the sole purpose of saying to youngsters "Watch this man, this is how NOT to defend lads".
:laugh:
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Well, Celtic and Man Utd again. Along with Villareal and Aalborg. Usual Boring shite, we've played Utd and Villareal in the last 4 years.
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Well, Celtic and Man Utd again. Along with Villareal and Aalborg. Usual Boring shite, we've played Utd and Villareal in the last 4 years.
Celtic should go through that group.
Home and away wins against Aalborg - 6 points
Home win against Villareal and an away leg draw -4
and a result against Man Utd at home - 1
Should be more than enough to see themthrough.
Man Utd should walk the group.
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@ all the Premier League guys: How's Young-Pyo Lee :-\?
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@ all the Premier League guys: How's Young-Pyo Lee :-\?
ummmm well i'll put it this way...who did he play for?
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@ all the Premier League guys: How's Young-Pyo Lee :-\?
Who? :P
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He "played" for the Spurs :D
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He "played" for the Spurs :D
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Then I really don't give a fuck ;)
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Ohhh yeah him
well his movement and passing is first rate...once berbatov was coming off the field and before you know it lee had passed him a water bottle and his coat ;D
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Ohhh yeah him
well his movement and passing is first rate...once berbatov was coming off the field and before you know it lee had passed him a water bottle and his coat ;D
oh that was nasty ;D once Dede is back he can prove his "qualities" too... speaking of berbatov, do you think he will leave?
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hopefully not ;D
saha has just joined Everton...Riera is due on anfield for a medical tomorrow i believe
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Barcelona young sensation Iago Falquè was just acquired by Juventus. 8) 8)
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MILAN, Italy (AP)—Inter Milan is coming off three straight Serie A titles and new coach Jose Mourinho will be keen to live up to his nickname the “Special One.”
“When this team has had time to work together we will win games 2-0 and 3-0 not 1-0,” Mourinho said of this weekend’s league openers. “I have only worked with the team for one month so we will get much better.”
Though unable to lure Frank Lampard from Chelsea, Mourinho should get midfield help with the acquisition of Amantino Mancini from Roma. Inter also is hoping for another impressive season from Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who had 17 goals last season. And Adriano is back for Inter after a six-month spell in Brazil.
Mourinho led Chelsea to English Premier League titles in 2005 and 2006, then was fired early last season. Fans and owner Massimo Moratti want the Portuguese coach to deliver Inter’s first European Cup title since 1965.
“I don’t know our rivals sufficiently to say what our chances are, but the Champions League is a rather difficult competition,” Moratti said. “Mourinho is an expert and the players have gained experience. This could be our year.”
Roma, which finished second the past two seasons, must hope coach Luciano Spalletti can once again get the best out of a perennially weak bench and that forward Francesco Totti can stay healthy. Even if that happens, it will still struggle to overcome the loss of Mancini’s fancy footwork in midfield.
“Roma is very strong and has experience and you need to put them at the top of the list (of contenders) because they also have an excellent coach,” Moratti said.
Help in attack arrived with the newly signed Julio Baptista who gives Spalletti another option up front besides Totti and Montenegro’s Mirko Vucinic. The midfield will again include Italy stars Daniele De Rossi, Alberto Aquilani and Simone Perrotta.
Milan, which will be in the UEFA Cup following a fifth-place Serie A finish, has an all-Brazilian attack of Kaka, Alexandre Pato and Ronaldinho, obtained from Barcelona following a disappointing season. Milan lost striker Alberto Gilardino to Fiorentina, but added Marco Borriello, who scored 19 goals for Genoa last year, and Andriy Shevchenko, who returns after two unsuccessful seasons at Chelsea.
While the midfield looks solid with the return of Italy midfielders Gennaro Gattuso, Andrea Pirlo and Massimo Ambrosini, the defense is cause for concern for coach Carlo Ancelotti. Paolo Maldini is 40 years old and Alessandro Nesta has had injury problems, although they will be helped with the arrival of Gianluca Zambrotta.
Christian Abbiati, Dida and Zeljko Kalac are competing to start in goal.
“The (league) championship is Milan’s primary objective,” said Filippo Inzaghi, who scored 10 goals in Milan’s final seven games last season.
In its quest for its 28th Serie A title, Juventus has an attack of Alessandro Del Piero (21 goals last season) and David Trezeguet (20). The club’s offseason signings include Brazilian forward Amauri, who scored 15 goals last season for Palermo, and Sweden defender Olof Mellberg.
Fiorentina spent more than $58 million on players during the offseason and rejected Roma’s $29 million offer for Romania striker Adrian Mutu.
“For years I just got by, but this time I really spent,” said Pantaleo Corvino, Fiorentina’s sporting director. “The big teams are no longer in another galaxy. Inter, Milan, Juve and Roma are still far away, skyscrapers, but we are now a big house.”
Sampdoria may struggle to repeat its sixth-place finish from last season, though the creative Antonio Cassano is back to lead the attack.
Napoli finished a surprising eighth last season following its promotion from Serie B. The team might do even better this season with the return of the speedy Argentine Ezequiel Lavezzi in attack, supported in midfield by Slovak Marek Hamsik.
“Napoli has improved a lot and will continue to improve,” Ancelotti said.
Genoa may struggle after selling Borriello to Milan and concentrating its efforts on a crop of young players, including Raffaele Palladino, who played for Juventus last season.
Palermo shed several key players, including Amauri, and will likely struggle. The same fate probably awaits Atalanta and Lazio.
Siena, Cagliari, Reggina, Torino and Catania may well repeat last season’s battle to avoid relegation. The three additions from Serie B are Chievo, Bologna and Lecce.
But the focus will be at the top of the standings.
“Mourinho is the man to beat,” Juventus coach Claudio Ranieri said. “Inter is to be feared.”
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I always thought Lee was a decent enough player, a left back right? He looked solid anytime i saw him.
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I always thought Lee was a decent enough player, a left back right? He looked solid anytime i saw him.
wasn't in the same league as tosh Mckinlay tho.
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I always thought Lee was a decent enough player, a left back right? He looked solid anytime i saw him.
wasn't in the same league as tosh Mckinlay tho.
Nobody is my friend, nobody is...
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Yeaaah, them Geordies was sent home with -3 :D
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Sampdoria 1 - Inter 1
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@ all the Premier League guys: How's Young-Pyo Lee :-\?
Who? :P
I never rated him for us.. he was far too lightweight at times, was okay to have as a back up left back but definatley wasnt worth a starting spot... I take it your a Dortmund fan then Janitor?
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Yeaaah, them Geordies was sent home with -3 :D
Yo k'dub.. i heard last night that Van Persie has injured his ankle again and thats why he was taken off yesterday.. know any information on this?
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Yeaaah, them Geordies was sent home with -3 :D
Yo k'dub.. i heard last night that Van Persie has injured his ankle again and thats why he was taken off yesterday.. know any information on this?
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/-improvement-comes-from-a-different-attitude-
"He is having an X-ray and we have to check his ankle. Hopefully nothing is broken but I don't know yet."
:-\
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oh my Celtic humped in their own midden
4-2 to the Gers
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FAIL
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Cheers Artur
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http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/1521396/ (http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/1521396/)
http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/1521414/ (http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/1521414/)
Pedro Mendes ROCKET MAN
http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/1521490/ (http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/1521490/)
http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/1521442/ (http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/1521442/)
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hopefully not ;D
saha has just joined Everton...Riera is due on anfield for a medical tomorrow i believe
saha will prob fail the medical
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hopefully not ;D
saha has just joined Everton...Riera is due on anfield for a medical tomorrow i believe
saha will prob fail the medical
Lol, what's the fee?
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hopefully not ;D
saha has just joined Everton...Riera is due on anfield for a medical tomorrow i believe
saha will prob fail the medical
Lol, what's the fee?
undisclosed, wouldnt expect it to be a lot with his history of injuries
Real dont seem too happy ,of hypocrites, they brought this mess on themselves
"Real deplore the way Chelsea's directors have acted despite knowing perfectly well the decision not to sell the player, making statements and even going so far as to sell shirts with the player's name on through their official website.""
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FUCCK!!!! Juventus was winning 1-0 in Firenze till the last minute, when Gilardino tied the game. DAMN!!!!
AC MILAN 1 - BOLOGNA 2 ;D ;D ;D ;D
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BUAAAAAAAAAAAAAH SHEVCENKO IS A FUCKIN GHOST :D
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realise this happened a coupla days ago but fuck it:
"Were only 1 down, I know what we'll do"
http://www.youtube.com/v/uKoH7Cktn8I&hl=en&fs=1
Nice try Paul.
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very quiet in here where are all the Celtic fans now
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very quiet in here where are all the Celtic fans now
Right fucking here.
Enjoy your gloating while it lasts.
3 in a row, plenty more to go.
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:D
:D
:D
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yaas riordan back with the hibees
none of you will care lol
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:D
:D
:D
:D
Enjoy Inverness when we are in Villareal. Cunt.
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WHEN WE ARE IN VILLAREAL :laugh:
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WHEN WE ARE IN VILLAREAL :laugh:
You would rather be in Inverness?
Villareal > Inter.
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WHEN WE ARE IN VILLAREAL :laugh:
You would rather be in Inverness?
Villareal > Inter.
FORZA RANGERS :-*
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Dimitar Berbatov - Spurs to Manchester United (£30.75m)
Robinho - Real Madrid to Manchester City (£32.5m)
Fraizer Campbell - Manchester United to Spurs (1-year loan)
Marouane Fellaini - Standard Liege to Everton (£15m)da
Xisco - Deportivo La Coruna to Newcastle (Undisclosed fee)
Michael Tonge - Sheffield United to Stoke (Undisclosed fee)
Tom Soares - Crystal Palace to Stoke (Undisclosed fee)
Martin Cranie - Portsmouth to Charlton (1-year loan)
George Friend - Exeter to Wolves (undisclosed fee)
Antoine Sibierski - Wigan to Norwich (loan)
Stephen Elliott - Wolves to Preston (undisclosed fee)
Julian Gray - Coventry to Fulham (1-year loan)
Daniel Cousin - Rangers to Hull (undisclosed fee)
Danny Higginbotham - Sunderland to Stoke (undisclosed fee)
George McCartney - West Ham to Sunderland (undisclosed fee)
Albert Riera - Espanyol to Liverpool (undisclosed fee)
Roman Pavlyuchenko - Spartak Moscow to Spurs (£15m)
Vedran Corluka - Manchester City to Spurs (£8.5m)
Nadir Belhadj - Lens to Portsmouth (1-year loan with option to make permanent)
Vitor Flora - Botafogo to Liverpool (free)
Nacho Gonzalez - Valencia to Newcastle (1-year loan)
Blerim Dzemaili - Bolton to Torino (1-year loan)
Louis Saha - Manchester United to Everton (unidsclosed fee)
Tyrone Mears - Derby to Marseilles (1-year loan)
John Akinde - Ebbsfleet United to Bristol City (£140k)
Jon Parkin - Stoke to Preston (fee TBC)
Gabriel Zakuani - Fulham to Peterborough (loan)
Rachid Bouaouzan - Wigan to NEC Nijmegan (loan)
Peter Gulacsi - MTK Hungaria to LIverpool (fee TBC)
Jon Stead - Sheffield United to Ipswich (3-month loan)
Viktor Unnar Illugason - Reading to Eastbourne Borough (1-month loan)
Steve Finnan - Liverpool to Espanyol (undisclosed fee)
Andriy Voronin - Liverpool to Hertha Berlin (1-year loan)
Omar Garcia - Athletic Bilbao to Rotherham (free)
Romain Gasmi - RC Strasbourg to Southampton (loan)
Miguel Angel Llera - unattached to MK Dons (free)
Karleigh Osborne - Brentford to Oxford Utd (loan)
Javan Vidal - Man City to Grimsby (loan)
Andy Williams - Bristol Rovers to Hereford (loan)
Ryan Donk - AZ Alkmaar to West Brom (1-year loan with option to make permanent)
Mark Bunn - Northampton to Blackburn (undisclosed fee)
Collins John - Fulham to NEC Nijmegan (free)
Sone Aluko - Birmingham to Aberdeen (undisclosed fee)
Souleymane Bamba - Dunfermline to Hibernian (undisclosed fee)
Liam Harwood - Carshalton to Bristol Rovers (undisclosed fee)
Jason Shackell - Norwich to Wolves (undisclosed fee)
Dan Wordsworth - Carlisle to Kendal Town (loan)
Steven Thompson - Cardiff to Burnley (undisclosed fee)
Jonathan Grounds - Middlesbrough to Norwich (loan)
Derek Riordan - Celtic to Hibernian (undisclosed fee)
Souleymane Bamba - Dunfermline to Hibernian (undisclosed fee)
John Brayford - Burton to Crewe (undisclosed fee)
Peter Bore - Grimsby to York City (loan)
Nicolas Marin - Lorient to Plymouth (loan)
Scott Mitchell - Rushden & Diamonds to King's Lynn (loan)
John O'Flynn - Cork City to Barnet (free)
Martin Canning - Hibernian to Hamilton (free)
Lloyd Owusu - Yeovil to Cheltenham (free)
Keith Lowe - unattached to Kidderminster (one-year contract)
Carlo Nash - Wigan to Everton (undisclosed)
Matt Harold - Southend to Wycombe (undisclosed fee)
Alan Gow - Rangers to Blackpool (loan)
Peggy Lokando - Southend to Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)
Matt Hill - Preston to Wolves (undisclosed fee)
Wesley Thomas - Fisher Athletic to Dagenham & Redbridge (undisclosed fee)
Paul McLeod - Hamilton to Dumbarton (free)
Derek Soutar - unattached to Ross County (free)
Michael Alailie - Dagenham & Redbridge to Fisher Athletic (loan)
John Armstrong - Hearts to Cowdenbeath (loan)
Iyseden Christie - Stevenage to Kettering (loan)
Jean-Francois Christophe - Portsmouth to Southend (loan)
Paul Gallagher - Blackburn to Plymouth (loan)
Maros Klimpl - FC Midtjylland to Motherwell (loan)
Dene Shields - Ross County to East Fife (loan)
Craig Sives - Hearts to Queen of the South (loan)
Ben Starosta - Sheffield United to Lechia Gdansk (loan)
Ed Upson - Ipswich to Stevenage (loan)
Tony Thorpe - unattached to Woking (non-contract)
Wilfried Domoraud - unattached to Woking (non-contract)
Steven Pressley - unattached to Randers FC (one-year contract)
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WHEN WE ARE IN VILLAREAL :laugh:
You would rather be in Inverness?
Villareal > Inter.
FORZA RANGERS :-*
The only thing worse than a cunt is a clueless cunt.
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crazy day of transfers any other big moves round europe ?
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Crazy day, I cant believe football clubs, i.e businesses would leave these deals so late. I dont understand why every deal wasnt done days or even weeks ago. We have signed like 4 players within the last few days now, silly.
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Loooool, we drawed against Iceland at home. :-[ :-X :-\
I hate these breaks in PL - IT JUST STARTED!
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Essien out for 6 months :o
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Essien out for 6 months :o
I don't wish injury for any player, but this is good news for us
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noooooooooo he's in my team 4 the dubcc league :-\
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Luiz Felipe Scolari's faith in the strength of his squad will be fully tested in the coming months after Chelsea confirmed yesterday that Michael Essien requires knee surgery that could bring a premature end to his season. The Ghana midfield player suffered anterior cruciate ligament damage after landing awkwardly in a challenge during a World Cup qualifying match against Libya last Friday and is expected to be sidelined for six to 12 months.
Essien's injury is serious enough that his operation will be delayed until next week, when the swelling has subsided, leaving Scolari to count the cost of the club's summer transfer dealings.
The Chelsea manager, although happy with the quality at his disposal, has privately expressed doubts regarding the depth of his squad, which has been exposed by a spate of early-season injuries, particularly in midfield. Michael Ballack will miss the match away to Manchester City on Saturday because of an ankle injury that forced him to sit out the 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur ten days ago and Frank Lampard has been playing through the pain with a thigh problem, which could lead to him being rested sooner rather than later.
Scolari announced plans to trim his squad to 25 when he took over at Stamford Bridge in July, but the departures of Claude Makelele, Shaun Wright-Phillips, Andriy Shevchenko, Claudio Pizarro, Tal Ben-Haim and Steve Sidwell have left him with only 23 players for the first few months of the season. José Bosingwa and Deco were the only significant players to join the club this summer as they missed out on Robinho, the Brazil forward, who moved from Real Madrid to City, much to Scolari's frustration.
The manager has already requested funds with which to strengthen the squad during the January transfer window and his rebuilding could be even more extensive if Essien's recovery is a slow process. Michael Owen suffered a similar injury in the 2-2 draw against Sweden at the 2006 World Cup finals and was out of action for ten months.
“Michael Essien suffered a knee injury playing for Ghana on Friday,” a Chelsea statement read. “He has ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament and will undergo an operation as soon as the majority of the swelling has subsided. We expect this to happen in a week's time.
“In the meantime, Michael has started rehab in the aqua therapy centre at Cobham, which will improve the condition of the knee prior to surgery. A return to full fitness is not expected for several months.”
Essien's injury is a huge blow for Chelsea because the club do not possess a like-for-like replacement, in terms of the player's energy and versatility although in general terms the club have plenty of numbers in midfield. In addition to Ballack and Lampard, Scolari can call upon Deco and Joe Cole as attacking midfield players, while John Obi Mikel and Juliano Belletti can fill the holding role.
Mikel gave Scolari some much-needed good news yesterday by declaring himself fit to face City after missing the past two matches and Didier Drogba could return for his first appearance of the season after a knee injury.
“The leg is a lot better,” Mikel, 21, said. “The past two weeks I have been working very hard and I'm very happy that I am back. I can't wait to start again. It won't be easy for me to play regularly because we have so many good midfielders. I am the youngest and I have to work even harder to get in the team.”
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Told ya from day 1: Capello is God!
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Oh my god what a game :o
Finland 3 - Germany 3
Win wasn't far away....nevertheless, I'm proud of our team 8)
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england won!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :o :o :o :o
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Told ya from day 1: Capello is God!
are you joking ? :D
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Told ya from day 1: Capello is God!
are you joking ? :D
No.
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Told ya from day 1: Capello is God!
are you joking ? :D
No.
capello is not a god :P
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Told ya from day 1: Capello is God!
are you joking ? :D
No.
capello is not a god :P
Again showing how much you know about football.
Capello is one of the greatest managers of the modern era. His record speaks for itself.
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Told ya from day 1: Capello is God!
are you joking ? :D
No.
capello is not a god :P
Again showing how much you know about football.
Capello is one of the greatest managers of the modern era. His record speaks for itself.
Yup yup
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Told ya from day 1: Capello is God!
are you joking ? :D
No.
capello is not a god :P
Again showing how much you know about football.
:sshh: you are a celtic fan. :D
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Big derby tomororrow! Dortmund vs. Schalke :o
Heja BVB
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Big derby tomororrow! Dortmund vs. Schalke :o
Heja BVB
Damn, really....A lot of very good matches coming tomorow!!
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^ yeah... you were ManU fan right? So you got a big match tomorrow aswell 8)
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^ yeah... you were ManU fan right? So you got a big match tomorrow aswell 8)
That's right man, really excited about the match....I just remembered that I talked with my friend one day about the bundesliga and the fans...and Dortmund got some great supporters, great atmosphere seems to be always....Home games I mean, that pic for example, looks dope...
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Told ya from day 1: Capello is God!
are you joking ? :D
No.
capello is not a god :P
Again showing how much you know about football.
:sshh: you are a celtic fan. :D
Am I supposed to curl up into a ball and cry until the next time Celtic beat Rangers because Rangers beat Celtic for the 4th time of the last 20/21 attempts?
I have a question for you. Who the fuck are you?
In saying that, I pretty much already know the answer from your displayed karma: A loser, a prick and a fuckin' nobody.
Do everyone a favour and stop posting random, shite, easily accessible, copied, everyday threads containing football news that everyone, who is anyone, is already aware of.
Have a good one.
Mac 10.
And if that is too confusing for your miniscule, undeveloped brain to comprehend then please do me the courtesy of:
Propelling your person from a zealously high structure built to span a gorge of h2o, i.e. jump aff a fuckin' bridge.
Again,
Try to have a good one.
Mac 10.
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Told ya from day 1: Capello is God!
are you joking ? :D
No.
capello is not a god :P
Again showing how much you know about football.
:sshh: you are a celtic fan. :D
Am I supposed to curl up into a ball and cry until the next time Celtic beat Rangers because Rangers beat Celtic for the 4th time of the last 20/21 attempts?
I have a question for you. Who the fuck are you?
In saying that, I pretty much already know the answer from your displayed karma: A loser, a prick and a fuckin' nobody.
Do everyone a favour and stop posting random, shite, easily accessible, copied, everyday threads containing football news that everyone, who is anyone, is already aware of.
Have a good one.
Mac 10.
And if that is too confusing for your miniscule, undeveloped brain to comprehend then please do me the courtesy of:
Propelling your person from a zealously high structure built to span a gorge of h2o, i.e. jump aff a fuckin' bridge.
Again,
Try to have a good one.
Mac 10.
:sshh:
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Told ya from day 1: Capello is God!
are you joking ? :D
No.
capello is not a god :P
Again showing how much you know about football.
:sshh: you are a celtic fan. :D
Am I supposed to curl up into a ball and cry until the next time Celtic beat Rangers because Rangers beat Celtic for the 4th time of the last 20/21 attempts?
I have a question for you. Who the fuck are you?
In saying that, I pretty much already know the answer from your displayed karma: A loser, a prick and a fuckin' nobody.
Do everyone a favour and stop posting random, shite, easily accessible, copied, everyday threads containing football news that everyone, who is anyone, is already aware of.
Have a good one.
Mac 10.
And if that is too confusing for your miniscule, undeveloped brain to comprehend then please do me the courtesy of:
Propelling your person from a zealously high structure built to span a gorge of h2o, i.e. jump aff a fuckin' bridge.
Again,
Try to have a good one.
Mac 10.
:sshh:
OWNED!
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lol @ van der Saar
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Well that didnt go to plan, but it was bound to happen at some point as it has been 7 years since they last beat us at anfield.
Just dissapointing we gifted them two goals, its not the end of the world though. This time last season we had just lost to city and had two less points.
Losing Vidic will be a blow against chelsea next week though.
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Well that didnt go to plan, but it was bound to happen at some point as it has been 7 years since they last beat us at anfield.
Just dissapointing we gifted them two goals, its not the end of the world though. This time last season we had just lost to city and had two less points.
Losing Vidic will be a blow against chelsea next week though.
Yeah....sigh.....'pool outplayed us....mascherano - alonso controlled the midfield...
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good game good game thought it was a well deserved win
whens berbatov making his debut??...he never showed up today :D
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good game good game thought it was a well deserved win
whens berbatov making his debut??...he never showed up today :D
well he did assist our goal :)
but if you don't control the midfield, then watchu gonna do? that's the reason...
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lol yeah i know after 4 minutes i was a bit worried but not sure that formation fergie tryed today is going to work for you
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lol yeah i know after 4 minutes i was a bit worried but not sure that formation fergie tryed today is going to work for you
it will be fine as it was a normal 4-4-2 , there was no strange formation. Rooney and anderson were playing wide with berbatov and tevez up front.
All we need to do is replace rooney with ronaldo and it will be more balanced.
The only good part was watching how many times robbie keane could attempt to kick the ball and miss it.
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The only good part was watching how many times robbie keane could attempt to kick the ball and miss it.
heh :D
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The only good part was watching how many times robbie keane could attempt to kick the ball and miss it.
heh :D
yeah i think him and van der sar were playin a different game to the rest of them ;D
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The only good part was watching how many times robbie keane could attempt to kick the ball and miss it.
heh :D
yeah i think him and van der sar were playin a different game to the rest of them ;D
yeah, VDS did the same thing last season but got away with it. Twice last year again he came for crosses and made a mess of them and we ended up scrambling them away.
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Told ya from day 1: Capello is God!
are you joking ? :D
No.
capello is not a god :P
Again showing how much you know about football.
Capello is one of the greatest managers of the modern era. His record speaks for itself.
He is an Inter fan. You don't know them, but i do. They are loosers. He won't say it simply cause Capello won everything in Roma, Juventus, Milan, Real Madrid but he refused to go coaching them loosers. The only way for them to win something was to send Juventus to Serie B without even a proof (i.e. a judge saying Juventus fixed games).
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Robbie Keane's best chance of getting a goal is asking Santa to bring him one for Christmas. I don't know what will come first a Robbie Keane goal or Wayne Rooney going completely bald.
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some great results today.
Bradford are now top of League Two!!!!
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Told ya from day 1: Capello is God!
are you joking ? :D
No.
capello is not a god :P
Again showing how much you know about football.
Capello is one of the greatest managers of the modern era. His record speaks for itself.
He is an Inter fan. You don't know them, but i do. They are loosers. He won't say it simply cause Capello won everything in Roma, Juventus, Milan, Real Madrid but he refused to go coaching them loosers. The only way for them to win something was to send Juventus to Serie B without even a proof (i.e. a judge saying Juventus fixed games).
antonio non mi rompere i coglioni che lo so anchio quanto è bravo capello,solo che non gli lecco il culo come fai tu.
CRY ME A RIVER
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Where are all the haters? :laugh:
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Fergie shouldnt have dropped Fletcher. Missed his energy and dig in midfield.
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Where are all the haters? :laugh:
Man you know i'm a big Arsenal fan too! Damn Theo impressed me!! The number 14 is "magic", man! Hehehe..
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Where are all the haters? :laugh:
Man you know i'm a big Arsenal fan too! Damn Theo impressed me!! The number 14 is "magic", man! Hehehe..
Hehe, I wonder which number he had when he scored a hat trick for England last week? ;)
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Where are all the haters? :laugh:
Man you know i'm a big Arsenal fan too! Damn Theo impressed me!! The number 14 is "magic", man! Hehehe..
Hehe, I wonder which number he had when he scored a hat trick for England last week? ;)
My man Alessandro Del Piero's number. 8)
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Where are all the haters? :laugh:
Man you know i'm a big Arsenal fan too! Damn Theo impressed me!! The number 14 is "magic", man! Hehehe..
Hehe, I wonder which number he had when he scored a hat trick for England last week? ;)
My man Alessandro Del Piero's number. 8)
He's nr 10 right?
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3-3 yesterday. Schalke with a 3-0 lead, then 2 red cards for Schalke and a penalty in the last minute :laugh: Plus Frei with an amazing goal
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lol at arsenal, its early season i wouldnt be getting too excited just yet.
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lol word one good result and they forget they lost their last game to fulham
also not slating arsenal but what are they doing in regards to the new uefa ruling that you must have 8 british players in your CL squad??because we had to leave hyppia out and put in youngsters
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Where are all the haters? :laugh:
Man you know i'm a big Arsenal fan too! Damn Theo impressed me!! The number 14 is "magic", man! Hehehe..
Hehe, I wonder which number he had when he scored a hat trick for England last week? ;)
My man Alessandro Del Piero's number. 8)
He's nr 10 right?
He wears nr. 7 with Italy.
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LOL @ Ronaldinho's Milan. Pathetic loss, 2nd straight loss.
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lol at arsenal, its early season i wouldnt be getting too excited just yet.
It's not that. I'm still sceptical overall, but I'm referring to Theo, he's been showing some really good play lately.
also not slating arsenal but what are they doing in regards to the new uefa ruling that you must have 8 british players in your CL squad??because we had to leave hyppia out and put in youngsters
Isn't the rule that they have to be homegrown, not necessarily British/English? I.e. Fabregas.
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lol word one good result and they forget they lost their last game to fulham
also not slating arsenal but what are they doing in regards to the new uefa ruling that you must have 8 british players in your CL squad??because we had to leave hyppia out and put in youngsters
In any other field of work this wouldnt be possible, and I bet they cant pull it off for football either. The best workers get the job, no matter what country they come from.
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Isn't the rule that they have to be homegrown, not necessarily British/English? I.e. Fabregas.
Exactly. Anyway they have a couple of young players from England too, like Wilshire, Gibbs, Walcott, Hoyte, etc..
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Isn't the rule that they have to be homegrown, not necessarily British/English? I.e. Fabregas.
Exactly. Anyway they have a couple of young players from England too, like Wilshire, Gibbs, Walcott, Hoyte, etc..
Yeah, it was good to see that Wilshere and Ramsey got a couple of minutes at Ewood
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Isn't the rule that they have to be homegrown, not necessarily British/English? I.e. Fabregas.
Exactly. Anyway they have a couple of young players from England too, like Wilshire, Gibbs, Walcott, Hoyte, etc..
Yeah, it was good to see that Wilshere and Ramsey got a couple of minutes at Ewood
Wilshere is a very promising player for you's.. each time ive seen him play he's done a good job.. Ramsey on the other hand, seems a decent player.. but cause of his price tag i think he's got a lot to do.. might be a while for him to show what he can do (sort of like walcott was at first when he joined yous)..
anyway... Tottenham / Aston Villa tonight, god im hoping we can kick start our season tonight, is painful seeing us 20th even tho only 3 games in for us... least our sqaud is offically sorted out now.. looking forward to seeing Pavlyuchenko make his debut..
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^^ well in regards to that last post i made, i was hugely mistaken... what a waste of time that was, we were totally outclassed by villa.. who could have easily have had 4/5 goals.. our goal was nothing but a lucky deflection.. as usual i can see another long fraustrating season for tottenham :rant: :rant:
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^^ well in regards to that last post i made, i was hugely mistaken... what a waste of time that was, we were totally outclassed by villa.. who could have easily have had 4/5 goals.. our goal was nothing but a lucky deflection.. as usual i can see another long fraustrating season for tottenham :rant: :rant:
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Where are all the haters? :laugh:
Man you know i'm a big Arsenal fan too! Damn Theo impressed me!! The number 14 is "magic", man! Hehehe..
Hehe, I wonder which number he had when he scored a hat trick for England last week? ;)
My man Alessandro Del Piero's number. 8)
He's nr 10 right?
He wears nr. 7 with Italy.
Ah, yeah, that's right.
So how are Juve playing atm? Are Criscito and Giovinco regulars?
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Juventus is looking really good at the moment. They are the fav team in Italy along with Inter Milan, imho.
Criscito is playing pretty well on loan, in Genoa. And Giovinco still has to play, cause he's still trying to get in shape after the Olympics.
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Juventus is looking really good at the moment. They are the fav team in Italy along with Inter Milan, imho.
Criscito is playing pretty well on loan, in Genoa. And Giovinco still has to play, cause he's still trying to get in shape after the Olympics.
LMAO
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Juventus is looking really good at the moment. They are the fav team in Italy along with Inter Milan, imho.
Criscito is playing pretty well on loan, in Genoa. And Giovinco still has to play, cause he's still trying to get in shape after the Olympics.
Is he still on loan, damn.
Those two are the future of Italy ;)
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Juventus is looking really good at the moment. They are the fav team in Italy along with Inter Milan, imho.
Criscito is playing pretty well on loan, in Genoa. And Giovinco still has to play, cause he's still trying to get in shape after the Olympics.
Is he still on loan, damn.
Those two are the future of Italy ;)
:D
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Juventus is looking really good at the moment. They are the fav team in Italy along with Inter Milan, imho.
Criscito is playing pretty well on loan, in Genoa. And Giovinco still has to play, cause he's still trying to get in shape after the Olympics.
Is he still on loan, damn.
Those two are the future of Italy ;)
Well Criscito had his chance last year, but he failed it. Ok, he was still 20, but he didn't impress. I think he's done with Juventus, he won't come back (unless he'll have a monster season). Giovinco is a promising player, he'll have his chance.
Elano is bitching cause Inter has another promising player, 18 years old Mario Balotelli, a striker, very very good, maybe the best prospect in Italy.
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STICAZZI :D
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Juventus is looking really good at the moment. They are the fav team in Italy along with Inter Milan, imho.
Criscito is playing pretty well on loan, in Genoa. And Giovinco still has to play, cause he's still trying to get in shape after the Olympics.
Is he still on loan, damn.
Those two are the future of Italy ;)
Well Criscito had his chance last year, but he failed it. Ok, he was still 20, but he didn't impress. I think he's done with Juventus, he won't come back (unless he'll have a monster season). Giovinco is a promising player, he'll have his chance.
Elano is bitching cause Inter has another promising player, 18 years old Mario Balotelli, a striker, very very good, maybe the best prospect in Italy.
20 is no age for a central defender in a top team! He need many many years to become a regular, hopefully with Juve.
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Juventus is looking really good at the moment. They are the fav team in Italy along with Inter Milan, imho.
Criscito is playing pretty well on loan, in Genoa. And Giovinco still has to play, cause he's still trying to get in shape after the Olympics.
Is he still on loan, damn.
Those two are the future of Italy ;)
Well Criscito had his chance last year, but he failed it. Ok, he was still 20, but he didn't impress. I think he's done with Juventus, he won't come back (unless he'll have a monster season). Giovinco is a promising player, he'll have his chance.
Elano is bitching cause Inter has another promising player, 18 years old Mario Balotelli, a striker, very very good, maybe the best prospect in Italy.
20 is no age for a central defender in a top team! He need many many years to become a regular, hopefully with Juve.
Yeah, it was too early.
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gerrards first goal was out of his world..2-1 up@ the mo
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gerrards first goal was out of his world..
Wonderful.
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youd have to see it i suppose the technique was flawless good result anyways
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(AWESOME match by ibrahimovic last night 8) )
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Damn, what a goal by Del Piero!
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Damn, what a goal by Del Piero!
http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/d1C31ehKfKc
WE'RE BACK, MUTHAFUCKAZ!!
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In a few minutes we'll give our comeback in international competition. I'm so fucking excited. Udinese should be a good challenge.
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Good to see Juve and Dortmund back in Euro Cup
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Good to see Juve and Dortmund back in Euro Cup
Well, first half over and we're already finished with Uefa Cup :D That was very naive BVB :-\ That Lee guy :-X
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Ive decided the season starts on monday, not expecting a good result on sunday
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stuck £5 on a torres hat trick today...hopefully we'll win and chelsea and man u will draw
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FC Bayern vs. Werder Bremen 2:5 :o Frohes Oktoberfest FC Bayern! :laugh:
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Fell asleep at a set piece and it cost us.
Would have taken a draw before the game when looking at the team we put out, it was an improvement on the last few games and we looked dangerous going forward.
Just need to kick on from here.
Mike Reilly is a muppet, didnt know what he was doing. Stupid bookings for nothing incidents.
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stuck £5 on a torres hat trick today...
:laugh:
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Cagliari 0 - Juventus 1 (Amauri) 8)
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Hoffenheim 4 - Dortmund 1 8)
:-[
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Bradford 1 - Bournemouth 3
SHIT!!!
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Cristiano Ronaldo's Brazilian beauty Fernanda is a £2,000-a-night hooker
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/article30624.ece
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Cristiano Ronaldo's Brazilian beauty Fernanda is a £2,000-a-night hooker
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/article30624.ece
BREAKING NEWS! OH MY GOD!
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Cristiano Ronaldo's Brazilian beauty Fernanda is a £2,000-a-night hooker
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/article30624.ece
lol
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Pogatetz TWAT !
http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/bV-aZOULo1g
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VELA VELA VELA ;D ;D ;D
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some poor results today...................
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I can't believe it :-[ :-X :'( :rant:
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some poor results today...................
Speak for yourself, some great results for me.
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some poor results today...................
Speak for yourself, some great results for me.
For me too 8)
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hull!!!! ;D
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K.Dub where are your post match photos ?
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K.Dub where are your post match photos ?
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;D ;D
Great strike by Geovanni 8)
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K.Dub where are your post match photos ?
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some poor results today...................
Speak for yourself, some great results for me.
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What was the score in the Milan Derby today? Had to go to work at halftime.
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What was the score in the Milan Derby today? Had to go to work at halftime.
I can't remember, but Milan won - Ronaldinho scored.
Materazzi got sent off AFTER he got substituted, he's such an asshole.
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What was the score in the Milan Derby today? Had to go to work at halftime.
I can't remember, but Milan won - Ronaldinho scored.
Materazzi got sent off AFTER he got substituted, he's such an asshole.
no YOU ARE AN ASSHOLE
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What was the score in the Milan Derby today? Had to go to work at halftime.
I can't remember, but Milan won - Ronaldinho scored.
Materazzi got sent off AFTER he got substituted, he's such an asshole.
no YOU ARE AN ASSHOLE
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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What was the score in the Milan Derby today? Had to go to work at halftime.
I can't remember, but Milan won - Ronaldinho scored.
Materazzi got sent off AFTER he got substituted, he's such an asshole.
no YOU ARE AN ASSHOLE
Are your name Marco Materazzi?
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What was the score in the Milan Derby today? Had to go to work at halftime.
I can't remember, but Milan won - Ronaldinho scored.
Materazzi got sent off AFTER he got substituted, he's such an asshole.
no YOU ARE AN ASSHOLE
Are your name Marco Materazzi?
No,but YOU ARE AN ASSHOLE :laugh:
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What was the score in the Milan Derby today? Had to go to work at halftime.
I can't remember, but Milan won - Ronaldinho scored.
Materazzi got sent off AFTER he got substituted, he's such an asshole.
no YOU ARE AN ASSHOLE
Are your name Marco Materazzi?
No,but YOU ARE AN ASSHOLE :laugh:
So why are you defending him? He's a dirty player and obviously his personality isn't that good either.
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who cares??we could be talking about hulls mighty victory :P
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who cares??we could be talking about hulls mighty victory :P
;D
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who cares??we could be talking about hulls mighty victory :P
Talk about it as much as you want, I don't really care. I know Arsenal (Gallas) fucked up there - I can take it like a man.
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who cares??we could be talking about hulls mighty victory :P
I can take it like a man.
No,you are A KID :'(
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who cares??we could be talking about hulls mighty victory :P
I can take it like a man.
No,you are A KID :'(
Yeah, I always act like a child with my posts... ::)
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Berbatov's first goals for United 8)
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BATE JUVENTUS 2-2
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any psv fans in here??predictions for tonight??
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Chelsea enjoying newfound freedoms of Luiz Felipe Scolari's relaxed regime
In less than three months in charge of Chelsea, Luiz Felipe Scolari has energised the club by giving members of his squad licence to express themselves and it seems that his respect for personal freedoms also applies off the pitch. The Chelsea manager revealed yesterday that his players are free to do as they wish on their days off, whether it be indulging in wine, women or song, because he has no wish to police their social lives.
It is difficult to envisage José Mourinho allowing John Terry to have a post-match beer with Stoke City fans, as the Chelsea captain did at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday evening, but Scolari runs a more relaxed regime. Terry's willingness to engage those who were abusing him did him great credit, with a bottle of Stella Artois the least he deserved for his troubles, as Scolari recognises.
The Brazilian is partial to the odd drink and, as he brought training to a close yesterday by conducting shooting practice in the foothills of the Transylvanian Alps, it appeared that his laid-back approach was working. “I was most impressed with the fact that John had the character to confront the Stoke fans and make it up with them,” Scolari said. “The day after the players play in Chelsea, they are free. I am not a policeman.”
Petr Cech confirmed that the players are revelling in their newfound freedom, although the Czech Republic goalkeeper is more likely to spend any spare time playing with his dog at home than enjoying a night on the town. “At Chelsea, every player is very professional and knows what they can do,” he said. “Everybody knows what is necessary to be ready for another game, especially when you have a lot of travelling and a lot of games.
“It's up to every player to judge and if you want to have a beer, you can have a beer. When you are at home, you do what you think is best.”
It is easy to relax when things are going well, as they are for Chelsea. They have secured six wins from eight unbeaten matches under their new manager, although Scolari insisted that he would not reach for his truncheon if the visiting team lose to CFR Cluj, a club who were playing in the third division of the Romanian league only six years ago.
This part of Romania has a history of producing hair-raising acts capable of causing a fright, from Dracula to the Cheeky Girls, but Scolari said that a home win should not be regarded as a surprise. With Chelsea having reached the Champions League final last season under a manager for whom he had little regard, Roman Abramovich, the club's owner, would no doubt disagree and Scolari's honeymoon could become a horror show in the space of 90 minutes.
“Now there are no big surprises,” Scolari said. “There are no small teams any more. They [Cluj] are in this competition because they are a good team and they are champions of Romania. We have won many games in England because we respect them [other teams] and we will respect Cluj as well. It will be no surprise if we lose tomorrow, but I cannot tell the players to lose one game.”
Cluj's historic victory away to Roma a fortnight ago may have helped Chelsea because no one will be taking their opponents lightly this evening. A squad assembled by the millions of Arpad Paszkany, a local businessman, contains 14 Portuguese or South American players, many of whom are known to Scolari, which should work to his advantage.
Didier Drogba will start his first Champions League match since being sent off in the final in Moscow in May, although Scolari concedes that the Ivory Coast striker is some way from his best. “Didier is not 100 per cent ready,” he said. “He needs eight to ten more games, but when he starts the game [against Cluj] he will be better than before. Just you wait and see.”
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YESSSSSSS ROBBIE KEANE SCORED FUCKING HATERS LOL
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DIDIER DROGBA became the eighth victim of Chelsea’s injury jinx last night.
The striker suffered suspected knee ligament damage and could be out for six weeks.
He will have scans today but Blues boss Big Phil Scolari is bracing himself for the worst.
Chelsea had already lost Deco, Michael Essien and Ricardo Carvalho. And they left Transylvania nursing further problems with Ashley Cole, John Terry, Alex and Joe Cole.
Scolari said: “I’ve four days to build a team for Sunday.
“Maybe I will know the situation we have better in the next two days. At the moment though I have no idea.”
The list of crocks could also have a knock-on effect for England boss Fabio Capello, who lost Manchester United strike ace Wayne Rooney on Tuesday.
However, Scolari added: “Ashley Cole felt his back was sore but he will be ready for Sunday.
“Alex has a problem with his back and so has Terry.
“We will have to assess them and see how bad they are.”
Drogba was carried off after jarring his right leg in the turf on the hour.
He was taken to hospital for scans and emerged with his right leg in a brace.
A car ferried him to the airport as he was unable to climb aboard the Blues’ team bus.
The only good news is this injury was to his right leg and not the left leg, which has taken two ops in the past seven months.
The stalemate with Champions League minnows Cluj was the first time Chelsea have failed to score since Scolari took charge in the summer.
The boss insisted he could not fault his players’ effort but said: “We didn’t play very well. Not the same as other games but now I’m happy with one point.
“One point is better than zero.”
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haha what a night drogba injured keane scores and gerrard gets a 100 goals
plus i swear kuyt is now like 10 goals in his last 14 games in the CL its unreal
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Tottenham have made their worst start for 53 years. Jermain Defoe and Peter Crouch scored the goals that gave Portsmouth a 2-1 win over Spurs, who have yet to win this season. Along with Grimsby Town, the only sides in English league football yet to do so.
Them's the facts, and the harsh reality is that Spurs sit at the bottom of the table.
The team have yet to gel/put in enough effort/show some character/acquire or play the players in the right positions/learnt to speak the same language ... depending on who you listen to.
Having watched the game back on TV, I would rather not listen to Alan Smith and David Platt chunter on about Tottenham's troubles. While both were professional international footballers, the same cannot be said for Lee Dixon and if he can give insightful tactical analysis on TV's Match of the Day, then so can I.
Watching the game at the time, it seemed that some players were as shell shocked as some of the fans about where the team find themselves. What they need to do is to give themselves a good shake and get real. They need to start picking up points quickly and winning games, as draws will not be good enough in the current position.
The team needs to be shaped to give other teams a problem, not play into their hands. Pompey had let in ten goals in two games, so what do Tottenham do ? Play one man up front, giving the home defence time to pick off any ball that Pavlyuchenko might actually be able to control. Any flick-ons went to no-one and as the free-kicks, corners and crosses were mostly poorly directed (although Aaron Lennon could be excused on his substitute appearance), the lone striker had little in terms of chances to score.
If we are going to lose away from home - and we do so more frequently than not - let's take a leaf out of Hull City's book and have a go. Nobody would begrudge Spurs getting beaten if they at least posed some problems for the side they were visiting.
And the players need to be played in the positions where they will do most damage to the opposition. And regularly. I know Ramos has injury problems and players will be cup-tied on Thursday, but a new goalkeeper really needs a settled defence in front of him to develop an understanding. If not, then anything could happen. Hopefully, they players have some sort of common language that they can communicate in. If not, crash courses in basic football English need to be given.
All this is not rocket science. I am sure many other fans have identified some of the issues that need resolving and let Ramos know in no uncertain terms at Fratton Park.
But at the moment, there appears no Plan B. Even if it came from Outer Space it would be something.
The Krakow game will be a tough one in an intimidating atmosphere. What it will be like when they return to White Hart Lane to play Hull City on Sunday may well hinge on their ability to protect a one goal lead in Poland.
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YESSSSSSS ROBBIE KEANE SCORED FUCKING HATERS LOL
1 goal in 11 games hopefully he will continue at that rate
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Oh yes, oh yes!! 3 points today!! 8)
And what a goal by Rooney :o
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Oh yes, oh yes!! 3 points today!! 8)
And what a goal by Rooney :o
Thats 3 goals in 3 games now. Anyone bet on wes Brown soring 1st? ;D
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I can't believe how poorly Arsenal played yesterday - we didn't even deserve to win. :-X
With that being said - Sunderland played like cowards. I think they played 6-3-1 formation AND that RvP goal should not been disallowed >:(
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I can't believe how poorly Arsenal played yesterday - we didn't even deserve to win. :-X
With that being said - Sunderland played like cowards. I think they played 6-3-1 formation AND that RvP goal should not been disallowed >:(
its not up to the other team to make it easy, arseanal are so one dimensional teams will always pack the midfield.
Good win yday, starting to play some nice football.
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I can't believe how poorly Arsenal played yesterday - we didn't even deserve to win. :-X
With that being said - Sunderland played like cowards. I think they played 6-3-1 formation AND that RvP goal should not been disallowed >:(
its not up to the other team to make it easy, arseanal are so one dimensional teams will always pack the midfield.
Good win yday, starting to play some nice football.
Yeah, I get what you are saying, but when playing at home, you should atleast try to play some good football
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I can't believe how poorly Arsenal played yesterday - we didn't even deserve to win. :-X
With that being said - Sunderland played like cowards. I think they played 6-3-1 formation AND that RvP goal should not been disallowed >:(
its not up to the other team to make it easy, arseanal are so one dimensional teams will always pack the midfield.
Good win yday, starting to play some nice football.
Yeah, I get what you are saying, but when playing at home, you should atleast try to play some good football
True but at the end of the day the sundeland fans are going to prefer seeing there team grind out a draw against arsenal rather than place some nice football and lose three nil.
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another 3 points for LIVERPOOL ;)
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I can't believe how poorly Arsenal played yesterday - we didn't even deserve to win. :-X
With that being said - Sunderland played like cowards. I think they played 6-3-1 formation AND that RvP goal should not been disallowed >:(
its not up to the other team to make it easy, arseanal are so one dimensional teams will always pack the midfield.
Good win yday, starting to play some nice football.
Yeah, I get what you are saying, but when playing at home, you should atleast try to play some good football
True but at the end of the day the sundeland fans are going to prefer seeing there team grind out a draw against arsenal rather than place some nice football and lose three nil.
Fuck, I hate defensive football.
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I can't believe how poorly Arsenal played yesterday - we didn't even deserve to win. :-X
With that being said - Sunderland played like cowards. I think they played 6-3-1 formation AND that RvP goal should not been disallowed >:(
its not up to the other team to make it easy, arseanal are so one dimensional teams will always pack the midfield.
Good win yday, starting to play some nice football.
Yeah, I get what you are saying, but when playing at home, you should atleast try to play some good football
True but at the end of the day the sundeland fans are going to prefer seeing there team grind out a draw against arsenal rather than place some nice football and lose three nil.
Fuck, I hate defensive football.
I agree with Kuruption on this one mate.
For YEARS both Celtic and Rangers whether home or away in the SPL (admittedly shite league) play against teams who are delighted to take a 0-0 at the start or the end of the game. End of story.
You have to grind out results against both attacking and defensive teams.
And then when you successfully do this that is when you are happy to sing "that's why we're champions" (admittedly a Chelsea song).
Admittedly.
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Let's hear it for the Arsenal
Arsenal’s reliance on foreign players under Arsene Wenger has been the source of much mockery for some time, but it is not only in their adherence to ancient grammar that the club put their rivals to shame when it comes up upholding other English traditions.
The board’s determination to keep the club controlled by the families who have been its custodians for generations is such that they risked alienating Wenger by forcing out his great ally, David Dein, as well as being actively hostile to Alisher Usmanov and Stan Kroenke, at least initially. Peter Hill-Wood, the chairman, may have finally decided that Kroenke is “our sort” after all, though the American’s acceptance of a seat on the board is little more than the public affirmation of a marriage of convenience. The day when he is allowed to take control remains a long way off.
Arsenal’s determination to remain what they have always been since their foundation as Dial Square in Woolwich in 1886 – a football club run primarily in the interests of their supporters – is refreshing because it provides such an obvious counterpoint to the prevailing mood of the times.
It may have become commonplace since Roman Abramovich’s era-changing purchase of Chelsea five years ago, but the desperation of many clubs to sell up to whichever foreign billionaire happens to be passing through town is still profoundly distasteful. Newcastle United and Liverpool are the most obvious examples, but the For Sale signs are also flying high alongside the club crests on the front of stadiums at Tottenham Hotspur, Everton and Portsmouth. Newcastle demonstrate the dangers of buying or selling in haste, with chastened owner Mike Ashley forced to repent in leisurewear.
Arsenal’s stance is all the more noble as they pursue it despite mounting evidence that it is damaging their self interest, certainly in terms of player recruitment and therefore trophies won, but their defiance does bring some advantages.
While many clubs wax lyrical about their own traditions in many instances it amounts to little more than hot air, whereas Arsenal have established their own unique way of doing things. Wenger has established a system based on identifying the best young talent around the world and teaching them to play in the manner of the first team, as well as fitting in with the refined old Etonian traditions that still run through the club.
Even if Arsenal fail to win a trophy for a fourth successive trophy season their way of doing things will not change, which goes someway to explaining why Wenger will never come under pressure no matter how long he goes without providing silverware. In the modern game that is something special indeed.
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Let's hear it for the Arsenal
Arsenal’s reliance on foreign players under Arsene Wenger has been the source of much mockery for some time, but it is not only in their adherence to ancient grammar that the club put their rivals to shame when it comes up upholding other English traditions.
The board’s determination to keep the club controlled by the families who have been its custodians for generations is such that they risked alienating Wenger by forcing out his great ally, David Dein, as well as being actively hostile to Alisher Usmanov and Stan Kroenke, at least initially. Peter Hill-Wood, the chairman, may have finally decided that Kroenke is “our sort” after all, though the American’s acceptance of a seat on the board is little more than the public affirmation of a marriage of convenience. The day when he is allowed to take control remains a long way off.
Arsenal’s determination to remain what they have always been since their foundation as Dial Square in Woolwich in 1886 – a football club run primarily in the interests of their supporters – is refreshing because it provides such an obvious counterpoint to the prevailing mood of the times.
It may have become commonplace since Roman Abramovich’s era-changing purchase of Chelsea five years ago, but the desperation of many clubs to sell up to whichever foreign billionaire happens to be passing through town is still profoundly distasteful. Newcastle United and Liverpool are the most obvious examples, but the For Sale signs are also flying high alongside the club crests on the front of stadiums at Tottenham Hotspur, Everton and Portsmouth. Newcastle demonstrate the dangers of buying or selling in haste, with chastened owner Mike Ashley forced to repent in leisurewear.
Arsenal’s stance is all the more noble as they pursue it despite mounting evidence that it is damaging their self interest, certainly in terms of player recruitment and therefore trophies won, but their defiance does bring some advantages.
While many clubs wax lyrical about their own traditions in many instances it amounts to little more than hot air, whereas Arsenal have established their own unique way of doing things. Wenger has established a system based on identifying the best young talent around the world and teaching them to play in the manner of the first team, as well as fitting in with the refined old Etonian traditions that still run through the club.
Even if Arsenal fail to win a trophy for a fourth successive trophy season their way of doing things will not change, which goes someway to explaining why Wenger will never come under pressure no matter how long he goes without providing silverware. In the modern game that is something special indeed.
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Lol, what a load of bs, that article doesn't say anything new..
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im just loving how my weeks have neen goin lately...
monday:diss arsenal for poor performance
wed:be quiet as arsenal slaughter some one in the cup
saturday:cycle begins anew as arsenal are poor again
have they even played any of the top 4 yet (l'pool,chelsea,utd or City ;D )
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where is antonio ?
juve 1 palermo 2 :D :D :D :D
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oh and why do arsenal fans complain about teams playing defensive it happens to all the top 4
i mean if theyd beat sunderland should roy keane be moaning about arsenal playing attacking football??
you can only determine what your own team are doing...if a teams set out defensive then concede early it throws their game plan out the window so i think if a team manages it for ninety minutes against a better side you should take your hats off to them
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oh and why do arsenal fans complain about teams playing defensive it happens to all the top 4
i mean if theyd beat sunderland should roy keane be moaning about arsenal playing attacking football??
you can only determine what your own team are doing...if a teams set out defensive then concede early it throws their game plan out the window so i think if a team manages it for ninety minutes against a better side you should take your hats off to them
You didn't read the whole thing, did you?
I can't believe how poorly Arsenal played yesterday - we didn't even deserve to win. :-X
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sorry i ignored it in my haste to stick the boot in ;D
whose your next game against?
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sorry i ignored it in my haste to stick the boot in ;D
whose your next game against?
Everton the 18th.
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sorry i ignored it in my haste to stick the boot in ;D
whose your next game against?
Everton the 18th.
you got 3 points there mate
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sorry i ignored it in my haste to stick the boot in ;D
whose your next game against?
Everton the 18th.
you got 3 points there mate
Lol, I'm not that sure about it.
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sorry i ignored it in my haste to stick the boot in ;D
whose your next game against?
Everton the 18th.
you got 3 points there mate
Lol, I'm not that sure about it.
Everton are struggling at the moment, if they can defend properly they may have a chance of getting something.
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As the past few seasons have proven, it really shouldnt be that hard to take points of Arsenal. Keep it tight at the back and have a couple of players with the speed to counter well, and have a bit of fight and physicality about you and you'll do well. Until Arsenal learn to beat opponents like that regularly, then they'll win fuck all.
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As the past few seasons have proven, it really shouldnt be that hard to take points of Arsenal. Keep it tight at the back and have a couple of players with the speed to counter well, and have a bit of fight and physicality about you and you'll do well. Until Arsenal learn to beat opponents like that regularly, then they'll win fuck all.
I agree but I think someone is due a trouncing off of Arsenal!
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As the past few seasons have proven, it really shouldnt be that hard to take points of Arsenal. Keep it tight at the back and have a couple of players with the speed to counter well, and have a bit of fight and physicality about you and you'll do well. Until Arsenal learn to beat opponents like that regularly, then they'll win fuck all.
I agree but I think someone is due a trouncing off of Arsenal!
yeah id agree could be everton i think
but its good because it gets their confidence back up...then theyll lose their next game ;D
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As the past few seasons have proven, it really shouldnt be that hard to take points of Arsenal. Keep it tight at the back and have a couple of players with the speed to counter well, and have a bit of fight and physicality about you and you'll do well. Until Arsenal learn to beat opponents like that regularly, then they'll win fuck all.
I agree but I think someone is due a trouncing off of Arsenal!
Definitely, they will go out and hammer Middlesborough or west ham 5 or 6 nil wi some of the best football you'll see in your life, but then will drop points to Villa/Wigan/Stoke. IMO World class manager as Wenger obviously is, he needs to sort it out and ditch this "If your over thirty your a bit part player" shit quickly, because that team is crying out for a leader and someone with real experience, no that imposter Gallas.
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As the past few seasons have proven, it really shouldnt be that hard to take points of Arsenal. Keep it tight at the back and have a couple of players with the speed to counter well, and have a bit of fight and physicality about you and you'll do well. Until Arsenal learn to beat opponents like that regularly, then they'll win fuck all.
I agree but I think someone is due a trouncing off of Arsenal!
Definitely, they will go out and hammer Middlesborough or west ham 5 or 6 nil wi some of the best football you'll see in your life, but then will drop points to Villa/Wigan/Stoke. IMO World class manager as Wenger obviously is, he needs to sort it out and ditch this "If your over thirty your a bit part player" shit quickly, because that team is crying out for a leader and someone with real experience, no that imposter Gallas.
And that's real talk.
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As the past few seasons have proven, it really shouldnt be that hard to take points of Arsenal. Keep it tight at the back and have a couple of players with the speed to counter well, and have a bit of fight and physicality about you and you'll do well. Until Arsenal learn to beat opponents like that regularly, then they'll win fuck all.
I agree but I think someone is due a trouncing off of Arsenal!
Definitely, they will go out and hammer Middlesborough or west ham 5 or 6 nil wi some of the best football you'll see in your life, but then will drop points to Villa/Wigan/Stoke. IMO World class manager as Wenger obviously is, he needs to sort it out and ditch this "If your over thirty your a bit part player" shit quickly, because that team is crying out for a leader and someone with real experience, no that imposter Gallas.
I agree with most of that but I feckin love Willie Gallas.
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Terry is out this evening,i'm sure most of y'all are happy ;D
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lol at ashley cole getting booed, its nothing to do with the mistake but because he is a twat.
The epitome of whats wrong with modern footballers.
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Ashley cole is a feckin cunt. A big cry baby that acts like a spoilt child anytime a referee makes a decision against him.
It's ok though, im shaggin his missus. ;)
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lol @ cashley cole
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It's ok though, im shaggin his missus. ;)
you wish... as do i.
(http://www.unofficialcheryltweedy.co.uk/cheryl-tweedy-pictures/cheryl-tweedy-15.jpg)
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It's ok though, im shaggin his missus. ;)
you wish... as do i.
(http://www.unofficialcheryltweedy.co.uk/cheryl-tweedy-pictures/cheryl-tweedy-15.jpg)
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Both of you fuckers hush up, she's spoken for. >:(
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It's ok though, im shaggin his missus. ;)
you wish... as do i.
(http://www.unofficialcheryltweedy.co.uk/cheryl-tweedy-pictures/cheryl-tweedy-15.jpg)
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Both of you fuckers hush up, she's spoken for. >:(
By me!
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I stick my ding-a-ling in her every night.
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england 2 wales 2 :-X
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^^^^
You know it was u21's yeah?
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You know it was u21's yeah?
YES. And....... ????
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Funny pic from Cluj V Chelsea the other week, poor old john terry ;D
"roses are red, chelsea are blue
my grandma can take spot kicks better then you"
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Nice wee win for Celtic, tough game. 3 points clear now altho Rangers have a game in hand.
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I'm not even going to lie, after watching the Celtic game this weekend, and then the highlights of the Man Utd game i am NOT looking forward to Tuesday. I fear an absolute doing. We've got one fit striker, our best center half is doubtful and by the looks of things it's going to be Ronado vs Naylor on the right. Hope im wrong but dont think il be posting much tuesday night...
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I'm not even going to lie, after watching the Celtic game this weekend, and then the highlights of the Man Utd game i am NOT looking forward to Tuesday. I fear an absolute doing. We've got one fit striker, our best center half is doubtful and by the looks of things it's going to be Ronado vs Naylor on the right. Hope im wrong but dont think il be posting much tuesday night...
Neither will I mate, I'll be singing about the RA for a solid 90 in Greater Manchester. :raisetheroof:
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I'm not even going to lie, after watching the Celtic game this weekend, and then the highlights of the Man Utd game i am NOT looking forward to Tuesday. I fear an absolute doing. We've got one fit striker, our best center half is doubtful and by the looks of things it's going to be Ronado vs Naylor on the right. Hope im wrong but dont think il be posting much tuesday night...
Neither will I mate, I'll be singing about the RA for a solid 90 in Greater Manchester. :raisetheroof:
OH SHIT, it's MAC 10. What up bro?!
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I'm not even going to lie, after watching the Celtic game this weekend, and then the highlights of the Man Utd game i am NOT looking forward to Tuesday. I fear an absolute doing. We've got one fit striker, our best center half is doubtful and by the looks of things it's going to be Ronado vs Naylor on the right. Hope im wrong but dont think il be posting much tuesday night...
Neither will I mate, I'll be singing about the RA for a solid 90 in Greater Manchester. :raisetheroof:
Lucky bastard. I'll have to take the morning off of work and quietly hum along while sipping my cup of tea in my living room, christchurch, New Zealand.
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I'm not even going to lie, after watching the Celtic game this weekend, and then the highlights of the Man Utd game i am NOT looking forward to Tuesday. I fear an absolute doing. We've got one fit striker, our best center half is doubtful and by the looks of things it's going to be Ronado vs Naylor on the right. Hope im wrong but dont think il be posting much tuesday night...
Neither will I mate, I'll be singing about the RA for a solid 90 in Greater Manchester. :raisetheroof:
OH SHIT, it's MAC 10. What up bro?!
What's good fool? How ya livin?
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;D
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I'm not even going to lie, after watching the Celtic game this weekend, and then the highlights of the Man Utd game i am NOT looking forward to Tuesday. I fear an absolute doing. We've got one fit striker, our best center half is doubtful and by the looks of things it's going to be Ronado vs Naylor on the right. Hope im wrong but dont think il be posting much tuesday night...
Neither will I mate, I'll be singing about the RA for a solid 90 in Greater Manchester. :raisetheroof:
Lucky bastard. I'll have to take the morning off of work and quietly hum along while sipping my cup of tea in my living room, christchurch, New Zealand.
Will be there and hopefully will be celebrating a united victory
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roma inter 0-4 8)
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JUVENTUS 2 - REAL MADRID 1
Not in our house! 8)
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JUVENTUS 2 - REAL MADRID 1
Not in our house! 8)
that result was great 8)
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JUVENTUS 2 - REAL MADRID 1
Not in our house! 8)
that result was great 8)
Sure was
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JUVENTUS 2 - REAL MADRID 1
Not in our house! 8)
IN YOUR HOUSE: JUVENTUS 1 PALERMO 2
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Udinese 2 Tottenham 0 :o
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^doesn't suprise me.
i feel for Ramos. he's getting a lot of flack from the fans and the media but he didn't sell 3 strikers and several other players without bringing in any real talent.
the Spurs board fucked up.
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what are the odds on spurs gettin relegated :laugh:
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Udinese 2 Tottenham 0 :o
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^doesn't suprise me.
i feel for Ramos. he's getting a lot of flack from the fans and the media but he didn't sell 3 strikers and several other players without bringing in any real talent.
the Spurs board fucked up.
2 points in the premier and probably out of the uefa cup as well :-X
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Tottenham need to wise up or face becoming the next Leeds United
"The only way is up," said Darren Bent optimistically on Sunday after yet another Tottenham defeat saw 2008-09 written into the record books as Spurs' worst ever league start.
That loss to mighty Stoke - a game side but not one that should have the Lilywhites quaking in their boots, given they are newly promoted and sit 19th in the league - means in years to come, when Tottenham are on another dreadful run, images of the Titanic will be replaced with the collapse of the world banking system.
And that run means Darren Bent may yet discover up is not the only way things can go.
After the hand-wringing which came with last season’s poor start, which saw Martin Jol fired, Spurs have taken being slow starters to a whole new level.
Southampton, in 1998-99, is the only club to have stayed up with the same meagre two points after eight games Tottenham have amassed.
The 2002-03 West Ham side containing Joe Cole, Michael Carrick, Jermain Defoe and the rest were rated too good to go down, yet into the Championship they duly went.
If you do not get the results, your reputation and the strength of your squad are not worth any points.
The Championship and League One are full of teams who were once fixtures in the top flight. Leeds, Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest have all fallen from those heights, and their glory days are rapidly fading into memory.
If Tottenham were to get relegated, they should be able to fight their way back out of the division. But the Championship is a funny league and it is dangerous to rely on achieving promotion from it – that West Ham side managed only fourth in the Championship in 2004, before finishing sixth and going up via the play-offs the following year.
And a slip through the Premier League trapdoor would see the vultures come in for all those Spurs players who would deem it beneath them, detrimental to their international ambitions – and whose wages could become a burden for the club as their income stream from TV cash is cut. The likes of Hull and Stoke will surely have put clauses in their players' contracts in case of relegation – would Tottenham have deemed it necessary?
Every match Spurs play becomes the one where you expect them to turn it around. Instead the outlook only looks bleaker at the final whistle.
Tonight's game, for all the good a confidence-boosting win at Udinese would do, is fundamentally irrelevant.
It is Sunday’s game at Bolton which is likely to be season-defining. With matches against Arsenal and Liverpool to follow, Spurs are at risk of being cut-adrift – and Gordon Brown will not be able to come in with a bail-out.
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Believe it or not, Ramos and Scolari were tied as the least likely to get sacked first....at 33 to 1! I wish i had got in on that action.
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Believe it or not, Ramos and Scolari were tied as the least likely to get sacked first....at 33 to 1! I wish i had got in on that action.
:o :o
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lol @ the rooney's kiss to the united shirt ;D
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Great game by Barca yesterday!
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We let ourselves down yday, game should have been over by half time.
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aye john terry still think chelsea can go all season unbeaten??you CUNT!!!
lol nar he looked like he was going to cry @ the end
TOP OF THE LEAGUE!!!
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GO LIVERPOOL GO!!!!
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lol @ the united 15 pts :D
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WOW Hoffenheim won again. 19 pts in 9 games= first place. Watch out Chelsea, ManU, Barca, Real & Milan, Hoffenheim is coming!
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lol @ the united 15 pts :D
Is this the first season you have ever watched English Football? It's common knowledge Utd dont start playing until November.
And fuck i was delighted Liverpool won, was goin mad watching it.
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Robinho hat trick
That will do :D
As for Rooney kiising the badge. What a fuckin tool
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lol @ the united 15 pts :D
Is this the first season you have ever watched English Football?
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Robinho hat trick
That will do :D
As for Rooney kiising the badge. What a fuckin tool
Especially when his old fella still sits in the Upper Bullens at Goodison, proud moment!
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Robinho hat trick
That will do :D
As for Rooney kiising the badge. What a fuckin tool
Especially when his old fella still sits in the Upper Bullens at Goodison, proud moment!
lol
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GO LIVERPOOL GO!!!!
its good while it lasts...we drew after we beat utd though and we got pompey midweek,still no torres and i have a horrible feeling that lanky beanpole that used to play for us will score
speaking of harry redknapp...i dunno whether i missed a morning newspaper on saturday due to my hang over but i swear that came from nowhere!!!....always rated harry...my only problem with him getting the spurs job is there giving him it after two managers have both spent 40+ million(ramos more but he re-couped)...and harrys a well known wheeler and dealer...i wanted to see him get a decent wedge to put a team together but i dont think itll be a case of that
and paulyenko(sp)=the nextel hadji diouf(UNWRITTEN LAW OF FOOTBALL:players signed on the basis of a good world/euro cup are inevitably always crap!!!)
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Adams appointed new Pompey boss
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Tony Adams has succeeded Harry Redknapp as manager of Portsmouth, BBC Radio Solent understands.
Adams, 42, took charge of the team alongside coach Joe Jordan for Sunday's 1-1 draw with Fulham following Redknapp's departure to Tottenham.
The former Arsenal captain and England captain was named as Redknapp's number two in 2006.
He endured an ill-fated spell in charge of Wycombe and had coaching jobs in the Netherlands with Feyenoord and Utrecht.
Former Bolton and Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce and ex-Chelsea manager Avram Grant, who worked as technical director at Fratton Park in 2006, were reportedly among the favourites to take over from Redknapp.
Adams, who will be unveiled at a 1300 GMT news conference, begins his reign as Portsmouth boss with a trip to league leaders Liverpool at Anfield on Wednesday.
Pompey chief executive Peter Storrie said on Sunday that the south-coast club would take their time in finding a new manager.
Redknapp, who ended his second spell at Portsmouth after three years in charge, has already put in a good word for Adams and Jordan.
"I spoke to Peter about it and said 'you've got Joe and Tony and they are both terrific guys'," stated Redknapp.
"Joe is very experienced, Tony is up and coming in the managerial game and works very hard. I don't think either of them would do any harm, for sure."
Storrie insisted there were no financial problems at the club and that decisions would continue to be driven by owner Alexandre Gaydamak.
"In the summer we sold Sulley Muntari for a club record fee and sold Pedro Mendes but used most of that money in bringing in Peter Crouch and Younes Kaboul and a couple of loan players," he added.
"If we were to sell players we would reinvest and bring other players in. We've got a very, very good squad here, a quality side, and when January comes we will approach it then.
"Sacha Gaydamak has owned this club for two-and-a-half years and has continued to put finance into the club to bring in players.
"It will be his decision in January whether he wants to continue that growth and expand."
Meanwhile, Jordan expressed his surprise at the speed of Redknapp's departure, while also wishing him the best.
"It was a bit of a shock I must admit but Harry is a good manager and you expect that good managers will be wanted by big clubs," said Jordan.
"The speed of it has surprised a lot of people and it was a shock to me."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/7693323.stm
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Redknapp is the epitomy of a dick head manager. He goes from club to club obviously for the money, he's stupid. He would of went to Newcastle before they got Keegan if they would of probably offered him more doh. He's a dick head. I hope he gets Spurs relegated now.
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Redknapp is the epitomy of a dick head manager. He goes from club to club obviously for the money, he's stupid. He would of went to Newcastle before they got Keegan if they would of probably offered him more doh. He's a dick head. I hope he gets Spurs relegated now.
redknapp is class mate..if any1 can get the best from spurs it'll be him
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Redknapp is the epitomy of a dick head manager. He goes from club to club obviously for the money, he's stupid.
He's smart not stupid
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I can't believe how personal mistakes and bad defense let those scum steal 2 points!
FUCK!
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haha class game, went mad when Lennon scored, and was buzzing off that fan who ran on and ended up on the floor hugging all the players, haha hilarious!
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haha class game, went mad when Lennon scored, and was buzzing off that fan who ran on and ended up on the floor hugging all the players, haha hilarious!
haha yeah that was jokes..funny how the players dint care and the stewards cudnt get @ him
another win for the kop
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fantastic game to watch, wasn't too happy with the result. ps, was that 'fan' Craig Charles?? lol
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haha class game, went mad when Lennon scored, and was buzzing off that fan who ran on and ended up on the floor hugging all the players, haha hilarious!
Yeah, they celebrated like they've won the the Premiership.
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I'm about to get fucking wasted!
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I'm about to get fucking wasted!
;D ...uefa cup next year mate
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I'm about to get fucking wasted!
;D ...uefa cup next year mate
Shiiet, I bet we have to apply for the Euro Vase.q
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Juventus 2 - A.S. Roma 0
We're officially back.
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Juventus 2 - A.S. Roma 0
We're officially back.
NO
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Stoke City 2 Arsenal 1
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
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Barca's winning and scoring streaks continues! :D
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Lol at arsenal, there main problem is wenger.
They will prob go and beat us next week !
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Lol at arsenal, there main problem is wenger.
They will prob go and beat us next week !
I'm already nervous. Don't know if I'll be mentally fit to watch it!
I hate November.
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classic fergie
Relations are strained between the two clubs and Ferguson believes Calderon is still bitter he failed in his bid to land Ronaldo.
"I don't care two monkeys about our relationship with Real Madrid to be honest with you," he said.
"We have the player we want. They don't have the player they would like. All that is going on regarding Calderon is to do with the fact that they couldn't get Cristiano.
"Calderon promised so much that he would get the lad. Some of his comments are ridiculous. There is a complete arrogance about it all.
"There was no question of Ronaldo leaving anyway, absolutely no question."
"Yes, it's possible that these are the first shots of another attempt to get him," he said. "They do it all the time. We're ready.
"We have enough ammunition ready. I'm only using one gun at the moment. I'll get the gatling gun out in January"
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11667_4443605,00.html
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Juventus 2 - A.S. Roma 0
We're officially back.
NO
LOL, you are scared. Your team won at 91', and is just at 3 points from Juventus. We're coming.. ;D ;D ;D
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classic fergie
"We have enough ammunition ready. I'm only using one gun at the moment. I'll get the gatling gun out in January"
;D ;D
8)
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Stoke City 2 Arsenal 1
Are you actually that much of a prick that apart from argue with every person on here & just generally be a wank, you actually choose to support the opposition of most of the posters on this board?
You slagged me when Rangers beat Celtic, you slag Antonio all the time, now you're attempting to slag K after Arsenal lost.
Do you actually support a team or follow football at all, or are you just 100% pure cunt?
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On a positive note, Celtic are back to their familiar position at the top of the SPL after a comfortable 2-0 win over the minihuns.
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Stoke City 2 Arsenal 1
Are you actually that much of a prick that apart from argue with every person on here & just generally be a wank, you actually choose to support the opposition of most of the posters on this board?
You slagged me when Rangers beat Celtic, you slag Antonio all the time, now you're attempting to slag K after Arsenal lost.
Do you actually support a team or follow football at all, or are you just 100% pure cunt?
LMAO!!!!
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Stoke City 2 Arsenal 1
Are you actually that much of a prick that apart from argue with every person on here & just generally be a wank, you actually choose to support the opposition of most of the posters on this board?
You slagged me when Rangers beat Celtic, you slag Antonio all the time, now you're attempting to slag K after Arsenal lost.
Do you actually support a team or follow football at all, or are you just 100% pure cunt?
Damn, I was hoping nobody would pay him any attention :P
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super harry redknapp 8)
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Juventus 2 - A.S. Roma 0
We're officially back.
NO
Real Madrid - Juventus 0-2
We back now?
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Juventus 2 - A.S. Roma 0
We're officially back.
NO
Real Madrid - Juventus 0-2
We back now?
del piero is back,yes ;D
props to him
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LOL
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antonio pochi cazzi,standing ovation a madrid per del piero.
onore a lui,l'unico juventino che non riesco ad odiare
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La squadra tutta ha giocato un partitone, non so se l'hai vista. Difesa altissima, Legrottaglie e Chiellini perfetti, Mellberg eroico, Molinaro ormai recuperato, Tiago addirittura perfetto.
E poi Alex............
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Fucking Italians...
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Fucking Italians...
:nawty: :psych:
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Juventus 2 - A.S. Roma 0
We're officially back.
NO
Real Madrid - Juventus 0-2
We back now?
;D
8)
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Barca just keeps on scoring 8)
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Celtic won again. 2 points clear at the top.
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Another win for The Rangers 4-0 vs Killie, with Kris Boyd scoring once more against his former club
Still 2 points behind after dropping 2 points to Dundee United on Tuesday evening, which should never have happened but thats football
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What a surprise you have that on your profile and at the start of your time on here I thought you were one of the
good better ones. :loco:
I'm sure you were wearing your poppy with pride. :-\
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What a surprise you have that on your profile and at the start of your time on here I thought you were one of the good better ones. :loco:
I'm sure you were wearing your poppy with pride. :-\
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asshole :sshh:
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asshole :sshh:
You have no knowledge about anything especially this so go away little one.
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asshole :sshh:
You have no knowledge about anything especially this so go away little one.
big head you're nothing but a dickhead,stfu and kiss my ass stupid cuntfuck
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asshole :sshh:
You have no knowledge about anything especially this so go away little one.
big head you're nothing but a dickhead,stfu and kiss my ass stupid cuntfuck
You are so very well educated aren't you?
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Yeah I was wearing my poppy with pride, as I do every year.
I also observed the correct silence for those that lost their lives fighting for our country
Lest we forget
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Yeah I was wearing my poppy with pride
Woulda put my mortgage on it, if I had one.
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With a 4 leaf clover on my breast,
and the green and white upon my chest.
No blood stained poppy on my hoops,
so fuck John Reid and fuck his troops!!
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Ooooh, 3-0 over Wigan with the U19 team ;D
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I actually couldnt give a fuck about Arsenal's League Cup teams anymore. We've been hearing for about 6 years how Arsenal will dominate with their youngsters and have yet to win fuck all.
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DIDIER DROGBA could be hit with a lengthy ban after throwing a coin back at Burnley yobs and giving them a disgraceful one-fingered salute.
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fuck em, Burnley are a bunch of scumbags anyway.
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Haha, both Liverpool and Chelsea are out! And with MANY senior players.
I actually couldnt give a fuck about Arsenal's League Cup teams anymore. We've been hearing for about 6 years how Arsenal will dominate with their youngsters and have yet to win fuck all.
It's just to give them youngsters some experience, lol
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Haha, both Liverpool and Chelsea are out! And with MANY senior players.
I actually couldnt give a fuck about Arsenal's League Cup teams anymore. We've been hearing for about 6 years how Arsenal will dominate with their youngsters and have yet to win fuck all.
It's just to give them youngsters some experience, lol
lol @ many....i counted torres agger babel and hyppia
and arsenal are out of the prem because they dont have ANY senior players LOL
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Haha, both Liverpool and Chelsea are out! And with MANY senior players.
I actually couldnt give a fuck about Arsenal's League Cup teams anymore. We've been hearing for about 6 years how Arsenal will dominate with their youngsters and have yet to win fuck all.
It's just to give them youngsters some experience, lol
lol @ many....i counted torres agger babel and hyppia
and arsenal are out of the prem because they dont have ANY senior players LOL
Well, that's 3 more than Arsenal :P
We're not out of the race yet..
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Haha, both Liverpool and Chelsea are out! And with MANY senior players.
I actually couldnt give a fuck about Arsenal's League Cup teams anymore. We've been hearing for about 6 years how Arsenal will dominate with their youngsters and have yet to win fuck all.
It's just to give them youngsters some experience, lol
lol @ many....i counted torres agger babel and hyppia
and arsenal are out of the prem because they dont have ANY senior players LOL
Well, that's 3 more than Arsenal :P
We're not out of the race yet..
you sound like me last year LOL...youve already lost too many games
if arsenal win the league this year i will change my name to whatever u want me to
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Haha, both Liverpool and Chelsea are out! And with MANY senior players.
I actually couldnt give a fuck about Arsenal's League Cup teams anymore. We've been hearing for about 6 years how Arsenal will dominate with their youngsters and have yet to win fuck all.
It's just to give them youngsters some experience, lol
lol @ many....i counted torres agger babel and hyppia
and arsenal are out of the prem because they dont have ANY senior players LOL
Well, that's 3 more than Arsenal :P
We're not out of the race yet..
you sound like me last year LOL...youve already lost too many games
if arsenal win the league this year i will change my name to whatever u want me to
I think the title race will be extremely tight this season. I don't think we will win though.
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i think the title race is still very open. i wouldn't be suprised if either Arsenal or Liverpool came away with the Premiership.
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This is why small teams win the cups, the carling especially.
Arsenal will play young boys the whole way through and a mid-premiership team will go all guns blazin, full strength and knock them out.
Always happens.
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Carling cup or not, but i still like the fact we've beaten liverpool twice in 11 days :)..like we were singing down there yesterday "are you watching robbie keane" lol
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Carling cup or not, but i still like the fact we've beaten liverpool twice in 11 days :)..like we were singing down there yesterday "are you watching robbie keane" lol
>:( >:(
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i think the title race is still very open. i wouldn't be suprised if either Arsenal or Liverpool came away with the Premiership.
Chelsea looks very strong so far. Liverpool? Possible. But I doubt Arsenal will play a major role this year, even after the win last week :(
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I want Utd to win it, but if they dont i really want Liverpool to do it. Anyone but fucking Chelsea.
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i hope we can as long as utd dont ill be happy
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Drastic changes need to be done in January
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Drastic changes need to be done in January
According to skysports Arsenal had 1 shot today.
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Drastic changes need to be done in January
According to skysports Arsenal had 1 shot today.
i bet they had plenty of pretty passing though...we won 2-0 another decent result could have easily been five or six
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WELBECK 8)
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Drastic changes need to be done in January
According to skysports Arsenal had 1 shot today.
Horrible game for us..
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Lol at arsenal, back to earth with a bump.
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gd result for man utd, i though they would be troubled by delap but it was all gd lol. i hope welback plays for man utd now, hard to see young players from the academy stay in the first team. is he a striker, wouldnt be no harm man utd had a 4th striker since tevez aint scoring? his goal was off the hook though
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wellbechs goal was brilliant im not sure he should push out any 1st teamers this year but fergie would do well to use him perhaps as an impact player
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Another win for Celtic. Still top of the league.
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Germany 1 - 2 England
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Ukraine 1 Norway 0
Lol
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Celtic don't play again until Saturday.
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lmao @ terry last night
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wellbechs goal was brilliant im not sure he should push out any 1st teamers this year but fergie would do well to use him perhaps as an impact player
Just cos he came on and scored doesnt really mean he's THAT good.
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wellbechs goal was brilliant im not sure he should push out any 1st teamers this year but fergie would do well to use him perhaps as an impact player
Just cos he came on and scored doesnt really mean he's THAT good.
lol what would u do then??just give him no match time what so ever??,.,,others were talkin bout puttin him straight in the team so im not sure why u singled out my post lol
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I've not been paying much attention to Chelsea this season until I heard they had only conceded 4 goals in 13 games. Astonishing for any EPL team in such a tough league.
These are their away stats for the season so far:
Games: 7
Wins: 7
Draws: 0
Losses: 0
Goals For: 19
Goals Against: 1
Points: 21
Frightening.
Strange that their home form has actually been letting them down considering the undefeated record they had up until recently.
Man Utd are gonna do well to hold onto the title this season.
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I've not been paying much attention to Chelsea this season until I heard they had only conceded 4 goals in 13 games. Astonishing for any EPL team in such a tough league.
These are their away stats for the season so far:
Games: 7
Wins: 7
Draws: 0
Losses: 0
Goals For: 19
Goals Against: 1
Points: 21
Frightening.
Strange that their home form has actually been letting them down considering the undefeated record they had up until recently.
Man Utd are gonna do well to hold onto the title this season.
i agree but i cant rule united out....arsenal are gone imo and should be nervous come january when man city and tottenham buy in...i also expect villa to push them...oneils done a brilliant job there the league is actually the most competitive i can ever remember it
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I've not been paying much attention to Chelsea this season until I heard they had only conceded 4 goals in 13 games. Astonishing for any EPL team in such a tough league.
These are their away stats for the season so far:
Games: 7
Wins: 7
Draws: 0
Losses: 0
Goals For: 19
Goals Against: 1
Points: 21
Frightening.
Strange that their home form has actually been letting them down considering the undefeated record they had up until recently.
Man Utd are gonna do well to hold onto the title this season.
i agree but i cant rule united out....arsenal are gone imo and should be nervous come january when man city and tottenham buy in...i also expect villa to push them...oneils done a brilliant job there the league is actually the most competitive i can ever remember it
Kinda silly thing to even mention the notion of suggesting ruling Man Utd out, especially with the best player in the world on their payroll.
I was just noticing that Chelsea have not only just been winning and winning and winning but they have been ruthless and extremely efficient at the same time so far.
Most of the season so far without Drogba, Essien and Ballack. At least 3 games out of 13 without Ashley Cole, Joe Cole, Carvalho and Deco.
I just think it's is gonna be a big, big challenge for Man Utd this year to stop the team that last year matched them 99% of the way and somehow ended up trophyless.
They've got a point to prove.
And just for the record, Martin O'Neill is God. He is too good for a mediocre Midlands team. ;D
http://uk.youtube.com/v/ZmYrK5u6PPA
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^^^^^^
Oh aye. Either MON or Laurent Blanc will be the next manager of Man Utd.
And IMO Utd still have the strongest squad and are still, pardon the cliche, the team to beat. Although i've been saying for weeks united will come good soon and they still aint hit top form so who knows.
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oh dont get me wrong im not saying they wont win it just whoever does is going to have to work very hard to achieve it
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i think its down to Chelsea and Liverpool now. i see Villa giving United a spanking at the weekend.
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So Gallas got stripped of the captaincy, Arsenal are falling apart.
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So Gallas got stripped of the captaincy
:raisetheroof:
Cesc or Touré please.
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Gallas IMO was a poor choice to be captain last season and he should have been stripped of the captaincy after his actions last season against Birmingham
Cesc to captain Arsenal for the remainder of his final season there?
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Sad day.
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missed oppotunity for all the top 3
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http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/1788373/
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http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/1788373/
:-X
No point in trying it, never gonna be accepted.
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^^ True.
Funny situation, but there's an unwritten rule saying that you can't disturb the keeper with the ball in possession, unless he puts it on the ground or let it bounce.
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^^ True.
Funny situation, but there's an unwritten rule saying that you can't disturb the keeper with the ball in possession, unless he puts it on the ground or let it bounce.
Unwritten is the key.
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Another win for Celtic, 11 in a row now.
Still 4 points clear at the top.
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^^ True.
Funny situation, but there's an unwritten rule saying that you can't disturb the keeper with the ball in possession, unless he puts it on the ground or let it bounce.
Unwritten is the key.
Written too, it seems, thanks to your poor thread on VG.. :P
Offences committed against goalkeepers
* It is an offence for a player to prevent a goalkeeper from releasing the ball from his hands
* A player must be penalised for playing in a dangerous manner if he kicks or attempts to kick the ball when the goalkeeper is in the process of releasing it
* It is an offence to restrict the movement of the goalkeeper
"The releasing of the ball from his hands and the kicking of the ball is considered to be a single action."
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^^ True.
Funny situation, but there's an unwritten rule saying that you can't disturb the keeper with the ball in possession, unless he puts it on the ground or let it bounce.
Unwritten is the key.
Written too, it seems, thanks to your poor thread on VG.. :P
Offences committed against goalkeepers
* It is an offence for a player to prevent a goalkeeper from releasing the ball from his hands
* A player must be penalised for playing in a dangerous manner if he kicks or attempts to kick the ball when the goalkeeper is in the process of releasing it
* It is an offence to restrict the movement of the goalkeeper
"The releasing of the ball from his hands and the kicking of the ball is considered to be a single action."
yup, george best did the same thing to gordon banks back in the day and it didnt count.
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^^ True.
Funny situation, but there's an unwritten rule saying that you can't disturb the keeper with the ball in possession, unless he puts it on the ground or let it bounce.
Unwritten is the key.
Written too, it seems, thanks to your poor thread on VG.. :P
Offences committed against goalkeepers
* It is an offence for a player to prevent a goalkeeper from releasing the ball from his hands
* A player must be penalised for playing in a dangerous manner if he kicks or attempts to kick the ball when the goalkeeper is in the process of releasing it
* It is an offence to restrict the movement of the goalkeeper
"The releasing of the ball from his hands and the kicking of the ball is considered to be a single action."
Damn sneaky, that's what you are! :P
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What a weekend for the bookies :(
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^^ True.
Funny situation, but there's an unwritten rule saying that you can't disturb the keeper with the ball in possession, unless he puts it on the ground or let it bounce.
Unwritten is the key.
Written too, it seems, thanks to your poor thread on VG.. :P
Offences committed against goalkeepers
* It is an offence for a player to prevent a goalkeeper from releasing the ball from his hands
* A player must be penalised for playing in a dangerous manner if he kicks or attempts to kick the ball when the goalkeeper is in the process of releasing it
* It is an offence to restrict the movement of the goalkeeper
"The releasing of the ball from his hands and the kicking of the ball is considered to be a single action."
yup, george best did the same thing to gordon banks back in the day and it didnt count.
Plenty of people have done it, Illunga tried it for West Ham a few weeks back.
I have many questions on the matter:
* How far is the keeper allowed to actually toss the ball in the air before it is considered to be an error?
* What would happen if for example when the keeper tosses the ball someone gets his body between the keeper and the ball? Is that illegal?
* And if that is illegal then I go back to my first question...how far can he toss the ball in the air and still seen to be in the "action".
I think there is gonna be a goal like this soon which will stretch the boundaries and have people asking questions.
Maybe there should be some kind of distance players must keep from the goalkeeper during kickouts (unless the keeper is trying to take a quick one of couse)
Thoughts?
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Plenty of people have done it, Illunga tried it for West Ham a few weeks back.
I have many questions on the matter:
* How far is the keeper allowed to actually toss the ball in the air before it is considered to be an error?
* What would happen if for example when the keeper tosses the ball someone gets his body between the keeper and the ball? Is that illegal?
* And if that is illegal then I go back to my first question...how far can he toss the ball in the air and still seen to be in the "action".
I think there is gonna be a goal like this soon which will stretch the boundaries and have people asking questions.
Maybe there should be some kind of distance players must keep from the goalkeeper during kickouts (unless the keeper is trying to take a quick one of couse)
Thoughts?
You're over-complicating it..
It's not that hard - it's simply not allowed to interfere or disrupt the keeper when he's about to kick it out - regardless if he drops the ball 20 cm before kicking it, or 1 meter in the air, it's still regarded as the same maneuver.
If somebody gets their body between the ball it's also an offense (effectively stopping the counter-attack), Woodgate been booked twice for that in the last few months..
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Plenty of people have done it, Illunga tried it for West Ham a few weeks back.
I have many questions on the matter:
* How far is the keeper allowed to actually toss the ball in the air before it is considered to be an error?
* What would happen if for example when the keeper tosses the ball someone gets his body between the keeper and the ball? Is that illegal?
* And if that is illegal then I go back to my first question...how far can he toss the ball in the air and still seen to be in the "action".
I think there is gonna be a goal like this soon which will stretch the boundaries and have people asking questions.
Maybe there should be some kind of distance players must keep from the goalkeeper during kickouts (unless the keeper is trying to take a quick one of couse)
Thoughts?
You're over-complicating it..
It's not that hard - it's simply not allowed to interfere or disrupt the keeper when he's about to kick it out - regardless if he drops the ball 20 cm before kicking it, or 1 meter in the air, it's still regarded as the same maneuver.
If somebody gets their body between the ball it's also an offense (effectively stopping the counter-attack), Woodgate been booked twice for that in the last few months..
Yeah but Jome my query is this:
Theoretically, how far can a keeper throw the bal?l 10 yards in the air? 10 yards forward?
If he "over" throws it near a player who is 3/4 yards away is that still an infringement?
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As far as he wants, as long as he's in the process of kicking it.. if he decides to throw the ball into the air for a laugh, it's a different situation.
If he drops it on the ground before kicking it, it's a free ball though.
If he slips the ball or decides to put the ball on the ground, and it ends up in the possession of a opponent, it's of course considered a blunder..
I think it's fairly easy for the ref to see if the keeper intends to kick it out or if he decides to put it on the ground (not realizing there's an attacker near by)..
The only judgment issue as far I see it, is when the keeper is rushing too quick with starting the counter, that he runs into an opponent.. it can some times be hard to see if the opponent did it on purpose to stop the attack, or if the keeper ran into him..
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:boohoo:
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:boohoo:
You quoted Elano's spam post with all those smilies in my thread about AZ. What kind of shit is that? What have I done to you that you have become such a negative person? I demand an apology from you for spamming in a thread about AZ.
RETTEKETET!
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:boohoo:
You quoted Elano's spam post with all those smilies in my thread about AZ. What kind of shit is that? What have I done to you that you have become such a negative person? I demand an apology from you for spamming in a thread about AZ.
RETTEKETET!
what does an american rapper have to do with football...???
on a sidenot who watched pompey...soooooo unlucky ronaldhinhos freekick was class though
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:boohoo:
You quoted Elano's spam post with all those smilies in my thread about AZ. What kind of shit is that? What have I done to you that you have become such a negative person? I demand an apology from you for spamming in a thread about AZ.
RETTEKETET!
what does an american rapper have to do with football...???
on a sidenot who watched pompey...soooooo unlucky ronaldhinhos freekick was class though
The AZ from Alkmaar was there a a long time before the rapper was born 8)
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City vs United and Chelsea vs Arsenal tomorrow 8)
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City vs United and Chelsea vs Arsenal tomorrow 8)
c'mon City!!!!...CMON aRSENAL :o
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today are some really interesting matches.
City vs manu
and
Chelsea vs Arsenal 8)
Plus Borussia Dortmund vs Wolfsburg 8)
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LMAO
Chelsea 1 - 2 Arsenal
2 goals, 3 minutes.
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AZ is this weekend's big winner! :banana:
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Arsenal wins 8) I wanted to watch the second half of Arsenal vs Chelsea but my homies decided to watch BVB-Wolfsburg, one of the most boring games I've ever seen :-\
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;D
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LMAO
Lol, I guess he was afraid of his hairstyling.
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LMAO
Lol, I guess he was afraid of his hairstyling.
i'm a little worried about what Micah Richards is doing aswell.
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LMAO
Lol, I guess he was afraid of his hairstyling.
i'm a little worried about what Micah Richards is doing aswell.
Micah can almost do what the fuck he want, as long as he ends up in Arsenal by next summer.
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Oh yes, "32 years fuck all"
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Juventus-Reggina 4-0
Chelsea-Arsenal 1-2
8)
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Celtic 1 ICT 0
12 wins out of the last 12
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1 AZ 13 29
2 Ajax 13 26
3 NAC Breda 13 26
4 FC Twente 13 24
5 FC Groningen 13 23
6 PSV 13 22
7 NEC 13 22
8 Willem II 13 21
9 sc Heerenveen 13 20
10 FC Utrecht 13 18
11 Feyenoord 13 16
12 Heracles Almelo 13 16
13 Sparta Rotterdam 13 15
14 Vitesse 13 11
15 ADO Den Haag 13 10
16 Roda JC 13 10
17 De Graafschap 13 9
18 FC Volendam 13 7
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LMAO quote of the day
source : liverpoolfc.tv
Benitez was also quizzed on whether he would look to bring in another striker in January - possibly Michael Owen.
He responded: "Clearly I can guarantee that we are not going for Michael Owen."
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Real Madrid Make €25m Huntelaar Bid
Spanish giants Real Madrid have made an opening bid of €25 million for Ajax Amsterdam striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, according to reports. The Dutchman could prove to be the answer to coach Bernd Schuster’s striking problems.
According to Dutch magazine Voetbal International, La Liga champions Real Madrid have offered a bid of €25 million to Ajax Amsterdam for the services of their captain and striker, Huntelaar.
After murmurs of discontent from Madrid coach Bernd Schuster about the club’s refusal to grant him a new striker, the merengue board appear to have submitted to his wishes as they look to make what should be one last signing for the new campaign.
And after missing out on David Villa and failing to make any approach for Didier Drogba, president Ramn Caldern has turned his attention to the 25 year old Huntelaar. But it will not be easy trying to prise him away from the Amsterdam ArenA, as their coach Marco van Basten had previously labelled his star hitman as indispensable.
Not only that, Los Merengues could face stiff competition from their new ‘best friends’, Manchester United, who have reportedly put the Oranje striker on their shopping list as a back-up to their main target, Dimitar Berbatov, in case they fail to snag the Bulgarian from Tottenham Hotspur.
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Real Madrid president Ramón Calderón promised his club a striker for Christmas, and according to the press this is what he has delivered in the form of Ajax's Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
The Spanish press report that Real Madrid have effectively signed Dutch striker Klaas Jan-Huntelaar and will unveil him in the transfer window.
As, Marca, Cadena SER, El Mundo and others have all confirmed that the signing is absolutely on the verge of taking place and that a deal is as good as done. De Telegraaf in the Netherlands has since confirmed talks between the two parties, too.
The 25-year-old has been admired by the top clubs around Europe for a while now and this move has been on the cards, with Pedja Mijatovic declaring just this morning that he was a priority signing for the Spanish side.
The Ajax striker has scored an impressive 75 goals in 90 games for the Dutch side and will be eligible to play in the Champions League for the defending La Liga champions.
The only negative point is that he is injured until January and has never played for a top European side in the past, despite his age.
Huntelaar was made club captain earlier this season by coach Marco Van Basten and appeared at the European Championships for Holland, finding the back of the net against Romania.
Overall for his country he has played eleven times and scored seven goals, ironically struggling to get in the team because of the presence of Ruud Van Nistelrooy, the man he could well now partner at Real Madrid.
UPDATE: It has since emerged that Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has given the 'OK' for his transfer to take place, having agreed both wages and a contract duration at the Bernabeu. All that is now needed is Ajax's confirmation of a sale. Apparently the Amsterda outfit will decide for sure within the next 48 hours, but it does seem extremely likely that Huntelaar will be a Madrid player sooner rather than later.
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Atletico receive death threats ahead of match
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Atletico Madrid have received death threats ahead of next week's trip to Olympique Marseille in the Champions League, the Primera Liga club said today.
More than 100 emails and faxes have arrived at the Calderon, mainly in support of Marseille fan Santos Mirasierra, who is still in custody in Spain after the crowd problems that marred the Group D match between the sides on 1 October.
The text of some of the messages, written in French, Spanish and English, were printed in the Spanish media on Tuesday and threatened violence against the club and their supporters if they travelled for the 9 December encounter in Marseille.
Some went as far as to issue death threats.
Mirasierra, who was charged with public order offences and assaulting a police officer, faces an eight-year jail term as recommended by the Spanish state prosecutor, and will receive the verdict in Madrid on Wednesday.
Some of the messages received threatened to kill eight Atletico fans, one for each year of the sentence faced by Mirasierra.
Atletico have warned their supporters against travelling to Marseille next week.
The club, who top Group D on goal difference from Liverpool, have already secured their place in the knockout phase and will compete with the former European champions for first place in the last round of matches.
Marseille are level on points with PSV Eindhoven in the battle to finish third and clinch a Uefa Cup spot.
Atletico beat Marseille 2-1 at home on 1 October, but there were confrontations between visiting fans and local police before the kickoff.
Uefa said failures in Atletico's organisation of the game led to the problems and initially ordered them to play their following two European fixtures at least 300 km outside Madrid.
The two-match ban was later reduced to one played at home behind closed doors on appeal.
Atletico served their punishment in the 2-1 home win over PSV Eindhoven last week.
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LMAO I can laugh at Ajax for the third time in 2 weeks.
Klaas Jan "I want to become champion with Ajax before I leave" Huntelaar leaves mid-season in second place with only 3 points difference.
All Real Madrid needs now is Van Persie and they can serve as the training grounds for the dutch national squad. :laugh:
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All Real Madrid needs now is Van Persie and they can serve as the training grounds for the dutch national squad. :laugh:
Now way is RvP leaving for that shitty club.
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All Real Madrid needs now is Van Persie and they can serve as the training grounds for the dutch national squad. :laugh:
Now way is RvP leaving for that shitty club.
LMAO.
Real is from another planet compared to arsenal :laugh:
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Real Madrid are and always will be the biggest football club on the planet, ever.
But they aren't exactly the best team in the world at the moment, far from it.
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All Real Madrid needs now is Van Persie and they can serve as the training grounds for the dutch national squad. :laugh:
Now way is RvP leaving for that shitty club.
LMAO.
Real is from another planet compared to arsenal :laugh:
I'm talking about how they run that club, lure players to make them unhappy at their current club.
And let's not compare Real to Inter.. lol
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At least that ends the tevez to madrid rumours for a little while
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Real Madrid are and always will be the biggest football club on the planet, ever.
But they aren't exactly the best team in the world at the moment, far from it.
Real is just another club who can throw away 100s of millions without any consequences. Just look how they became the biggest football club, with Franco's help! Even after Franco, the Spanish government continues to subsidize Real. I can't take that club for serious, just like football as a whole, there is no more fair competition
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All Real Madrid needs now is Van Persie and they can serve as the training grounds for the dutch national squad. :laugh:
Now way is RvP leaving for that shitty club.
LMAO.
Real is from another planet compared to arsenal :laugh:
I'm talking about how they run that club, lure players to make them unhappy at their current club.
And let's not compare Real to Inter.. lol
but we can compare your shitty club to inter :laugh: :sshh:
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All Real Madrid needs now is Van Persie and they can serve as the training grounds for the dutch national squad. :laugh:
Now way is RvP leaving for that shitty club.
LMAO.
Real is from another planet compared to arsenal :laugh:
I'm talking about how they run that club, lure players to make them unhappy at their current club.
And let's not compare Real to Inter.. lol
but we can compare your shitty club to inter :laugh: :sshh:
yeah Arsenal> Inter
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Celtic > Arsenal > Inter
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Celtic > Arsenal > Inter
BVB>Celtic, Arsenal>Inter
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Celtic > Arsenal > Inter
BVB>Celtic, Arsenal>Inter
Manchester United > The world
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All Real Madrid needs now is Van Persie and they can serve as the training grounds for the dutch national squad. :laugh:
Now way is RvP leaving for that shitty club.
LMAO.
Real is from another planet compared to arsenal :laugh:
I'm talking about how they run that club, lure players to make them unhappy at their current club.
And let's not compare Real to Inter.. lol
but we can compare your shitty club to inter :laugh: :sshh:
yeah Arsenal> Inter
stfu you are a borussia dortmund supporter :D
and inter overall is better than arsenal,but you don't have a fuckin clue about the history
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Manchester United > The world
8)
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Celtic > Arsenal > Inter
BVB>Celtic, Arsenal>Inter
Manchester United > The world
;D
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AZ > *
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The most important one hasn't been mentioned yet:
Celtic >>>>> AZ >>>>> Rangers
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Manchester United > The world
You tell lies. :P
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The most important one hasn't been mentioned yet:
Celtic >>>>> AZ >>>>> Rangers
You tell lies. :P
BUSTED! YOU ARE A LIAR YOURSELF!
:banana_dss:
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Burnley 2-0 Arsenal :D :laugh:
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OFFICIAL: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar Joins Real Madrid
Real Madrid and Ajax have officially confirmed they have reached an agreement over the transfer of forward Klaas-Jan Huntelaar.
The 25-year-old is going to cost the Bernabeu club €20 million up front, with the total fee potentially rising to €27m with additional clauses based on appearances and his levels of success with Los Blancos included in the deal.
The transfer will take place subject to Huntelaar agreeing personal terms and passing a medical, with Madrid set to sign the striker on a four-and-a-half-year contract, running until the summer of 2013.
If everything goes as planned, the player will join Madrid on January 2.
Huntelaar, who will be eligible to play in the Champions League having only played in the Uefa Cup with Ajax this year, has earned former club Heerenveen €2.5m as part of a sell-on clause they held from his sale to the Amsterdan giants in 2005.
Madrid’s official statement read: "Huntelaar is the new Real Madrid player. Real Madrid and Ajax Amsterdam have reached an agreement for the forward.
"As usual, the deal is dependent on the player passing a medical and the signing of his contract with Real Madrid.
"Klaas Jan Huntelaar will be tied to Real Madrid until June 30, 2013."
Los Merengues have acted in the transfer market after a season-ending injury to Ruud van Nistelrooy left them short on striking options, with another signing expected to be announced for the January transfer window.
Huntelaar scored a superb 75 goals in 90 league games and a total of 100 strikes in 120 appearances in all competitions for Ajax, following up from a successful spell with Heerenveen where he netted 34 league goals in 46 matches.
The prolific striker also has 18 international caps for the Netherlands and has already scored 10 times for his country.
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Didn't watch yesterdays match, so I can't really comment. However, I thought we'd beat f'in Burnley.
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Huntelaar didn't score against AZ. That's how good AZ is.
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Huntelaar didn't score against AZ. That's how good AZ is.
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how the fuck is arsene wenger not gettin the chop? fair enough they just beat chelsea to keep there season alive, i just cant see them winning fuck all again. they are slowly but surely becoming nothing more than a 4th placed team.
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how the fuck is arsene wenger not gettin the chop? fair enough they just beat chelsea to keep there season alive, i just cant see them winning fuck all again. they are slowly but surely becoming nothing more than a 4th placed team.
Pool, ManU and Chelski have a lot more money, a new coach could only make it worse
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I don't even wanna win the Carling Cup if it isn't the juniors playing.
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how the fuck is arsene wenger not gettin the chop? fair enough they just beat chelsea to keep there season alive, i just cant see them winning fuck all again. they are slowly but surely becoming nothing more than a 4th placed team.
we dont have much more money
nasri=16mill
walcott=16 mill
plus wenger had another 40mill he could have spent but chose not to
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how the fuck is arsene wenger not gettin the chop? fair enough they just beat chelsea to keep there season alive, i just cant see them winning fuck all again. they are slowly but surely becoming nothing more than a 4th placed team.
we dont have much more money
nasri=16mill
walcott=16 mill
plus wenger had another 40mill he could have spent but chose not to
ok I was wrong. So based on their financial situation, they could be 3rd.
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how the fuck is arsene wenger not gettin the chop? fair enough they just beat chelsea to keep there season alive, i just cant see them winning fuck all again. they are slowly but surely becoming nothing more than a 4th placed team.
we dont have much more money
nasri=16mill
walcott=16 mill
plus wenger had another 40mill he could have spent but chose not to
Where did you get those numbers?
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if walcott wasnt 16 he was at least 12 nasri was 16..just how i remember it...and the board publicly said they had money to spend
i think wenger has become obsessed with buildin a team from nothin..either that or hes just tighter than a scottish virgin
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if walcott wasnt 16 he was at least 12 nasri was 16..just how i remember it...and the board publicly said they had money to spend
i think wenger has become obsessed with buildin a team from nothin..either that or hes just tighter than a scottish virgin
What are the chances, you think, Arsenal will buy 5-6 players from AZ next season?
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What are the chances, you think, Arsenal will buy 5-6 players from AZ next season?
What about de Zeeuw?
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if walcott wasnt 16 he was at least 12 nasri was 16..just how i remember it...and the board publicly said they had money to spend
i think wenger has become obsessed with buildin a team from nothin..either that or hes just tighter than a scottish virgin
What are the chances, you think, Arsenal will buy 5-6 players from AZ next season?
arsenal wont go down this year so i doubt it
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LMAO.
5-6 players from az ?
buaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah :D
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Wenger wont get any pressure from the board because of what he has done previously, i can only see him having any pressure if they end up 5th.
Wenger doesnt have to spend big, he just has to buy players with experience which for some reason he is scared to do.
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Carlitos 8)
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LMAO.
5-6 players from az ?
buaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah :D
what's so funny about it? they already bought one for this season.
What about de Zeeuw?
Demy de Zeeuw is one of the greatest players in all-time soccer history.
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What about de Zeeuw?
Demy de Zeeuw is one of the greatest players in all-time soccer history.
Haha ! :D
I meant that I think he'd fit alongside Cesc.
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lol at the rabbit leaving the jews, i thought he would finish the season no matter what?
we gotta stay focused every game, even vs. heracles this weekend
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how the fuck is arsene wenger not gettin the chop? fair enough they just beat chelsea to keep there season alive, i just cant see them winning fuck all again. they are slowly but surely becoming nothing more than a 4th placed team.
we dont have much more money
nasri=16mill
walcott=16 mill
plus wenger had another 40mill he could have spent but chose not to
Reyes = 21 mill
Franny Jeffers (!!) = 10 mill
Wenger has admitted many times he has money available but for some obscure reason, he refuses to strengthen hs team. Every fucking year. They win a title or do something significant in Europe and the next season lets quality players go wthout adequate replacements. Off the top of my head Overmars, Petit, Anelka & Henry. Fabregas and Adebayor will be next.
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Roy Keane quits Sunderland
!Sunderland have confirmed that Roy Keane has left his role as manager, with the Premier League strugglers 'reluctantly accepting' his decision.
Keane's future at the Stadium of Light had been under increasing scrutiny in recent days following the team's slump in form.
He has been holding talks with chairman Niall Quinn and the rest of the board over the past couple of days and the discussions have resulted in the manager's departure.
Sunderland released a statement to confirm Keane's departure, with Quinn insisting his fellow Irishman deserves 'huge respect' for his contribution on Wearside.
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_4587929,00.html
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how the fuck is arsene wenger not gettin the chop? fair enough they just beat chelsea to keep there season alive, i just cant see them winning fuck all again. they are slowly but surely becoming nothing more than a 4th placed team.
we dont have much more money
nasri=16mill
walcott=16 mill
plus wenger had another 40mill he could have spent but chose not to
Reyes = 21 mill
Franny Jeffers (!!) = 10 mill
Wenger has admitted many times he has money available but for some obscure reason, he refuses to strengthen hs team. Every fucking year. They win a title or do something significant in Europe and the next season lets quality players go wthout adequate replacements. Off the top of my head Overmars, Petit, Anelka & Henry. Fabregas and Adebayor will be next.
thank you i knew there were more than i stated...arsenal are becoming the ajax of english football(feeder club for the top sides)
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Wow, ain't no feeder club, damn.
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Wow, ain't no feeder club, damn.
Anelka Henry
Hleb Viera Flamini Overmars
A.Cole Campbell Senderos ???????
???????????
^^^^^all sold to top clubs or rivals under Wengers reign
looks like a title winning 1st eleven imo...especially takin one or two out and replacing them with members of the current team
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Roy Keane quits Sunderland
!Sunderland have confirmed that Roy Keane has left his role as manager, with the Premier League strugglers 'reluctantly accepting' his decision.
Keane's future at the Stadium of Light had been under increasing scrutiny in recent days following the team's slump in form.
He has been holding talks with chairman Niall Quinn and the rest of the board over the past couple of days and the discussions have resulted in the manager's departure.
Sunderland released a statement to confirm Keane's departure, with Quinn insisting his fellow Irishman deserves 'huge respect' for his contribution on Wearside.
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_4587929,00.html
the curse of over-achieving in your 1st year strikes again...
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Wow, ain't no feeder club, damn.
Anelka Henry
Hleb Viera Flamini Overmars
A.Cole Campbell Senderos ???????
???????????
^^^^^all sold to top clubs or rivals under Wengers reign
looks like a title winning 1st eleven imo...especially takin one or two out and replacing them with members of the current team
I think you should consider the age at which most of those players were sold mate.
For me the only bad one is Hleb. Young enough, great player and the value of transfer didn't reflect his ability or potential to achieve.
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But yeah I would agree that unlike the best clubs in the world they can't seem to hang on to their very best players, guess that does make them a feeder club.
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Hey, if a player doesn't wanna be at the club, why hang on to them?
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to transfer that bum Anelka to Madrid for 22m pounds was Wenger's best move, Senderos is useless and Cole is a greedy asshole. Of course, it would've been better to hold some players, for example Hleb, but overall, Wenger did a good. He sold some players for good cash before they became too old.
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Hey, if a player doesn't wanna be at the club, why hang on to them?
I'd agree but I think the fact they want to leave shows that Arsenal aren't exactly top, top level and they "feed" the really massive clubs with the best players they have.
I hope they can hang on to players like Toure, Fabregas, Adebayor, etc and prove me wrong coz I do like Arsenal.
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im quite happy to admit i over exaggerated to make a point
but in my eyes
hleb
anelka
reyes
henry
flamini
there is no doubt in my mind wenger wanted to keep these players..and you all know what i think of senderos...but do you think wenger really wanted to sell him and replace him wit a 30+ yr old left back from uniteds 2nd string??..there lackin at the back even with silvestre
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Anelka wanted out, no doubt.
Reyes was home sick..
Henry was over the top
Flamini went for the money at Milan (Wenger should've given him better wages though...)
We should've kept Hleb :(
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Anelka wanted out is crap anyway, no doubt.
Reyes was home sick.. no real loss
Henry was over the top agreed
Flamini went for the money at Milan (Wenger should've given him better wages though...)
We should've kept Hleb :(
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Overmars and Petit had at least two good seasons left when for Arsenal when they left :(
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What about de Zeeuw?
Demy de Zeeuw is one of the greatest players in all-time soccer history.
Haha ! :D
I meant that I think he'd fit alongside Cesc.
He's happy over at AZ. There's no need for him to leave.
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Well one set of youngsters managed to play well in the league cup ;D
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Another fantastic performance by England's number 1. LOL
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Another fantastic performance by England's number 1. LOL
are you talking about David James? Is he still Englands no 1 :D? I saw it live and I laughed my ass off, James never disappoints 8).
TODAY top game : FC Bayern vs TSG Hoffenheim
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TODAY top game : FC Bayern vs TSG Hoffenheim
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;)
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TODAY top game : FC Bayern vs TSG Hoffenheim
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congratz. Hoffenheim deserved a point, but after the 1:1, Bayern was more aggressive and showed more will to win this game. 4-6 weeks ago the result might have been different, but atm Bayern's too strong. But i'm sure Hoffenheim will play CL next year if they make it through the season without any major injuries.
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Evra handed four-match ban for battle of Stamford Bridge
LONDON (AFP) - Manchester United defender Patrice Evra was on Friday banned for four matches and fined 15,000 pounds (17,300 euros) for his part in an ugly post-match brawl at bitter rivals Chelsea last season.
The Frenchman was ruled by the Football Association (FA) to have attacked Chelsea groundsman Sam Bethell at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea were also fined 25,000 pounds (28,900 euros) because of Bethell's own conduct during the altercation, following the Londoners' controversial 2-1 win.
However, an allegation that Bethell had 'engaged in racist conduct or language' was not proved and Chelsea were cleared of that charge.
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Salute.
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^legend.
Man Utd got a lil lucky, although they had been non stop pressure for 90 minutes on the manager-less Sunderland defence.
Dag & Red sneak a late winner to grab a point from my Bradford, still third in the league though.
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Dag & Red sneak a late winner to grab a point from my Bradford, still third in the league though.
Dag & Red? Are they so far up in the system? :o
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Dag & Red sneak a late winner to grab a point from my Bradford, still third in the league though.
Dag & Red? Are they so far up in the system? :o
League Two, nothing for you to worry about... yet
thinking about it, i don't think anyone on this board supports a (English) club who are not in the Premiership. can anyone prove me wrong?
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Dag & Red sneak a late winner to grab a point from my Bradford, still third in the league though.
Dag & Red? Are they so far up in the system? :o
League Two, nothing for you to worry about... yet
thinking about it, i don't think anyone on this board supports a (English) club who are not in the Premiership. can anyone prove me wrong?
Oh, I thought Bradford was in L1, at least. Hehe.
I support York City and Scarborough Athletic too. Good enough? ;)
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wtas up homies? i need ur help. im looking for champions league highlights with english teams for these seasons:
98/99
99/00
00/01
01/02
02/03
im a man utd fan and ive seen their games from those seasons cuz i have the season reviews to those years apart from 00/01 (which is only available on tapes and cost alot).
can sum1 show me links to these games please cuz youtube is crap, only has some, like 5 lol. english teams remember
cheers
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Dag & Red sneak a late winner to grab a point from my Bradford, still third in the league though.
Dag & Red? Are they so far up in the system? :o
League Two, nothing for you to worry about... yet
thinking about it, i don't think anyone on this board supports a (English) club who are not in the Premiership. can anyone prove me wrong?
Theres a Preston fan on here m8.
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Deserved to win yesterday but it didnt look like we were going to get a goal.
As for Ronaldo, i dont care how injured you are you dont sub yourself. It dont matter if your head has fallen off and is rolling in the opposite direction to your body. You will be subbed when your are told to come off, not when you think your injury hurts too much.
Tevez once again showed why it will be a travisity if he is allowed to leave in the summer. Berbatov links the play wonderfully well but Tevez is just immense and can be counted on no matter what the match.
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wtas up homies? i need ur help. im looking for champions league highlights with english teams for these seasons:
98/99
99/00
00/01
01/02
02/03
im a man utd fan and ive seen their games from those seasons cuz i have the season reviews to those years apart from 00/01 (which is only available on tapes and cost alot).
can sum1 show me links to these games please cuz youtube is crap, only has some, like 5 lol. english teams remember
cheers
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Dag & Red sneak a late winner to grab a point from my Bradford, still third in the league though.
Dag & Red? Are they so far up in the system? :o
League Two, nothing for you to worry about... yet
thinking about it, i don't think anyone on this board supports a (English) club who are not in the Premiership. can anyone prove me wrong?
Theres a Preston fan on here m8.
oh, i do apologise.
kurupt4life, you are asking a lot and unfortunately i cannot help you.
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Deserved to win yesterday but it didnt look like we were going to get a goal.
As for Ronaldo, i dont care how injured you are you dont sub yourself. It dont matter if your head has fallen off and is rolling in the opposite direction to your body. You will be subbed when your are told to come off, not when you think your injury hurts too much.
Tevez once again showed why it will be a travisity if he is allowed to leave in the summer. Berbatov links the play wonderfully well but Tevez is just immense and can be counted on no matter what the match.
Ronaldo....sigh...not gonna comment on him :P
As for Tevez...yeah, I agree with you 100 %....I will be SO MAD if he leaves....
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^legend.
adebayor ? :D
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Oh damn, Barca is on fire while Real is slipping ;D
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You can always tell when a sportsman has lost it, because they start talking about themselves in the third person.
Michael Vaughan did it shortly before quitting the England cricket captaincy, Ricky Hatton did it before his defeat by Floyd Mayweather, and Roy Keane did it after his last match as Sunderland manager. 'It's not about what's best for Roy Keane,' he declared, looking like Worzel Gummidge's kid brother in that ridiculous beard. But, as ever with Mr Keane, that's exactly what it was. He's always been an arrogant, selfish loner.
As an Irishman, I remember well the day he walked out on Ireland's World Cup campaign in 2002, telling the manager, Mick McCarthy, in front of the entire squad: 'You're a f***ing w***er, and you can stick your World Cup up your a**e.'
Of course, what Keane was really doing was telling the whole of Ireland to stick their World Cup up their a**e. Because without him, any remote chance Ireland had of any success halved overnight. All that mattered to him then was what was best for Roy Keane.
Similarly, when he severely damaged Manchester City's Alf-Inge Haaland's knee and snarled: 'Take that, you ****', does anyone believe Keane was really thinking of anyone else but himself? Of course not. He was just doing what was best for Roy Keane.The truth about 'Keano' is that he was a magnificent player but is also a fairly revolting human being and a useless top-flight manager.
I mean, it takes some kind of genius to spend £80million on a team that plays as badly as this Sunderland side. And some kind of egotist to spend most of the season publicly debating his own future with the kind of tortured self-analysis you'd expect from a C-grade Hollywood actor.
A genuinely tough guy would stay and fix the mess he has created, not run back to his dog. That's the mark of real leadership.
Contrast Keane's behaviour with that of the new England cricket captain, Kevin Pietersen. This, remember, is a man who has just led England to a humiliating 5-0 stuffing in the one-day series against a rampagingly good India side. So the thought of playing them again, in two Test matches, in their own backyard where even mighty Australia just came a cropper, must be about as palatable as Beth Ditto coming at you in her underwear, with lust in her eyes.
The terror attacks in Mumbai gave Pietersen and his team the perfect chance to shirk this onerous task. To run home, like Keane, and hide. Nobody would have blamed them one iota if they'd decided that risking their lives for a game of cricket just wasn't worth it. Particularly a game of cricket that they would be expected to lose badly.
But Pietersen was having none of it. I spoke to him several times during the week and he was utterly determined to get back out there and play. 'We can't let these terrorists win,' he said, simply.
His Press conference on Wednesday was quite brilliant in its honesty, courage and positivity. 'It is very important we stand shoulder to shoulder with the Indian people in a time of need,' he declared, his eyes blazing with splendid defiance.I know from other England players that he has been calling all of them regularly, hearing their views, and giving them his. There is still a chance, obviously, that some new terror-related development may prohibit these Test matches happening. But what matters is the intent. And Pietersen made his intent crystal clear. By doing so, he showed us that he's a proper leader.
Anyone can captain a sporting side when things go well. I could have led the West Indian cricket team of the Eighties blindfolded and they'd have still murdered everyone, just as Ann Widdecombe could have managed the 1970 Brazilian football wizards to World Cup victory.
Leadership skills are only truly tested when the going gets really, really tough. To be a good one, you need strength of character, a ferocious streak of loyalty, a cool head in a crisis and the ability to inspire others to follow you. And to be a great one, you need that little bit extra - arrogance when it's appropriate, humility when it's needed, supreme ability and that Churchillian doctrine of never, ever, giving up.
Roy Keane and Kevin Pietersen were both seriously tested as leaders this week. One did was what best for himself. The other did what was best for his country.
(mailonsunday.co.uk)
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^^^Yeah keane only does whats best for himself. Like the time he single handedly destroyed juventus and put Man Utd into the final of the champions league while knowing he couldn't play in the final himself. very selfish. Or the time Patrick Vieria was caught verbally abusing Gary Neville in the tunnel and Keane came down and stood up for Gary and had a go at Patrick Viera. cos thats what selfish guys to they stick up for there teammates. no wait thats what leaders do. the guy who wrote that article is a fuckin sorry excuse for a journalist. He writes this drivel to stir up public intrest in himself. The writings of a selfish journalist who is only out to service is own ego rather than the public.
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^^^Yeah keane only does whats best for himself. Like the time he single handedly destroyed juventus and put Man Utd into the final of the champions league while knowing he couldn't play in the final himself. very selfish. Or the time Patrick Vieria was caught verbally abusing Gary Neville in the tunnel and Keane came down and stood up for Gary and had a go at Patrick Viera. cos thats what selfish guys to they stick up for there teammates. no wait thats what leaders do. the guy who wrote that article is a fuckin sorry excuse for a journalist. He writes this drivel to stir up public intrest in himself. The writings of a selfish journalist who is only out to service is own ego rather than the public.
Exactly. Truest shit i've read on here in a long time.
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Hey K.Dub wat did you think of the Arsenal "Fans" treatment of Eboue? I hate to sound like someone jumping on a bandwagon but it was a fucking dsigrace. And this is coming from someone who detests Eboue, i think he is a cheat and a shite player into the bargain but supporters should never turn on their own player like that, i genuinely felt sorry for the guy. And even though he was a liability i think Wenger should have just had a word in his ear rather than hauling him off knowing what the fans reaction would be.
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After what Keane did at the 2002 World Cup I'll never forgive him.
A great captain, a great leader? Yes.
A big-headed bastard who always does what's best for himself? I have to say yes also.
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After what Keane did at the 2002 World Cup I'll never forgive him.
I hate him too! :rant: :baseballbat:
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After what Keane did at the 2002 World Cup I'll never forgive him.
I hate him too! :rant: :baseballbat:
Keane is a true hero.
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Results
A Chelsea 2-1 CFR Cluj
A Roma 2-0 Bordeaux
B Panathinaikos 1-0 Anorthosis
B Bremen 2-1 Internazionale :whistle:
C Basel 0-1 Sporting
C Barcelona 2-3 Shakhtar
D PSV 1-3 Liverpool
D Marseille 0-0 Atlético
Standings
Group A Pld Pts
Roma 6 12
Chelsea 6 11
Bordeaux 6 7
CFR Cluj 6 4
Group B Pld Pts
Panathinaikos 6 10
Internazionale 6 8 :loopaper:
Bremen 6 7
Anorthosis 6 6
Group C Pld Pts
Barcelona 6 13
Sporting 6 12
Shakhtar 6 9
Basel 6 1
Group D Pld Pts
Liverpool 6 14
Atlético 6 12
Marseille 6 4
PSV 6 3
LMAO @ Inter.
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I don't care about the champions league :laugh:
INTER 36
JUVENTUS 30
http://www.youtube.com/v/4MewBftIOqE
LMAO @ juve :D :-*
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AZ has won more consecutive European games in a row than Inter.
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AZ has won more consecutive European games in a row than Inter.
uefa cup ? :D
stfu smeerlap
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facts are facts, spaghetti eater
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facts are facts, spaghetti eater
:sshh: hoerezoon
uefa cup
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After what Keane did at the 2002 World Cup I'll never forgive him.
A great captain, a great leader? Yes.
A big-headed bastard who always does what's best for himself? I have to say yes also.
Now as im not Irish i could never properly understand how Irish people felt about this but i was behind Keano 100% in Japan. That Ireland team, without exaggeration had the ability to be a major force in that tournie (players in there pomp = Keane, Harte, Robbie Keane, Gary Kelly, Damien Duff, Shay Given, Nialll Quinn was still a force) as was proved by knocking out the Dutch and competing with portugal in qualifying. And to turn up to a world fucking cup and not have any balls to train with is pathetic. To be playing on a hard pitch which was causing players injuries is pathetic. To be playing a bounce game with no keepers is pathetic. Keane made a stand and the FAI finally got their fingers out and i can garuntee Trappatoni will not have any of those problems.
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I don't care about the champions league :laugh:
INTER 36
JUVENTUS 30
http://www.youtube.com/v/4MewBftIOqE
LMAO @ juve :D :-*
Liar :grumpy: Inter is pathetic...
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I don't care about the champions league :laugh:
INTER 36
JUVENTUS 30
http://www.youtube.com/v/4MewBftIOqE
LMAO @ juve :D :-*
Liar :grumpy: Inter is pathetic...
idiot,borussia dortmund is a fuckin shitty team :loser:
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I don't care about the champions league :laugh:
INTER 36
JUVENTUS 30
http://www.youtube.com/v/4MewBftIOqE
LMAO @ juve :D :-*
Liar :grumpy: Inter is pathetic...
idiot,borussia dortmund is a fuckin shitty team :loser:
actually, yeah, the current squad is very shitty except for a few players. But if you're referring to the club as a whole then the answer is no, cause it's the best in the world 8)
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Hey K.Dub wat did you think of the Arsenal "Fans" treatment of Eboue? I hate to sound like someone jumping on a bandwagon but it was a fucking dsigrace. And this is coming from someone who detests Eboue, i think he is a cheat and a shite player into the bargain but supporters should never turn on their own player like that, i genuinely felt sorry for the guy. And even though he was a liability i think Wenger should have just had a word in his ear rather than hauling him off knowing what the fans reaction would be.
To be honest, I ddin't see the match, so I'm not sure if I can speak on it, but I guess it was wrong by the fans. I'm aware of that he played on the left wing or? That's a very awkward position for him, and I bet he didn't feel comfortable at ALL there.
I don't like the player either, and I don't know why Wenger hangs on to him.
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Keane is a horrible man, was glad when he left!
Hope he fails at his next club and so on...
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Keane is a horrible man, was glad when he left!
Hope he fails at his next club and so on...
Why the hate? He's not German, you know.
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Keane is a horrible man, was glad when he left!
Hope he fails at his next club and so on...
Why the hate? He's not German, you know.
uhh, die kleinen Käsköppe beneiden Deutsche immer noch weil sie einen Minderwertigkeitskomplex haben :nahnah:
It must really suck to be Dutch...
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Another undefeated Champions League campaign at home for Celtic. We REALLY need to sort out our away form, hire a fucking witch doctor or something.
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England captain John Terry hogged the karaoke machine at Chelsea's Christmas party - bellowing out numbers by Luther Vandross, Biggie Smalls and Soulja Boy. (Daily Mirror)
LOL
plus, anyone see Ashley Young sporting the Beats by Dr. Dre headphones on MOTD2?
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Tottenham star bundled out of drunken Christmas party
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Everyone’s allowed to let their hair down at Christmas time and enjoy the festivities with a few glasses of eggnog, but it looks like Tottenham’s players took things a step too far last night.
Pictured above is midfielder Giovani Dos Santos looking extremely worse for wear at the club’s Xmas bash.
Dos Santos, who had clearly been enjoying himself alongside team-mates at London’s upmarket Taman Gang Club, and was snapped leaving the premises in the arms of a security guard.
Jonathon Woodgate, Darren Bent, Gareth Bale, Kevin Prince-Boateng and Alan Hutton all looked on as the young Mexican fell to the floor, threw up and was then bundled into a cab.
Which, we think you'll agree, is the most impressive performance anyone has witnessed from Dos Santos so far this season.
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Wayne Rooney, England’s finest striker, was at it again last night. Yes, the Manchester United man did find the back of the net against Aalborg, the Danish minnows, in the Champions League, but that is not what we are talking about.
What springs more readily to mind is the succession of X-rated challenges: kung-fu-style kicks, stamps, flailing elbows and the like, any one of which could have got him sent off.
Now TheGame is a huge fan of Rooney, but it is getting to the stage where the boy is getting a crimesheet as long as that other petulant upstart forward who made his name across the Pennines at Leeds United: Alan Smith.
Rooney is better than Smith, of that there is no argument. But, according to Manchester United’s official website, he will be aged 23 years and two months on Christmas Eve. We remember when such antics were put down to mere youthful exhuberance - that no longer sticks as an excuse.
One of those tackles last night was reminiscent of the stamp on Ricardo Carvalho, the Portugal defender, which rightly led to referee Horacio Elizondo showing the England striker a straight red card at the 2006 World Cup. The foolishness of this action, you might remember, was somewhat overshadowed by Cristiano Ronaldo encouraging the match official to send off his Manchester United team-mate.
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Porto sent feeble Arsenal crashing to another defeat
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Arsenal lost for the seventh time this season last night and it was not all Emmanuel Eboué’s fault. The Ivory Coast defender was targeted for abuse by his own supporters in the victory over Wigan Athletic at the Emirates Stadium at the weekend, but Arsenal played so poorly against the Portuguese champions last night that real questions have to be asked again about whether Arsène Wenger’s team have the strength in depth to avoid a fourth successive season without silverware.
Wenger may have put out a scratch side against Porto, but what must worry the Frenchman is that many of the established players who were selected looked out of form — in the case of William Gallas, an accident waiting to happen. With Arsenal already two goals down — a result that consigns them to second place in group G and a possible last-16 tie against Barcelona, Bayern Munich or Juventus — the former Arsenal captain made defensive mistakes the likes of which would not look out of place on Hackney Marshes. Come back Philippe Senderos, all is forgiven.
“Porto were stronger than us tonight,” Wenger said. “We didn’t underperform. Underperform is a big word. When we were 2-0 down, the belief was not there. We were not strong enough to come back.”
The Champions League group stage has failed to provide many thrills and spills this year and this was another game that did not excite the imagination in the early stages. Both teams had already qualified for the first knockout round, so there was little at stake apart from the honour of finishing top of the group.
No team have reached the final after finishing second in their group in the past three seasons, but Arsenal have hardly had the luck of the draw in recent campaigns, regardless of where they have finished in their groups. In 2005-06, Wenger’s team finished top of group B and reached the final in Paris, but only after having to see off Real Madrid and Juventus.
Anyway, Wenger has little time for statistics or omens. The Frenchman was unaware that he was taking charge of Arsenal for the 700th time last night until it was pointed it out to him and, even then, his only reaction was to comment that every one of the 124 defeats — now 125 — that he had endured during 12 years in North London had caused him “terrible pain”.
With one eye on the Barclays Premier League match away to Middlesbrough at lunchtime on Saturday and owing to a lengthy injury list, Wenger was without nine first-team players, including Cesc Fàbregas, the captain, Emmanuel Adebayor and Robin van Persie. Adebayor and Van Persie scored twice each in the 4-0 defeat of Porto at the Emirates in September, so it was left to Nicklas Bendtner, looking ridiculous in lime-green boots, to lead the line as a lone attacker.
The main point of the exercise as far as Wenger was concerned was the rehabilitation of Eboué, who started at right back four days after he was reduced to tears by his own supporters. “He got the support of the fans tonight and he did all right,” Wenger said.
“It will take time for him to recover.”
Arsenal’s 1,500 travelling supporters greeted the defender before kick-off with a few choruses of “There’s Only One Emmanuel Eboué” and all was going well for the 25-year-old until the seventh minute when he conceded a free kick on the edge of the penalty for a clumsy foul on Givanildo Vieira de Souza, the Brazilian forward also known as Hulk, who was Porto’s most dangerous player in the first half.
Eboué was standing out for all the wrong reasons two minutes later when he gave the ball away cheaply in Porto’s half, but to be fair to him, the home team had identified him as the weak link in the Arsenal defence and he received little help from Aaron Ramsey in front of him in midfield as Hulk, Cristián Rodríguez and Lucho González took it in turns to attack the point of least resistance.
Not that Eboué was at fault when Porto scored after 37 minutes. Abou Diaby was the guilty party, allowing Bruno Alves to beat him in the air to head down a corner taken by Raul Meireles past Manuel Almunia in the Arsenal goal.
Eboué struggled, too, at the start of the second half, when he was booked for another clumsy foul on Rodríguez and there was a suspicion that he played Porto’s attackers onside when the home team extended their lead two minutes later through Lisandro López. A clever pass by Fernando caught out Mikaël Silvestre, playing at left back, and López gave Almunia no chance with a stunning right-foot strike that flew past the Spanish goalkeeper.
Ten minutes later, Eboué was in trouble again when Rodríguez went close to making it 3-0. The former Benfica forward accelerated past the Arsenal right back, but was kicking a post seconds later after he dragged his low-left foot strike wide of the target.
“Everyone wearing an Arsenal shirt has to give 100 per cent,” Almunia, the captain last night, said after the match. “That was not the case tonight.”
Porto (4-3-3): Helton — Fucile, Rolando, B Alves, P Emanuel — L González, Fernando, R Meireles — L López (sub: T Costa, 78min), Hulk (sub: F Guarín, 88), C Rodríguez (sub: Mariano, 78). Substitutes not used: Nuno, M Stepanov, Lino, T Sektioui. Booked: González.
Arsenal (4-1-4-1): M Almunia — E Eboué, W Gallas, J Djourou, M Silvestre — A Song (sub: M Randall, 79) — A Ramsey (sub: J Wilshere, 59), Denilson, A Diaby (sub: K Gibbs, 59), C Vela — N Bendtner. Substitutes not used: L Fabianski, G Hoyte, F Merida, J Simpson. Booked: Eboué.
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After what Keane did at the 2002 World Cup I'll never forgive him.
A great captain, a great leader? Yes.
A big-headed bastard who always does what's best for himself? I have to say yes also.
Now as im not Irish i could never properly understand how Irish people felt about this but i was behind Keano 100% in Japan. That Ireland team, without exaggeration had the ability to be a major force in that tournie (players in there pomp = Keane, Harte, Robbie Keane, Gary Kelly, Damien Duff, Shay Given, Nialll Quinn was still a force) as was proved by knocking out the Dutch and competing with portugal in qualifying. And to turn up to a world fucking cup and not have any balls to train with is pathetic. To be playing on a hard pitch which was causing players injuries is pathetic. To be playing a bounce game with no keepers is pathetic. Keane made a stand and the FAI finally got their fingers out and i can garuntee Trappatoni will not have any of those problems.
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After what Keane did at the 2002 World Cup I'll never forgive him.
A great captain, a great leader? Yes.
A big-headed bastard who always does what's best for himself? I have to say yes also.
Now as im not Irish i could never properly understand how Irish people felt about this but i was behind Keano 100% in Japan. That Ireland team, without exaggeration had the ability to be a major force in that tournie (players in there pomp = Keane, Harte, Robbie Keane, Gary Kelly, Damien Duff, Shay Given, Nialll Quinn was still a force) as was proved by knocking out the Dutch and competing with portugal in qualifying. And to turn up to a world fucking cup and not have any balls to train with is pathetic. To be playing on a hard pitch which was causing players injuries is pathetic. To be playing a bounce game with no keepers is pathetic. Keane made a stand and the FAI finally got their fingers out and i can garuntee Trappatoni will not have any of those problems.
What you are taking there is one man's absolutely biased and at the very least exagerrated opinion most probably from reading his book which I'm sure no doubt makes him look like the good guy in just about every situation he's been in in his life including of course, the Alf-Inge_Håland "4 year feud" I've heard so much about in an attempt to defend one of the world tackles football has ever seen.
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Keane made some mistakes but he never hid what he did unlike most players.
The halland tackle was nasty but it was made to be a lot worse than because of the situation, and before people start saying it ended his career he retired because of an injury to his other knee.
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Today has been a weird day in the premier league
Liverpool 2 2 Hull City
Middlesbrough 1 1 Arsenal
Manchester City 0 1 Everton
City is going really down,and Everton is a surprise in that position.
And in about half an hour spurs united 8)
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Your top of the league drawing two all and need to score.
You have a striker who cost 20 mil sitting on the bench, who do you bring on El Zar, Babel and Lucas.
Robbie Keane must feel like shit lol
Today has been a weird day in the premier league
Liverpool 2 2 Hull City
Middlesbrough 1 1 Arsenal
Manchester City 0 1 Everton
City is going really down,and Everton is a surprise in that position.
And in about half an hour spurs united 8)
Everton have had a lot of injuries and city is just a circus .
I see once again the council house wasnt full. Unless there were loads of people who have gone in fancy dress as blue seats.
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Your top of the league drawing two all and need to score.
You have a striker who cost 20 mil sitting on the bench, who do you bring on El Zar, Babel and Lucas.
Robbie Keane must feel like shit lol
Today has been a weird day in the premier league
Liverpool 2 2 Hull City
Middlesbrough 1 1 Arsenal
Manchester City 0 1 Everton
City is going really down,and Everton is a surprise in that position.
And in about half an hour spurs united 8)
Everton have had a lot of injuries and city is just a circus .
I see once again the council house wasnt full. Unless there were loads of people who have gone in fancy dress as blue seats.
i remember keane @ the beginning of the season,happy like a kid.....and now is on the bench even with torres iinjured,benitez is a genius ::)
City is a circus even with the new purchases,i don't know what's wrong....maybe their coach ?
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Your top of the league drawing two all and need to score.
You have a striker who cost 20 mil sitting on the bench, who do you bring on El Zar, Babel and Lucas.
Robbie Keane must feel like shit lol
Today has been a weird day in the premier league
Liverpool 2 2 Hull City
Middlesbrough 1 1 Arsenal
Manchester City 0 1 Everton
City is going really down,and Everton is a surprise in that position.
And in about half an hour spurs united 8)
Everton have had a lot of injuries and city is just a circus .
I see once again the council house wasnt full. Unless there were loads of people who have gone in fancy dress as blue seats.
i remember keane @ the beginning of the season,happy like a kid.....and now is on the bench even with torres iinjured,benitez is a genius ::)
City is a circus even with the new purchases,i don't know what's wrong....maybe their coach ?
nah hughes is a good manager but needs time, one thing he doesnt need is new owners making him buy any big name player.
Obviously i hope it all goes wrong
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Haha, get it right up ye Paul Ince ya big fanny!
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Twice recently liverpool have dropped points and we havent taken advantage, shocking .
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Twice recently liverpool have dropped points and we havent taken advantage, shocking .
giggsy's freekick and gome's save....daaaamn :-X
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Good weekend for Chelsea.
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Brentford 2-1 Bradford
Bean 88 Boulding 89
Elder 90+4
i was really happy we got an equaliser only to have Brentford snatch the three points deep into added time. DubCC's second favourite team slip to 5th place.
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Damn Boro.
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Twice recently liverpool have dropped points and we havent taken advantage, shocking .
giggsy's freekick and gome's save....daaaamn :-X
loking back on it a draws not too bad.
Looking forward to the second half of the season all the top tems have to come to us.
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And chelsea draw so things stay the same.
Chelsea fans are such muppets booing the team off, they need to remember where they were before roman arrived.
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thank fuck for that ;D
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Juventus 4 - AC Milan 2 8)
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Juventus 4 - AC Milan 2 8)
damn totally forgot about the game 2day. im a milan fan, man im so gutted, milan no chance of winning the league now
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Juventus 4 - AC Milan 2 8)
damn totally forgot about the game 2day. im a milan fan, man im so gutted, milan no chance of winning the league now
and you know why 8)
http://www.youtube.com/v/Qv6C_6aaRNw
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IT’S a fuzzy old game, football — especially leaving the Man United party at 4am.
Cristiano Ronaldo and other stars looked bleary-eyed as they emerged from a swanky club after their Christmas party early yesterday.
Several Red Devil faces showed the bash in London’s West End, following Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Spurs, had taken its toll.
They included Gary Neville, Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand, Michael Carrick, Anderson, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs.
Hours later 23 members of the first-team squad flew out to Japan for the Club World Cup.
An onlooker said: “The lads were in great spirits leaving their party — but it might have turned into a long flight.”
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BBC's Gossip Column:
Regarding Vacant Manager Job at Sunderland
Louis van Gaal, now coaching AZ Alkmaar, and Leo Beenakker, currently in charge of Poland, are also in the frame.
Other Gossip
Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari spent Saturday night in hospital with kidney stones and was still in pain during his side's 1-1 draw with West Ham on Sunday. - lol
Middlesbrough's Austrian defender Emmanuel Pogatetz has persuaded the club to put up a cuckoo clock in the dressing room at their Rockcliffe Park training ground. - ok?...
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(http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00681/carousel_man_U2_681085a.jpg)
IT’S a fuzzy old game, football — especially leaving the Man United party at 4am.
Cristiano Ronaldo and other stars looked bleary-eyed as they emerged from a swanky club after their Christmas party early yesterday.
Several Red Devil faces showed the bash in London’s West End, following Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Spurs, had taken its toll.
They included Gary Neville, Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand, Michael Carrick, Anderson, Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs.
Hours later 23 members of the first-team squad flew out to Japan for the Club World Cup.
An onlooker said: “The lads were in great spirits leaving their party — but it might have turned into a long flight.”
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LMAO
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i think Paul Scholes likes the ecstasy...
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Blackburn have sacked manager Paul Ince after only three wins in 17 Premier League games left the club languishing second from bottom in the table.
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Blackburn have sacked manager Paul Ince after only three wins in 17 Premier League games left the club languishing second from bottom in the table.
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What's embarrassing now Ince ya fucking fanny!?
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Maybe when strachan leaves he will take over at celtic ;)
Why do you hate him so much anyway ?
Allardyce is now blackburn manager.
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Maybe when strachan leaves he will take over at celtic ;)
Why do you hate him so much anyway ?
Allardyce is now blackburn manager.
After United beat Celtic at OT this season Ince opened his big yap, going on about it being "Embarrassing" among other things.
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am i the onlly one that didnt know real madrid have agreed a 24.5million deal for portsmouth's lassana diarra??...thats great business for pompey..signed him for 5.5 one season(two,tops)ago from arsenal...although arsenal get another 4.5 once he moves still
oh
and Villa=top 4 this year
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Maybe when strachan leaves he will take over at celtic ;)
Why do you hate him so much anyway ?
Allardyce is now blackburn manager.
After United beat Celtic at OT this season Ince opened his big yap, going on about it being "Embarrassing" among other things.
oh yeah, then our reseerves put 5 past his first team,
More Classic Fergie on Real's latest claims
""Would I get into a contract with that mob? Absolutely no chance.
I wouldn't sell them a virus - that's a no. There's no agreement whatsoever between the clubs. "
Ronaldo has also responded to the claims saying he is happy to stay at Old Trafford and is unaware of Real's reported interest.
"I don't care. I don't see newspapers," he said. "We are out here in Japan and I don't know nothing, what's happened around me.
"I am very happy (at Man Utd), very happy"
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am i the onlly one that didnt know real madrid have agreed a 24.5million deal for portsmouth's lassana diarra??...thats great business for pompey..signed him for 5.5 one season(two,tops)ago from arsenal...although arsenal get another 4.5 once he moves still
Damn for real? :D ahahaha
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am i the onlly one that didnt know real madrid have agreed a 24.5million deal for portsmouth's lassana diarra??...thats great business for pompey..signed him for 5.5 one season(two,tops)ago from arsenal...although arsenal get another 4.5 once he moves still
Damn for real? :D ahahaha
well it was in the sun for whatever thats worth lol
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am i the onlly one that didnt know real madrid have agreed a 24.5million deal for portsmouth's lassana diarra??...thats great business for pompey..signed him for 5.5 one season(two,tops)ago from arsenal...although arsenal get another 4.5 once he moves still
Damn for real? :D ahahaha
well it was in the sun for whatever thats worth lol
Shit, both Chelsea and Arsenal fucked up not keeping that kid. 25 million is unbelievable.
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25 mil. :D? Shows again that Real is runned by maniacs and retards. :stupid:
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25 for diarra ? :D
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am i the onlly one that didnt know real madrid have agreed a 24.5million deal for portsmouth's lassana diarra??...thats great business for pompey..signed him for 5.5 one season(two,tops)ago from arsenal...although arsenal get another 4.5 once he moves still
Damn for real? :D ahahaha
well it was in the sun for whatever thats worth lol
Shit, both Chelsea and Arsenal fucked up not keeping that kid. 25 million is unbelievable.
There's no good keeping a player who wants a new challenge and is not happy being in a rotation system after 5 months.
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BBC's Gossip Column:
Regarding Vacant Manager Job at Sunderland
Louis van Gaal, now coaching AZ Alkmaar, and Leo Beenakker, currently in charge of Poland, are also in the frame.
Van Gaal won't leave AZ for Sunderland.
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Thierry Henry:My mates from the streets are in jail. My strict parents saved me from that life
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/features/article2052739.ece
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Inter just robbed again. Siena 1 - Inter 2.
This is how they scored the 2-1 goal.
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I think it's a world record: 5 players in offside plus the one who makes the assist. 6 men ahead of the last Siena defender. Wow!! Just wow!!
(and then they sent Juventus to Serie B without a single game fixed..)
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^^^lol this is Italy, what do you expect?
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^^^lol this is Italy, what do you expect?
Inter in Serie B.
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^^^lol this is Italy, what do you expect?
Inter in Serie B.
Hm, sounds good, I'll call Mafia-Berlusconi. Maybe we can bribe him?
btw Arsenal-liverpool later on. Any predictions?
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btw Arsenal-liverpool later on. Any predictions?
All I hope for is a lot of goals. I also hope that Ajax loses points today, so that AZ will officially be winter champion.
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Inter just robbed again. Siena 1 - Inter 2.
LMAO.
what can you tell me of camoranesi in inter juve last year ? ::)
and yesterday crespo and ibrahimovic have been stopped for 2 wrong offsides.
c'mon.....
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^^^lol this is Italy, what do you expect?
Inter in Serie B.
juve and milan in C :laugh: :loser:
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WTF, were the refs blind?
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Una delle peggiori Inter della stagione torna da Siena con una vittoria che vale tre punti preziosissimi, soprattutto per il modo in cui sono maturati: soffrendo moltissimo. In una serata grigia sotto il punto di vista del gioco, uno dei pochi a salvarsi tra i nerazzurri è stato Esteban Cambiasso, che ha raccontato le sue sensazioni a fine gara ai microfoni di Sky.
Vi siete accorti dal campo che il secondo gol di Maicon era in fuorigioco? "No, le azioni sono veloci, dal campo la giocata è talmente veloce che non te ne accorgi".
Avevate un po’ di paura prima di questa partita? "Paura è una parola che non mi piace. Avevamo tanta preoccupazione perchè sapevamo quanto sia delicato affrontare un partita prima della sosta natalizia. La concentrazione c’è stata, abbiamo voluto il risultato e ci siamo riusciti".
Era importante mantenere intatta la distanza dalle inseguitrici? "E’ sempre fondamentale vincere, sappiamo quando contano questi punti. Adesso tutti sanno che l’Inter stasera ha allungato la distanza, questo dipende solo da noi e dal nostro lavoro".
Avete già in testa la partita col Manchester? "Non solo il Manchester, ma tutte le squadre che dovremo affrontare anche in campionato, sapendo quanto impegno ci dovremo mettere per vincere le partite. Quella di stasera ci insegna che non bisogna mai sottovalutare nessun avversario".
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WTF, were the refs blind?
probably
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champions of the world 8)
Very silly from Vidic, especially as he now misses the first leg of the inter match.
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champions of the world 8)
Very silly from Vidic, especially as he now misses the first leg of the inter match.
;D
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champions of the world 8)
Very silly from Vidic, especially as he now misses the first leg of the inter match.
;D
its not too bad wes brown will prob come in
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champions of the world 8)
Very silly from Vidic, especially as he now misses the first leg of the inter match.
;D
its not too bad wes brown will prob come in
vidic is SOMETHING ELSE....
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Webber is a cunt.
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if that ref or ass. ref wasn't bribed, i don't have faith in italian soccer anymore
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if that ref or ass. ref wasn't bribed, i don't have faith in italian soccer anymore
watch your shitty league where a shitty club like az is on top :loser:
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F.c. Inter is on Ibisevic,this player is :o
http://www.youtube.com/v/qEVd0IOg9nY&feature=related
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F.c. Inter is on Ibisevic,this player is :o
I don't buy that shit... nothing serious if you ask me. He doesn't want to leave anyway. I think he'll fall off next season anyway, the German BL had so many topscorers who were only good for one season in the last few years.
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F.c. Inter is on Ibisevic,this player is :o
I don't buy that shit... nothing serious if you ask me. He doesn't want to leave anyway. I think he'll fall off next season anyway, the German BL had so many topscorers who were only good for one season in the last few years.
don't you think he's a very good player ?
he's a good kicker,physically strong,189 cm...... it's enough for me
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F.c. Inter is on Ibisevic,this player is :o
I don't buy that shit... nothing serious if you ask me. He doesn't want to leave anyway. I think he'll fall off next season anyway, the German BL had so many topscorers who were only good for one season in the last few years.
don't you think he's a very good player ?
he's a good kicker,physically strong,189 cm...... it's enough for me
he's been playing a brilliant season so far. but like I said there were so many "one-hit wonders" in the last few years. 2 years ago he was not even good enough for Aachen.
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F.c. Inter is on Ibisevic,this player is :o
I don't buy that shit... nothing serious if you ask me. He doesn't want to leave anyway. I think he'll fall off next season anyway, the German BL had so many topscorers who were only good for one season in the last few years.
don't you think he's a very good player ?
he's a good kicker,physically strong,189 cm...... it's enough for me
he's been playing a brilliant season so far. but like I said there were so many "one-hit wonders" in the last few years. 2 years ago he was not even good enough for Aachen.
ok,2 years ago.....
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LOL i still remember Ailton from Werder Bremen.. ;D
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Phil Brown furious after Hull are savaged by Manchester City
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During a season replete with firsts in the history of Hull City, here, against a resurgent Manchester City, was one that Phil Brown, their manager, could presumably have done without: first Premier League team to spurn the use of a dressing-room at half-time.
Infuriated by a dismal first-half showing during which Brown’s over-achievers had conceded two goals each from Felipe Caicedo and Robinho in the space of 22 minutes, Brown marched his players back into their penalty area after halting their walk down the tunnel.
After applauding his club’s supporters, Brown spent the ensuing five minutes issuing a finger-pointing lecture to his bewildered players. Hull have been involved in some wholly unexpected sights in the first half of the season but this may well have been the most unusual.
“I thought it was nice and cold and I wanted to keep them alive because they looked dead,” Brown said. “The fans deserved some kind of explanation for the first-half performance and it is difficult to do that from the confines of the dressing-room.
“For people to arrange Christmas and Boxing Day around a game of football, which they’ve done, I think we owe them an apology for the first-half performance. It was unacceptable behaviour and an unacceptable performance from a Phil Brown side. I’m bitterly disappointed.”
Caicedo took 14 minutes to put City in front but the home team had been building from the opening minute when Robinho received a square ball from the Ecuador international, at the end of the game’s first attack, and curled a shot just wide.
The Brazilian’s position, wide on the left of a three-man front line, proved a problem for Hull and in particular Bernard Mendy, their right back, and would prove pivotal in the onslaught that was to follow.
First, however, Hull would have their chance to break the deadlock as Geovanni’s pass played Marlon King through for a fierce shot which drew a diving block from Joe Hart.
It was as good as the contest would get for Hull as Robinho’s skill and innate feel for the game, allied with Stephen Ireland’s passing and the strength and hard running of Caicedo, simply overwhelmed the visitors, who had boldly, perhaps too boldly, fielded a 4-3-3 formation.
Caicedo’s first goal originated, ironically, from one of City’s much-maligned defenders rather than one of their charismatic forwards. Richard Dunne made a strong tackle deep in his own half and surged two thirds of the length of the field before playing a sensible pass to Robinho, who, intelligently, switched play to Ireland on the right. His cross was delivered perfectly into the six-yard box, where Caicedo arrived to convert.
Robinho tormented Mendy yet again and was denied only by a good save by Boaz Myhill before Caicedo added his second goal on 27 minutes.
Pablo Zabaleta’s long ball freed Ireland, who surged past Paul McShane and crossed perfectly — again — for the irrepressible Caicedo to drive in the ball from a half-dozen yards.
It took barely a minute for City to extend their lead. Ireland, inevitably, won the ball and played the pass from halfway that permitted Robinho to ease through, twist past Michael Turner and plant an unstoppable shot into the far, bottom corner.
Caicedo could have claimed a hat-trick, only to guide a header directly at Myhill, and Elano had an effort tipped over before City underlined their overwhelming superiority in the 36th minute after a strong run and centre from Shaun Wright-Phillips, which Robinho converted with a finish that he made look far more simple than was actually the case.
“There are a lot of people out there looking for us to fail,” Mark Hughes, the City manager, said. “Sometimes you have to stand up to that and cope and make your own statement. Players did that today, the manner of performance was exactly what we were looking for. We have to build on this.”
Whether public relations exercise or astute motivational technique, Brown’s half-time embarrassment of his team brought some improvement in the second period with Craig Fagan, the substitute, scrambling in a consolation goal in the 79th minute after Hart failed to hold Daniel Cousin’s cross.
City, and Ireland in particular, would not be denied further reward, however. Robinho’s neat, short pass allowing his team-mate to covert from the edge of the penalty area eight minutes from time.
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Is Big Phil losing the plot?
Is Luiz Felipe Scolari losing it? It depends on what "it" is. If it is the calm air and the composure with which he charmed his English hosts in his first few months as Chelsea coach, you would have to say that the answer is yes.
Scolari spent much of last night at Goodison Park looking like a man who felt the world – or at very least Phil Dowd, the referee - was against him. He was furious at Dowd’s (correct) decision to send off John Terry for a wild challenge on Leon Osman and at the subsequent bookings for Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole for minor acts of dissent. As the half-time whistle blew, Scolari followed Dowd down the tunnel, asking him: “Are you afraid? Are you afraid?”
Afraid of what, exactly? There are many referees who allow themselves to be bullied or intimidated when refereeing matches involving Chelsea or indeed Arsenal, Liverpool or Manchester United. Dowd is few people’s idea of the perfect referee, but he showed last night that, no, he was not afraid to send off Terry. Certain players – quite often high-profile England players – seem at times to get away with challenges and behaviour that others would not. Dowd was correct in applying the letter of the law on this occasion.
On the Times website this morning, there were numerous comments on Terry’s red card, some saying things like "it was a yellow card, nothing more." Sorry, but check the rule book. It’s here if you want it (go to p117). Check what constitutes serious foul play. Watch that tackle again. Ask yourself whether Terry "endangered the safety" of Osman. It did. It was an honest attempt to win the ball and it was not more than a split-second late, but it was dangerous and these days that means a red card. Players, managers, supporters and indeed journalists would do well to check up on the rules once in a while.
Incidentally, here is how it was reported on Chelsea’s website, an organ that is not known, shall we say, for its objectivity. "Suddenly a 50-50 ball was contested midway inside the Everton half by Terry and Osman, the Chelsea skipper catching the winger on the ankle with a boot off the ground. There was no surprise when referee Phil Dowd, waving away all but Terry, produced a red card." It is the most honest appraisal we have heard from the Chelsea contingent. Whoever wrote it should be afraid.
Anyway, back to Scolari. His sense of injustice was severely misplaced. Forty-five minutes after the final whistle, Chelsea’s head of media, Steve Atkins, climbed three flights of stairs to the top of the Main Stand, to tell the assembled reporters that: "None of the management team feels able to come up. They have issues with a number of the decisions and feel it would be better if they did not comment because they might get themselves into trouble."
Whatever. This is not the Scolari we saw in the opening weeks and months of the season, all smiles, bonhomie and earning praise for his willingness to speak in a language he has not yet mastered. His job is not to be convivial with the media, but his mood and behaviour in front of the television cameras – or not, as it happened last night – has deteriorated just like his team’s form in recent weeks. Recent weeks have seen him lurch into the paranoia that characterises many of his managerial rivals and, while Sir Alex Ferguson’s conspiratorial rants often seem measured, there has been something erratic about Scolari of late.
Is he losing it? If we are talking about the ability to manage, then of course the answer is no. He is a man who led Brazil to the 2002 World Cup while facing fierce criticism about his methods, with some accusing him of "killing the beautiful game". Criticism and controversy should be nothing new to him. But there is the growing suspicion that he is not handling it quite as calmly as he should be. Genuine grievances are all very well, but a silent protest at Everton last night was really rather small-minded.
It makes you wonder how he would react if faced with a genuine crisis, if being undermined by his players (as happened with Avram Grant at times last season) or by the club’s hierarchy (as happened in the closing months of Jose Mourinho’s and Claudio Ranieri’s tenures). Scolari looks big enough and strong enough to deal with any nonsense – and the clever money would still be on him landing one of the big prizes in his first season at Stamford Bridge. But some of his recent behaviour just makes you wonder.
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We drew again.. Can't believe it.
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We drew again.. Can't believe it.
poor midfield, no experience or leaders thats arsenals problem, plus wenger.
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new cast 1 5 liverpool 8)
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We drew again.. Can't believe it.
poor midfield, no experience or leaders thats arsenals problem, plus wenger.
co-sign 2nd time in as many weeks theyve been lucky to take a point...actually feel wenger needs to adress the problems at the club instead of fabricating stories about referees
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Ah, 3 points yesterday, saved my holidays. lol
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Ah, 1 point yesterday, saved my holidays. lol
1 point? We won with 1-0 from NEC, man.
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Ah, 1 point yesterday, saved my holidays. lol
1 point? We won with 1-0 from NEC, man.
fixed lol
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plus we're "winter champion" 8)
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we decimated newcastle 5-1....theyre just lucky they had Given or would have been double figures
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Angry Cristiano Ronaldo in Old Trafford tunnel rage
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Dimitar Berbatov scored the goal that kept Manchester United hard on the heels of the Barclays Premier League pace-setters last night but a half-time skirmish involving Cristiano Ronaldo provided a darker focal point in the 1-0 victory over Middlesbrough at Old Trafford.
Ronaldo spent most of the evening engaged in repeated clashes with Emanuel Pogatetz, the Middlesbrough captain, which threatened to boil over when the teams made their way to the dressing-rooms at the interval.
The players squared up to each other and went forehead to forehead, with witnesses saying that the squabble and shouting continued into the players’ tunnel, where a member of Middlesbrough’s backroom staff also railed at Ronaldo.
Ronaldo has history with Pogatetz — who was also sent off for an horrific challenge on Rodrigo Possebon, the United youngster, during a Carling Cup tie in September — and the players had to be separated as they left the field at half-time, with Ronaldo taking umbrage at being wrestled to the ground at a corner in first-half stoppage time. Ronaldo had protested vehemently to the match officials about the incident in which he felt that a penalty should have been awarded.
“I heard a lot of noise and saw some finger-pointing, but I don’t think anything really went on,” Gareth Southgate, the Middlesbrough manager, said. “The referee seemed pretty comfortable with it. There didn’t seem to be much in it.”
The matter is unlikely to go much further, but Sir Alex Ferguson, the United manager, may be concerned by the frequency with which Ronaldo has courted trouble in recent weeks, having aimed retaliatory kicks at Scott Brown, of Celtic, Michael Dawson, of Tottenham Hotspur, and Andy Wilkinson, of Stoke City, as well as earning a red card for two bookable offences against Manchester City.
Ferguson, who refuses to attend post-match press conferences in the Premier League, was not asked directly about the matter and, when the subject was broached by television interviewers, complained instead about referees’ unwillingness to clamp down on jostling in the penalty area at dead-ball situations.
United remain seven points behind Liverpool, the leaders, but, having played two games fewer, Ferguson declared last night that he was happy to have ended a memorable year within what he considers striking distance of the top of the table.
Liverpool, like Chelsea, Arsenal and Aston Villa, have still to visit Old Trafford in the second half of the season and, while a game of catch-up is in prospect, Ferguson believes that United will win a third successive title.
“Yes I’m happy,” the United manager said. “I think the first half of the season has been very difficult for us with the away fixtures that we’ve had, particularly after European matches, but we’ve managed to keep in there and we’re in a position to challenge now.”
Ferguson will hope also that there is more to come from Berbatov. The Bulgaria forward had scored just once in his previous ten appearances and has not yet lived up to expectations since his club record £30.75 million summer move from Tottenham Hotspur, but Ferguson said: “He’s a great player. He took his goal tremendously well.”
“I heard a lot of noise and saw some finger-pointing, but I don’t think anything really went on,” Gareth Southgate, the Middlesbrough manager, said. “The referee seemed pretty comfortable with it. There didn’t seem to be much in it.”
The matter is unlikely to go much further, but Sir Alex Ferguson, the United manager, may be concerned by the frequency with which Ronaldo has courted trouble in recent weeks, having aimed retaliatory kicks at Scott Brown, of Celtic, Michael Dawson, of Tottenham Hotspur, and Andy Wilkinson, of Stoke City, as well as earning a red card for two bookable offences against Manchester City.
Ferguson, who refuses to attend post-match press conferences in the Premier League, was not asked directly about the matter and, when the subject was broached by television interviewers, complained instead about referees’ unwillingness to clamp down on jostling in the penalty area at dead-ball situations.
United remain seven points behind Liverpool, the leaders, but, having played two games fewer, Ferguson declared last night that he was happy to have ended a memorable year within what he considers striking distance of the top of the table.
Liverpool, like Chelsea, Arsenal and Aston Villa, have still to visit Old Trafford in the second half of the season and, while a game of catch-up is in prospect, Ferguson believes that United will win a third successive title.
“Yes I’m happy,” the United manager said. “I think the first half of the season has been very difficult for us with the away fixtures that we’ve had, particularly after European matches, but we’ve managed to keep in there and we’re in a position to challenge now.”
Ferguson will hope also that there is more to come from Berbatov. The Bulgaria forward had scored just once in his previous ten appearances and has not yet lived up to expectations since his club record £30.75 million summer move from Tottenham Hotspur, but Ferguson said: “He’s a great player. He took his goal tremendously well.”
Only one person can replace Ferguson
It was during one of those familiar moments at this time of year, the mid-afternoon doze on the sofa, that Sir Alex Ferguson received the rude awakening that changed the course of recent football history. In the final days of 2001, a day or two short of his 60th birthday, Ferguson awoke to find his wife, Lady Cathy, standing above him, hands on hips, with their sons ready to back her up. “You,” she said, giving him a shove. “You’re not retiring. We’ve decided.”
This heartwarming tale comes to mind whenever Ferguson reaches a milestone, whether it is a birthday – he turns 67 on Wednesday – or the recent 22nd anniversary of his appointment at Manchester United. One of these days, most probably behind closed doors at his Wilmslow home, Ferguson, with perhaps a little nudge from Lady Cathy, will reach the conclusion that he is, after all, the retiring type.
He has always maintained that he will not “do a Bobby Robson” and continue to manage beyond his 70th birthday, so that historic moment cannot be far away. Lady Cathy, after all, may be itching for the cruise she denied herself in 2002.
The disturbing thing for United is that Ferguson has begun to talk about retirement again. It is not a subject he likes to dwell on, but, whereas once queries met with a fierce glare and a robust defence of his health, these days he freely admits that the time is coming.
In May, two days after the mentally exhausting Champions League final triumph against Chelsea, he said that it would be “three years at the very, very most”. Those close to him do not dare to second-guess him, but they suggest that it is just as likely to be the end of this season as in 2011. Most educated pundits would predict the end of next season, but he could feasibly decide to go at the end of this campaign. Whichever way, the clock is ticking.
It is a terrifying thought for the United hierarchy. There was a time around three years ago, shortly after the Glazer takeover, when replacing Ferguson seemed less a daunting challenge than one of those irksome jobs, like fixing the guttering, that would have to be addressed sooner rather than later.
There were a few potential candidates around to succeed him at the time, such as Fabio Capello and Guus Hiddink, not to mention José Mourinho and Arsène Wenger if they could be tempted, but perhaps that was merely because Ferguson’s stock had fallen. Three years, two Premier League titles and a European Cup later, finding a man to follow Ferguson is a task to rival that of arresting the economic downturn.
David Gill, the chief executive, is known to like the idea of a British successor to Ferguson, ideally someone with an historical link to the club, but Mark Hughes, the best of the Old Trafford alumni, has taken on a different challenge, at Manchester City, while Roy Keane, Paul Ince, Steve Bruce and others have not measured up to the required standard.
But who does measure up? Martin O’Neill would have his supporters, having performed admirably at Aston Villa (albeit with greater financial backing than anyone cares to mention), but would be far from a shoo-in. Mourinho’s track record almost guarantees success, but his methods fly in the face of United’s cavalier traditions, as laid out by Ferguson and by Sir Matt Busby long before him. Josep Guardiola is making a strong impression in his first season at Barcelona, but this is merely a coaching role, in which he is ably assisted by a strong director of football, Txiki Beguiristain.
Unless a complete overhaul of United’s coaching structure was planned, a novice such as Guardiola could not be considered.
Do you know whose name keeps coming to mind? Capello’s. At 62 he is no spring chicken, but, crucially, he has the experience, having had two spells in charge of both AC Milan and Real Madrid, and is a proven winner. There will be those who would deny that United would dare to poach the England manager, but Sven-Göran Eriksson had been lined up to succeed Ferguson in 2002.
Others will say that Capello would not be interested, that the England job trumps everything. But whatever the prestige of the England post, which has been held in recent years by such luminaries as Graham Taylor, Kevin Keegan and Steve McClaren, the challenge of following in Ferguson’s footsteps would be far, far bigger.
Perhaps it would be too big for Capello. Perhaps he would be reluctant to break his contract with the FA. Perhaps, at his age, he prefers the gentler pace of international football (although even Eriksson, hardly a workaholic, missed the day-to-day involvement of the club game).
But he would be the stand-out candidate when the dreaded moment comes that Ferguson and, of course, his good lady wife, decide to call it a day.
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...may be concerned by the frequency with which Ronaldo has courted trouble in recent weeks, having aimed retaliatory kicks at Scott Brown, of Celtic, Michael Dawson, of Tottenham Hotspur, and Andy Wilkinson, of Stoke City...
yet he goes unpunished. hes like a spoilt child.
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Whit a goal!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/v/qYVlwBzYATM&ap=%2526fmt%3D18
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first post of 2009 in the Football thread!
what do we think of the FA Cup, eh? shock exit for Man City, and now Liverpool - Everton and Manchester United - Tottenham in the 4th round. nice.
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heres a question...whose more worried about fernandos return??...robbie keane or the rest of the Prem?? ;D
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heres a question...whose more worried about fernandos return??...robbie keane or the rest of the Prem?? ;D
Robbie Keane definitly the guy couldnt even hold down a space when torres was out.
Veron Named South American Player Of The Year
Argentine playmaker Juan Sebastian Veron was officially chosen as the best footballer in South America of 2008, by prestigious Uruguayan newspaper El Pais.
Veron, the captain of Estudiantes de La Plata, beat Juan Roman Riquelme of Boca Juniors by three votes. Riquelme recently claimed the Argentine Apertura Championship with his club.
Both players are likely to be taken into consideration by Argentine national team coach Diego Maradona for the restart of the 2010 World Cup qualifiers in March.
Veron admitted that such an award is recognised around the world, and that he is very proud of the achievement.
"One is recognised not only by the people at a local level, but throughout the footballing world," Veron told radio Provincia.
"This prize arrives in a special moment of my life, because my objective is to always be the best in what I do, and I've always thought in this way."
The former Inter Milan, Chelsea and Manchester United superstar concluded by affirming that the Argentine First Division "is one of the most difficult leagues (in the world), because there is lots of competition."
In third place appeared Paraguayan striker Salvador Cabanas of Club American of Mexico, with 19 votes less than Veron. Cabanas won the award in 2007.
Internacional playmaker Andres D'Alessandro finished in fourth place, after having played a key role as his club lifted the Copa Sudamericana for the first time.
While fifth place went to Liga Deportiva Universitaria goalkeeper Jose Francisco Cevallos, who was detrimental in his team's Copa Libertadores triumph.
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KURUPTION, what you think about Tevez? media blowing a few comments outta proportion, or legit?
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heres a question...whose more worried about fernandos return??...robbie keane or the rest of the Prem?? ;D
Robbie Keane definitly the guy couldnt even hold down a space when torres was out.
i know...you see the preston game.....cringe worthy...torres would have got a hat-trick
whose veron play for now??
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MANCHESTER UNITED are set to kick out Carlos Tevez after the hitman admitted: I’d love to play for Real Madrid.
United boss Alex Ferguson is running out of patience with the 24-year-old Argentinian striker, who made it clear yesterday that clubs are lining up to sign him.
Tevez’s owner and advisor, Kia Joorabchian, said: “I don’t know if ‘Carlitos’ will go. It’s difficult to say. Anything can happen.
“Madrid want him and have showed concrete interest. They’re not the only club. There are many.”
Tevez, still on loan at Old Trafford, is unhappy that United have not opened talks about a new contract, or the possibility of buying him off Joorabchian for £32million.
Tevez insisted in yesterday’s Sun that he wants to stay.
But admitting he would relish a move to Madrid is a red rag to United boss Ferguson, who cannot forgive the Spaniards for trying to lure away Cristiano Ronaldo last year.
Tevez has just returned from a break and was expected to start in tonight’s Carling Cup semi-final clash at Derby.
But Ferguson is now considering playing Danny Welbeck as the lone striker, ahead of a five-man midfield.
Fergie has said the club are trying to sort a deal for Tevez — but blamed his agent for the delay.
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(lol @ this pic)
Kia Joorabchian attempted to placate Sir Alex Ferguson yesterday by insisting that Carlos Tévez has no issue with the Manchester United manager. However, the Argentina forward’s representative has accepted that his client could leave Old Trafford as rival clubs prepare to take advantage of the uncertainty surrounding the player’s future.
Despite Tévez’s outburst during an interview with an Argentine radio station on Monday, when he threatened to quit the Barclays Premier League champions unless they stopped dragging their heels over the offer of a permanent contract, he is expected to start for United in the first leg of their Carling Cup semi-final away to Derby County this evening.
Having been given permission to go back to Argentina over the Christmas period for what Ferguson described as a “family issue”, Tévez is understood to have held talks with the manager after returning to training with United yesterday morning.
Although it is unclear what was discussed, Ferguson is unlikely to have taken kindly to Tévez criticising him, albeit that the player did so in the mistaken belief that the manager had said that he had rejected a contract offer because he wanted parity with Wayne Rooney, who earns in excess of £100,000 a week. However, Ferguson’s irritation is thought to lie not with Tévez, but Joorabchian.
Ferguson hinted on Friday that it was Joorabchian’s role in the negotiation process that was proving an obstacle to striking a deal. He also appears to disapprove of the influence the businessman, who owns Tévez’s economic rights, has on the player, although United’s apparent unwillingness to match Joorabchian’s £32 million valuation has been just as much of a sticking point.
As revealed by The Times last week, it seems unlikely that Tévez’s future will be resolved until the end of the season when his two-year loan deal with United expires.
Joorabchian did attempt to smooth relations between Tévez and Ferguson, however, even if it is his relationship with the United manager that is likely to require the greater work.
“Tévez just wanted to clarify that he hadn’t received an offer — everything’s fine,” Joorabchian said. “He gets on very well with Ferguson. Everything started with a lie written by an English journalist who wrote that Ferguson had said they made an offer. There are no problems and he’s going to carry on playing for Manchester United until the end of the season.”
Tévez will try to put the events of the past 48 hours behind him this evening, when Ferguson will keep faith with the fringe players who have impressed in the Carling Cup this season. “It’s always good to get to Wembley,” Ferguson said. “I think the way we’ve engineered it this year, with all the younger players, it’s been great to see them in the Carling Cup.”
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Should United wave goodbye to Carlos Tevez?
FROM the moment it emerged that it would take the best part of £32 million to sign him permanently, there was a good argument for suggesting that Manchester United should wave goodbye to Carlos Tevez at the end of the season. Now that he has started to bleat about the situation, expressing unhappiness with Sir Alex Ferguson, perhaps the Argentina forward should start packing his bags now.
Tevez is a silly boy. His frustrations over the hold-up with his permanent transfer are understandable, but who is to blame here? He is a player who, as a youngster in South America, was happy to sign away his “economic rights” to a mysterious group of investors and, in doing so, to lose sole control over his future.
On the day that Tevez was introduced as a United player in August 2007, he remarked that he would have preferred to sign a five-year contract with the club, rather than the unusual arrangement that sees him effectively on a two-year loan – not on loan from another club but on loan from those investment groups. Tevez suggested that his wish could easily be granted by David Gill, the United chief executive, but, if stability was what he wanted, perhaps he should have told Kia Joorabchian, his adviser.
The precise details of his lease arrangement with United are not entirely clear, but the club are believed to have paid between £6 million and £10 million – half at the time and half last summer – to take Tevez on a two-year loan. He has scored enough goals – many of them crucial – to mean that that investment has more than paid off for United already. But if they wish to sign him permanently, on a long-term contract, they must pay off a balance of between £22 million and £26 million on his total pre-determined valuation of £32 million. That does not sound quite such a compelling deal, particularly when you bear in mind that he has dropped down the pecking order and is generally regarded as back-up for Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov.
Tevez is a top-class player, not to mention very popular with United’s supporters, but is he worth a minimum £22 million to make the deal permanent? More to the point, is he worth £100,000 a week in wages, which is said to be what he and his representatives are asking for? (He, incidentally, denies that any such demands have been made, although he also said in a statement at the weekend that “we have not started talks with Manchester United yet”, a claim that the club vehemently oppose, with Sir Alex Ferguson saying that Gill and Joorabchian have been in talks for several months.)
The impasse, combined with the arrival of Berbatov, has seemed to have an effect on Tevez’s form. He has scored eight goals this season, but five of those have come in the Carling Cup. He has scored just twice in the Premier League and, while this can in part be put down to a lack of opportunities in the starting line-up, he has started eight games and come on as substitute in five others. The most obvious thing is the manner in which he has snatched at chances, as if too desperate to prove himself when given the opportunity to do so. When Ferguson talks of profligacy in front of goal this season, the name of Tevez cannot be far from his mind.
Ferguson and indeed United’s supporters can forgive erratic finishing, particularly with such an honest, enthusiastic player, but it is harder to defend or to understand his decision to go public in airing his frustrations with the club. The interview that he gave with an Argentine radio while back in his homeland, which appeared in English newspapers today, was ill-advised and will have done his cause no good whatsoever. If there is one thing that Ferguson does not like, it is a player who mouths off to the media. Tevez may not be on first-name terms with the Manchester press pack, but, in the 21st century, an interview given to an Argentine radio station does not take too long to be picked up in England.
To lose Tevez on a free transfer at the end of the season – whether to Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Arsenal or even Manchester City – would be hard for United, but it would not be a disaster, given that they only paid a relatively small fee for him and that, because of the complicated nature of the deal, he was never truly their player. It is not too late for Tevez to knuckle down, start scoring goals and earn a permanent contract with United, but right now, if that is what he wants, he is going entirely the wrong way about it.
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Mark Hughes finds clubs are adding 'Manchester City premium'
Blackburn Rovers were bracing themselves last night for an improved £18 million offer from Manchester City for Roque Santa Cruz, the Paraguay striker, as Mark Hughes, the City manager, conceded that English football’s new financial superpower are having difficulty attracting the players they want.
Hughes’s fears of being quoted inflated prices for players because of the wealth of Sheikh Mansour, the City owner, who has a reputed personal fortune of £15 billion, are being realised as rival clubs attempt to hold them to ransom.
In some respects, City have created a rod for their own back by agreeing to pay Chelsea £12 million for Wayne Bridge, a considerable sum for a 28-year-old left back who has struggled with injuries and failed to hold down a regular place for his club or England over the past five years. Bridge also earns £92,000 a week at City, which has set another benchmark as far as wages are concerned.
With that in mind, Arsenal are unlikely to let Kolo Touré leave for less than £15 million, hence City’s wavering interest in the 27-year-old Ivory Coast defender,
Everton may demand a similar sum for Joleon Lescott and West Ham United are already driving a hard bargain for Scott Parker and Craig Bellamy, whom they have told City they value in excess of £20 million. Similarly, Shay Given, the Newcastle United goalkeeper, may cost well over £10 million. “We are finding it a bit difficult to get the players that we want here,” Hughes said yesterday.
City have indicated that they will walk away if they deem a deal to be too expensive but, by the same token, they are mindful that it generally costs more to sign players in January even before the “City premium” is taken into account.
aving already had a £16 million bid for Santa Cruz rejected this week, City are shortly expected to make another offer — their fifth in the space of a year — for the Paraguayan, although an £18 million offer would not trigger a release clause in the striker’s contract because that does not come into effect until the summer.
The likelihood is that Blackburn would still sell at such a price, but Sam Allardyce, the Lancashire club’s manager, has indicated privately that he is willing to dig his heels in to prevent Santa Cruz from leaving until he has a replacement. Blackburn are thought to be working on a deal to bring El-Hadji Diouf, the Sunderland forward who played under Allardyce at Bolton Wanderers, to Ewood Park.
Sources close to Santa Cruz say that he has been impressed by Allardyce, even though he still hopes to team up once more with Hughes, who signed him from Bayern Munich for £3.2 million in July 2007. Tal Ben-Haim or Nedum Onuoha, the City defenders, could move in the opposite direction as part of any deal.
“We have pursued him for a long time, and they have been made aware of our interest for quite a long time, and we are just trying to make it happen now,” Hughes said of Santa Cruz. “He has the physical presence we need.”
Bridge has launched a thinly veiled swipe at Luiz Felipe Scolari after accusing the Chelsea manager of not giving him a fair crack of the whip. Bridge claims that he was dismayed by the manner in which Ashley Cole was restored to left back as soon as he had recovered from an injury.
Asked if he was not given a proper chance by Scolari, Bridge said: “Definitely not. There was a time when I had put a string of games together but Ashley came straight back in. I just felt that it was never going to work for me there. Maybe he \ thinks that Ashley’s better than me. I thought no matter how I played, I was never going to establish myself there.”
ANDREI ARSHAVIN : I want to prove how good I am
Andrei Arshavin last night partied with his Zenit St Petersburg team-mates for what he believes will be the last time before sealing a move to Arsenal.
The Gunners may be furious that their far-from-concluded negotiations have become public but the Russia forward hopes any problems can be overcome so that he can achieve his dream of playing for one of Europe's elite clubs.
It would be the perfect Christmas present as the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates the festival two weeks later than in England.
The 27-year-old spent the public holiday with his wife Yulia and their two young children before saying goodbye to his Zenit colleagues at St Petersburg's five-star Grand Hotel Europe at their annual Christmas bash.
It is a farewell that the forward knew he had to make after starring for his country in their bold march to the Euro 2008 semi-finals before losing to Spain.
Those performances - along with his key role in winning the UEFA Cup against Rangers with Zenit last season - made him famous across the world, but returning home to a country that had appreciated his talent for years felt too much like getting back in the depressing old routine.
I didn't feel anything special,' Arshavin told Sportsmail. 'In my city I have been popular since long ago.'
After winning domestically and abroad with his home-town club - picking up countless individual honours on the way - Arshavin knew he had to look for new challenges to the west of the city appropriately called Russia's window to Europe.
'I want to play at a good European club and I want to prove how good I am,' he said.
The desire has little to do with money. He is paid about £65,000 a week by a club backed by energy giants Gazprom - the third biggest company in the world by some indicators.
And Arshavin, for whom Zenit are asking £20 million, is unlikely to demand a bumper pay deal at the Emirates.
It is believed that Arsenal have made an opening offer of £12m but the Russians are more than happy to negotiate after seeing how badly Arshavin's form was affected when an August move to Tottenham collapsed.
Zenit have great ambition matched by huge moves in the transfer market, but their star player realised just how far they had still to go when the team finished third behind Juventus and Real Madrid in a tough Champions League group in the autumn.
'I think it is a distant prospect that Zenit will ever be as big as the likes of Real Madrid or Juventus,' said Arshavin.
'It will take some time and Zenit must win many titles first. But recently the club have been progressing.
'The main thing is that the management should have willingness and players should be provided with opportunities.'
The 'opportunities' he talks of are to escape and he would be crushed now if the move to Arsenal collapsed, especially after failing to fulfil his initial dream of joining Barcelona, with whom he fell in love as a youngster.
With the Russian season over, Arshavin visited London shortly before Christmas to get a feel for the place before spending two weeks on a beach in the Dominican Republic thinking about his next step.
While some hardcore Zenit fans have branded their former hero a traitor, he leaves St Petersburg with the best wishes of most and will be particularly missed by those at the SOS Children's Village in nearby Pushkin.
Arshavin became an ambassador for the cause after first visiting three-and-a-half years ago and he said: 'I have the whole range of emotions when I visit the village. I see sincerity and warm feelings there.
'I meet the children and they ask me all sorts of questions.'
The environment may not be dissimilar at Arsenal. If he gets the move he craves, the 41-cap relative veteran will be expected to pass on his aspirations of greatness to a youthful set of new team-mates who have faltered to a position where even their top-four status is in jeopardy.
Russian readers of Elle magazine recently voted Arshavin their 'Dream Man' and that is exactly what Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hopes he will prove to be.
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KURUPTION, what you think about Tevez? media blowing a few comments outta proportion, or legit?
I think Tevez is just getting frustrated and wants it resolved one way or another. Everytime he is asked if he wants to stay he states yes, and up until recently the club have been saying the same thing. Things seemed to have changed recently though, i think the stumbling block is the fee. It wouldnt suprise me if we couldnt afford to buy him because his performances on the pitch have warrented us buying him. He works hard and scores crucial goals, last season alone he scored the winner at anfield and last min equalisers against spurs, blackburn and lyon.
I personally would be gutted if he left, the press love to blow anything out of proprtion. Lets be honest they make up 90% of the transfer rumours.
heres a question...whose more worried about fernandos return??...robbie keane or the rest of the Prem?? ;D
Robbie Keane definitly the guy couldnt even hold down a space when torres was out.
i know...you see the preston game.....cringe worthy...torres would have got a hat-trick
whose veron play for now??
Veron is at Estudiantes de La Plata, my mate who is an arsenal fan said to me a few weeks ago that veron is the best midfielder in the world at the moment. I just laughed at him and said he was wrong.
Yeah i saw the preston game, to be honest im enjoying seeing robbie keane look a fool but he is a good player. I just dont see how he fits into the liverpool team and i think he knows it. The side is set up to get the ball to gerrard who can then exploit torres pace and play the balls into the channels (my pro evo tactic ;D ) but keane cant play the torres role or gerrards role.
If he were to score a few goals i think he would miss less of these chances but i cant see him getting a run in the side.
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And Vidic has scored!!!! 8)
UNITED!!
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BRILLIANT!!!
Giggsy played his best game this season, so did Evans....
..Aaah, it feels good!! 8) 8)
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Tottenham midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng has joined Bundesliga outfit Borussia Dortmund on loan.
Boateng has failed to hit the heights at White Hart Lane since his arrival from Hertha Berlin in the summer of 2007.
The 21-year-old fell out-of-favour under former Spurs boss Juande Ramos and was linked with a move away from Tottenham in the summer.
Boateng was given a reprieve by Harry Redknapp and he has made two appearances since the ex-Portsmouth manager's arrival.
Spurs are willing to loan out Boateng as he does not feature in Redknapp's first-team plans and the midfielder is keen move on in search of regular action.
Borussia have the option to make the loan move permanent and Dortmund's general manager Michael Zorc has confirmed the details of the transfer.
"We have taken him on a six-month loan until the end of the season," Zorc told the club's official website.
"We want to watch him first (before taking a decision regarding a permanent move) because he has been going through a difficult period."
as a fan of Dortmund, I'm very happy with this move
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Tottenham midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng has joined Bundesliga outfit Borussia Dortmund on loan.
Boateng has failed to hit the heights at White Hart Lane since his arrival from Hertha Berlin in the summer of 2007.
The 21-year-old fell out-of-favour under former Spurs boss Juande Ramos and was linked with a move away from Tottenham in the summer.
Boateng was given a reprieve by Harry Redknapp and he has made two appearances since the ex-Portsmouth manager's arrival.
Spurs are willing to loan out Boateng as he does not feature in Redknapp's first-team plans and the midfielder is keen move on in search of regular action.
Borussia have the option to make the loan move permanent and Dortmund's general manager Michael Zorc has confirmed the details of the transfer.
"We have taken him on a six-month loan until the end of the season," Zorc told the club's official website.
"We want to watch him first (before taking a decision regarding a permanent move) because he has been going through a difficult period."
as a fan of Dortmund, I'm very happy with this move
you're German right? Have a prop for choosing the best club of the world. I think this is a good move, but without another capable striker this season's over.
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Hey Dortmund fans, here's a little video from Scottish TV about Paul Lambert. A little bit about Dortmund in there, Lambert talking to Michael Zorc and shows you round the stadium. Some footage of the 97 Champions League final too...
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Hey Dortmund fans, here's a little video from Scottish TV about Paul Lambert. A little bit about Dortmund in there, Lambert talking to Michael Zorc and shows you round the stadium. Some footage of the 97 Champions League final too...
where? ???
btw awesome sig :o Can I copy it?
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awesome sig Can I copy it? :D :D :D :D
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Alex Frei is back and Zidan has incredible skills plus Valdez, all of them have to and will score more goals ,thats our biggest problem, not enough goals
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awesome sig Can I copy it? :D :D :D :D
Sorry Elaine, this is only for real fans, not for supporters of the football Mafia.
Alex Frei is back and Zidan has incredible skills plus Valdez, all of them have to and will score more goals ,thats our biggest problem, not enough goals
Seems like Klopp doesn't get on well with Frei, he's played below his limit so far, looks like he's not really motivated anymore. Zidan looked good in the last few games, but he can't replace Petric (Petric+Frei+ Zidan as 3rd option would've been perfect). As of Valdez, I've lost faith in him. :(
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Shit sorry dude i forgot to post the link. lol
http://celticunderground.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=732&Itemid=63
And yeah feel free, i got it from another forum anyway...
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El Madrid ofrecerá 85 millones por Cristiano
http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/futbol-calderon-tiene-atado-cristiano/dasftb/20090113dasdaiftb_39/Tes
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BRILLIANT!!!
Giggsy played his best game this season, so did Evans....
..Aaah, it feels good!! 8) 8)
Yeah very good performance, also thought Park was brilliant.
Never thought it would be 3-0 when i saw the team, also really enjoyed winding Terry up ;D
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BRILLIANT!!!
Giggsy played his best game this season, so did Evans....
..Aaah, it feels good!! 8) 8)
Yeah very good performance, also thought Park was brilliant.
Never thought it would be 3-0 when i saw the team, also really enjoyed winding Terry up ;D
Yeah, Park was great too, didn't mention him because I think he almost always brings it...works hard as hell.
Wigan match 'bout to start soon...
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BRILLIANT!!!
Giggsy played his best game this season, so did Evans....
..Aaah, it feels good!! 8) 8)
Yeah very good performance, also thought Park was brilliant.
Never thought it would be 3-0 when i saw the team, also really enjoyed winding Terry up ;D
Yeah, Park was great too, didn't mention him because I think he almost always brings it...works hard as hell.
Wigan match 'bout to start soon...
Yeah im gutted i couldnt make it tonight, so its the radio for me as its not on sky.
Need to win, this is just as important as the chelsea game.
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BRILLIANT!!!
Giggsy played his best game this season, so did Evans....
..Aaah, it feels good!! 8) 8)
Yeah very good performance, also thought Park was brilliant.
Never thought it would be 3-0 when i saw the team, also really enjoyed winding Terry up ;D
Yeah, Park was great too, didn't mention him because I think he almost always brings it...works hard as hell.
Wigan match 'bout to start soon...
Yeah im gutted i couldnt make it tonight, so its the radio for me as its not on sky.
Need to win, this is just as important as the chelsea game.
Yeah, and Wigan has played well lately, so it's gonna be intresting...
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PHIL SCOLARI last night put his entire squad up for sale — and wants to exchange four of them for Manchester City’s Robinho!
I can reveal Scolari is trying to get the Brazilian to Chelsea after missing out in August. And the struggling Blues boss even invited clubs to make an offer for any of his players.
Scolari said: “I know many managers and assistants are calling the players saying this or that. Now is the time for ALL of my players — call and buy.”
He is offering £15million plus FOUR players, Nicolas Anelka, Florent Malouda, Salomon Kalou and a centre-back, for Robinho.
His chances of success seem non-existent, with City relying heavily on Robinho to persuade his Brazilian team-mate Kaka to join them from AC Milan.
But Scolari believes there is a chance Kaka may turn down City’s offer, leaving Robinho unsettled.
Scolari added: “Every day I look in the papers about contact for players. OK. Pay what the club wants and go.
“If you don’t go, stay here. But stay because this job is very good and because you love the club. Finish. If not, for any player I have youngsters. If I lost 3-0 or 5-0 it’s the same.”
Robinho knows of Chelsea’s interest but has started to feel an affinity with City where he has a strong rapport with the fans.
However, he also has a big affection for Scolari.
SunSport revealed on Thursday that Kaka has insisted if he does join City, Robinho must never be sold while he is there. That is because Kaka also knows of Chelsea’s continuing pursuit of the striker.
Scolari was furious when Chelsea lost out to City in the £32.5m battle for Robinho’s services on the very last day of the transfer window.
He has vowed ever since that if he could find a way of getting Robinho out of City he would.
A source close to Robinho said: “This is an amazing twist to what’s going on with Kaka. City have to keep Robinho if Kaka is to go there but if Kaka stays at AC Milan then Robinho will have a decision to make.”
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^^^he's losing the plot...hope they dont sack him
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Anelka,Kalou, Malouda for Robinho ::)
Drogba and Robinho were the only strikers then....
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^^^he's losing the plot...hope they dont sack him
who scolari or benitez ;)
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aston villa 44 arsenal 41 :laugh:
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Whoa, Barcelona is sure on fire this season! They are playing absolutely amazing football!
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Whoa, Barcelona is sure on fire this season! They are playing absolutely amazing football!
True messi is the best in the world, much better than ronaldo and i like ronaldo but messi is unberlivible
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Mourinho takes a leaf out of Clough's book, blasting Inter's 'lucky' league titles
By Sportsmail Reporter
Last updated at 1:12 AM on 23rd January 2009
Home truths: Mourinho
An apoplectic Jose Mourinho labelled his Inter Milan players 'a pile of s***' in an x-rated dressing room rant following Saturday's 'awful' 3-1 reverse at the hands of mid-table Atalanta.
The self-professed 'Special One' was overheard tearing shreds off his side - who currently lie three points clear at the top of Serie A - by Italian newspaper La Repubblica.
With echoes of Brian Clough's ill-fated 44 day reign at 'dirty' Leeds United, Mourinho questioned the validity of the three successive league titles won by the Nerazzuri between 2006-08.
'You won a Scudetto in the court, the second because there was no competition and the third was won at the last minute. You are all a pile of s**t,' Mourinho is alleged to have said in a transcript published in La Repubblica.
Mourinho's unswerving loyalty to Chelsea players became a trademark of his three-year reign, but after hurling a notebook into a bin at Stadio Azzurri d'Italia, the Portuguese was less than complimentary of his current charges.
'I can't explain it,' an exasperated Mourinho told the assembled press, as Inter continued 2009's winless run in the league.
'I should keep quiet and let the sports press use any adjective they want, which I must accept, given my team played such an awful match.'
It seems time is a great healer, however, with Mourinho changing his tune after Wednesday's 2-1 victory at the San Siro over Roma in the Coppa Italia.
'This victory is a very good reaction to the defeat we suffered on Sunday in Bergamo,' Mourinho said.
'When we play in that fashion, everything is better - both on and off the field. For this reason I am happy and so are the players as we don't like to lose.'
ahahahahahahaha.. Mourinho knows wassup! +1
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'You won a Scudetto in the court, the second because there was no competition and the third was won at the last minute. You are all a pile of s**t
from now on whenever krasnoe starts getting testy im quoting this ;D
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'You won a Scudetto in the court, the second because there was no competition and the third was won at the last minute. You are all a pile of s**t,'
classic. where is Elaine?
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;D
Oh, and Juventus is "just" 3 points away from Inter. With the return of Inter-Juventus who will be played in Turin. 8)
Oh, and another thing.. it's looking bad for Inter, as former Juventus boss Luciano Moggi is starting to defend himself in the trial (FINALLY!), and people here is already talking about Inter giving one Scudetto back to Juventus if Moggi will prove himself innocent. Hahahaha..
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WOHOO!!!
Great win!! 8)
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Arghhh fuck off Van Persie.
Thats twice Everton have thrown points away at home now, against Villa and Arsenal this season. Arghhhhhhh!!!!!
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Arghhh fuck off Van Persie.
Thats twice Everton have thrown points away at home now, against Villa and Arsenal this season. Arghhhhhhh!!!!!
What a wack game that was.
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Arghhh fuck off Van Persie.
Thats twice Everton have thrown points away at home now, against Villa and Arsenal this season. Arghhhhhhh!!!!!
What a wack game that was.
Yeah we apparently dominated you though. Cant believe you drew against us!
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Arghhh fuck off Van Persie.
Thats twice Everton have thrown points away at home now, against Villa and Arsenal this season. Arghhhhhhh!!!!!
What a wack game that was.
Yeah we apparently dominated you though. Cant believe you drew against us!
I'd say it was 50-50, but it might be my Gooner spirit talking. VP pulled out some Magic, again!
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Celtic reached the league cup final tonight after winning 11-10 on penalties which included kicks from both goalkeepers and two players taking two penalties each for both sides.
Flood scored
McDonald scored
Daly scored
Caldwell scored
Feeney scored
Nakamura scored
Conway scored
Robson scored
Dixon scored
Samaras scored
Gomis scored
Naylor scored
Kenneth scored
Crosas scored
Robertson scored
Brown scored
Wilkie missed
Loovens missed
Kovacevic scored
Hinkel scored
Zaluska (GK) scored
Boruc (GK) scored
Flood (#2) missed
McDonald (#2) scored
Cold fucking night but epic nonetheless. :)
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first game of the year, first loss ::)
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VP pulled out some Magic, again!
what a nice goal, eh.
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VP pulled out some Magic, again!
what a nice goal, eh.
The only one who deserves to wear the red shirt these days.
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Things are looking good at the mo, liverpool are crumbling and chelsea arent playing too well either.
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Celtic reached the league cup final tonight after winning 11-10 on penalties which included kicks from both goalkeepers and two players taking two penalties each for both sides.
Flood scored
McDonald scored
Daly scored
Caldwell scored
Feeney scored
Nakamura scored
Conway scored
Robson scored
Dixon scored
Samaras scored
Gomis scored
Naylor scored
Kenneth scored
Crosas scored
Robertson scored
Brown scored
Wilkie missed
Loovens missed
Kovacevic scored
Hinkel scored
Zaluska (GK) scored
Boruc (GK) scored
Flood (#2) missed
McDonald (#2) scored
Cold fucking night but epic nonetheless. :)
That's not good for your heart if you support one of those teams ;D
AZ would never take penalty kicks for so long. With a goal keeper like Sergio Romero you already know you can't lose.
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I have nothing against you, but please :stop: it. This is NOT funny.
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I have nothing against you, but please :stop: it. This is NOT funny.
I was totally serious. Romero is what we call a 'penalty killer'.
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Liverpool vs Chelski today. I predict a 1:0, 0:0 or 0:1 ::)
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Hopefully it will be a draw, newcastle v sunderland at the mo which has been pretty good.
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LOL.
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i predict a 1-1 draw...again :-\
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Never should have been a penalty for Newcastle.
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get in we needed that to keep in touch
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get in we needed that to keep in touch
hopefully they can build on this
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looks like keane could be off 12m plus aaron lennon im hearing ;D
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Live - Transfer Deadline Day from the BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7858331.stm
1302: Brilliant effort from Fletch, that, I think you'll agree, I just wish he'd had more deals to feast on. I'm immediately hearing that Robbie Keane is having a medical in London ahead of a proposed £15m switch back to Tottenham after a horror spell with Liverpool. Lucky him.
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Live - Transfer Deadline Day from the BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/7858331.stm
1302: Brilliant effort from Fletch, that, I think you'll agree, I just wish he'd had more deals to feast on. I'm immediately hearing that Robbie Keane is having a medical in London ahead of a proposed £15m switch back to Tottenham after a horror spell with Liverpool. Lucky him.
Liverpool Football Club have confirmed that they've granted Robbie Keane permission to talk to Tottenham Hotspur about a possible return to White Hart Lane but insist no deal has been finalised between the two clubs.
An LFC spokesperson told Liverpoolfc.tv: "We've allowed Robbie to talk to Spurs but we've not yet finalised a deal with them for the player."
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1345: "I am an executive chauffeur in north London and have just driven Andrei Arshavin to the Emirates."
Brian, via text on 81111
COME ON!
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Jo has signed a loan deal with Everton.
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Spurs have offered 15 mil for Robbie Keane, and now this:
1458: "Just seen Quaresma outside White Hart Lane with a mass of bodyguards. Get in, what a signing."
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HOLY SHIT!
Ive just seen Torres and Gerrard in Liverpool. Surrounded by Everton fans. Holy shit. What signings!!!!
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Liverpool Football Club have this afternoon confirmed they have reached agreement with Spurs for the transfer of Robbie Keane back to the White Hart Lane club.
Having earlier granted the striker permission to talk to his former club, a spokesman for LFC told Liverpoolfc.tv: "Liverpool Football Club have reached agreement with Tottenham Hotspur for the sale of Robbie Keane."
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Spurs have offered 15 mil for Robbie Keane, and now this:
1458: "Just seen Quaresma outside White Hart Lane with a mass of bodyguards. Get in, what a signing."
lol Quaresma is another prime example for Inter's disastrous managment. 25m € for nothing ;D
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rumours of David Villa joining Liverpool:
1623: "Latest news on Keane and Liverpool is that an agreement has been made with Valencia over David Villa. This is why Liverpool are letting Keane leave. Villa and Torres up front, now that would scare me."
Boxhead91 on 606
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rumours of David Villa joining Liverpool:
1623: "Latest news on Keane and Liverpool is that an agreement has been made with Valencia over David Villa. This is why Liverpool are letting Keane leave. Villa and Torres up front, now that would scare me."
Boxhead91 on 606
c'mon mate dont tease me its not nice....i heard the name forlan mentioned 5pm cannot come quick enuff
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The FA today confirmed there will be no disciplinary action against Chelsea defender Jose Bosingwa following his high challenge on Yossi Benayoun on Sunday.
An FA statement reads: "Bosingwa was involved in an incident with Liverpool's Yossi Benayoun during the Premier League match at Anfield on February 1.
"Referee Mike Riley has informed the FA that, while he did not see the incident himself, it was seen by his assistant Mo Matadar. No action was taken against Bosingwa by the officials.
"Under the FIFA Laws of the Game, the FA is prohibited from taking disciplinary action when incidents are seen at the time by the match officials."
>:( >:( >:( >:( ...the fuck??...he fly kicked our player in the back....
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"Referee Mike Riley has informed the FA that, while he did not see the incident himself, it was seen by his assistant Mo Matadar. No action was taken against Bosingwa by the officials.
"Under the FIFA Laws of the Game, the FA is prohibited from taking disciplinary action when incidents are seen at the time by the match officials."
yeah, the linesman saw it, flagged for it, and the referee waved play on. he ignored the linesmans flag, Bosingwa should be fined, as should Mike Riley.
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Quaresma on loan to Chelsea?
Arshavin stays in Petersburg?
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yep, Arshavin stays in russia
damn, fuckin ticket prices, I wanted to get 4 tickets for the game against hoffenheim (süd) ,50 € :oi:
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yep, Arshavin stays in russia
damn, fuckin ticket prices, I wanted to get 4 tickets for the game against hoffenheim (süd) ,50 € :oi:
My homie got three tickets for bvb vs hoffenheim, my first visit in 3 years. :rock: But I think it's not Südtribüne :'(
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how much did you pay ?
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how much did you pay ?
noch nichts ;D He said arround 40 €
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sounds good, I'm still undecided if I should take these tickets....
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Classic, Liverpool spend 20 mil on a striker and then 6 months later sell him for 15 mil. Leaving them with one injury prone striker and there trying to win the league, rafa's cracking up.
City also managed to buy all those world superstars ::)
Apparently the Arshavin deal is back on
Zenit St Petersburg playmaker Andrei Arshavin appears poised to join Arsenal.
A deal looked in doubt earlier on Monday after reports suggested talks between the two clubs had broken down.
However, negotiations have since reignited and it is believed that a fee has been agreed, with Arshavin agreeing personal terms and passing a medical.
The Russia international has reportedly penned a three-and-a-half-year deal at Emirates Stadium, although the final sticking points remains over Arshavin and Zenit agreeing a final payment.
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Lol at Liverpool and Tottenham.. Desperate.
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rumours of David Villa joining Liverpool:
1623: "Latest news on Keane and Liverpool is that an agreement has been made with Valencia over David Villa. This is why Liverpool are letting Keane leave. Villa and Torres up front, now that would scare me."
Boxhead91 on 606
c'mon mate dont tease me its not nice....i heard the name forlan mentioned 5pm cannot come quick enuff
That would be Forlan the golden boot winner .
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Classic, Liverpool spend 20 mil on a striker and then 6 months later sell him for 15 mil. Leaving them with one injury prone striker and there trying to win the league, rafa's cracking up.
oh so he's an out and out striker now i thought rafa always played him out position and that was why he was so bad.... ::)
and torres is injury prone??..he's had a re-ocurring injury...different thing check how many a.madrid games he missed and how many he missed last year
and kuyt and ngog are as capable as keane proved to be...plus rafa always said he intends babel in the future to play up top
hopefully we might see Pacheco or Nemeth on the bench now
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rumours of David Villa joining Liverpool:
1623: "Latest news on Keane and Liverpool is that an agreement has been made with Valencia over David Villa. This is why Liverpool are letting Keane leave. Villa and Torres up front, now that would scare me."
Boxhead91 on 606
c'mon mate dont tease me its not nice....i heard the name forlan mentioned 5pm cannot come quick enuff
That would be Forlan the golden boot winner .
you mean the "scourge" of the premiership... :laugh:
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"Referee Mike Riley has informed the FA that, while he did not see the incident himself, it was seen by his assistant Mo Matadar. No action was taken against Bosingwa by the officials.
"Under the FIFA Laws of the Game, the FA is prohibited from taking disciplinary action when incidents are seen at the time by the match officials."
yeah, the linesman saw it, flagged for it, and the referee waved play on. he ignored the linesmans flag, Bosingwa should be fined, as should Mike Riley.
the linesman flagged for a throw in to chelsea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Classic, Liverpool spend 20 mil on a striker and then 6 months later sell him for 15 mil. Leaving them with one injury prone striker and there trying to win the league, rafa's cracking up.
oh so he's an out and out striker now i thought rafa always played him out position and that was why he was so bad.... ::)
and torres is injury prone??..he's had a re-ocurring injury...different thing check how many a.madrid games he missed and how many he missed last year
and kuyt and ngog are as capable as keane proved to be...plus rafa always said he intends babel in the future to play up top
hopefully we might see Pacheco or Nemeth on the bench now
Keane was bought to score goals and for what ever reason he hasnt , prob mainly down to Benitez treating him as if he just found him stuck to the sole of shoe.
Torres is a great player but a re accuring hamstring injury can be a huge problem, we had the same issue with giggs for many seasons.
Rafa cant really rate babel or kuyt if he has played them out wide all these years and ngog is no where near as capable as Keane. Keane may not have played well but he has scored more goals in the premiership than those three put together.
Can you honestly say you are happy with those players, if Torres got injured could they step in and push you to the title ??? Honestly ??
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rumours of David Villa joining Liverpool:
1623: "Latest news on Keane and Liverpool is that an agreement has been made with Valencia over David Villa. This is why Liverpool are letting Keane leave. Villa and Torres up front, now that would scare me."
Boxhead91 on 606
c'mon mate dont tease me its not nice....i heard the name forlan mentioned 5pm cannot come quick enuff
That would be Forlan the golden boot winner .
you mean the "scourge" of the premiership... :laugh:
seem to remember him scoring a couple against you ;)
Keane was only 12 mil, an 8 mil loss in 6 months, ouch
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Spurs have offered 15 mil for Robbie Keane, and now this:
1458: "Just seen Quaresma outside White Hart Lane with a mass of bodyguards. Get in, what a signing."
lol Quaresma is another prime example for Inter's disastrous managment. 25m € for nothing ;D
borussia still a weak team :-*
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Classic, Liverpool spend 20 mil on a striker and then 6 months later sell him for 15 mil. Leaving them with one injury prone striker and there trying to win the league, rafa's cracking up.
oh so he's an out and out striker now i thought rafa always played him out position and that was why he was so bad.... ::)
and torres is injury prone??..he's had a re-ocurring injury...different thing check how many a.madrid games he missed and how many he missed last year
and kuyt and ngog are as capable as keane proved to be...plus rafa always said he intends babel in the future to play up top
hopefully we might see Pacheco or Nemeth on the bench now
Keane was bought to score goals and for what ever reason he hasnt , prob mainly down to Benitez treating him as if he just found him stuck to the sole of shoe.
Torres is a great player but a re accuring hamstring injury can be a huge problem, we had the same issue with giggs for many seasons.
Rafa cant really rate babel or kuyt if he has played them out wide all these years and ngog is no where near as capable as Keane. Keane may not have played well but he has scored more goals in the premiership than those three put together.
Can you honestly say you are happy with those players, if Torres got injured could they step in and push you to the title ??? Honestly ??
keane didnt do much while torres was injured anyways and we were still top at that point
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Who else thinks that Roda JC will get a big asswhooping tomorrow?
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Bradford City Vs Darlington, postponed last night due to the snow... the game was due to be shown on Sky, do you think they'll show it when it is rescheduled?
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Im In love with Liverpool for what they have done. They have just thrown away any title chance they had.
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Im In love with Liverpool for what they have done. They have just thrown away any title chance they had.
LOL u lot are hilarious...absolutely hillarious
was keane going to win us the title by mis-controlling the ball and whinging whenever subbed??...has kuyt got more this season from the right wing than keane got up front..??
fuck me everton just went 5 games unbeaten without any recognized striker
worse comes to worse we can stick stevie up front hell maybe we'll take saha off your hands :laugh:
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Who is best English goalkeeper?
Manchester City’s deal to sign Shay Given from Newcastle United would appear to be a vote of no confidence in another young English goalkeeper, this time Joe Hart. At the age of 21, Hart has immense potential, but winning a second England cap is likely to be a long way down his list of priorities now that he is second choice at City.
With Chris Kirkland and Ben Foster suffering too many injuries, Paul Robinson and Scott Carson seemingly bruised by their experiences at international level and Robert Green failing to convince successive England managers, Fabio Capello appears certain to persist with David James as his first-choice goalkeeper, even if, at the age of 38, that is largely by default.
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Benitez explains Keane departure
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Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez says he let Robbie Keane rejoin Tottenham because the striker had failed to settle in the team.
Keane signed a four-year deal at Spurs, with the fee starting at £12m and rising with add-ons, six months after he left the club for an initial £19m.
Benitez told the Reds' website: "Sometimes good players cannot settle in the team. You have to react quickly.
"It is a risk but the situation was not good and we needed to do something."
The Republic of Ireland captain joined Liverpool from Spurs in July in a deal which could have risen to £20.3m, but he failed to establish himself in the team.
Keane, 28, managed only five goals in 19 appearances for the club he supported as a boy and admitted his summer transfer "proved not to be the right move for me".
"I would like to wish Robbie the best because although things did not work out he has been working hard for us"
Rafael Benitez
Benitez said Keane's quick return to north London was best for all concerned and refuted suggestions that the player's departure meant the title hopefuls were too reliant on Spain striker Fernando Torres.
"We still have Ryan Babel, David Ngog and Dirk Kuyt as well as Torres," said Benitez, whose team trail Premier League leaders Manchester United by two points.
"If it is not good for the team then it is better for everyone to make a decision, and because of the situation in the transfer market and the opportunity for the player we had to do it now.
"I have to analyse things and try to look at the bigger picture and this means thinking of the club and the team and what is best for them."
Benitez added that Tottenham had shown a great desire to re-sign Keane.
"I would like to wish Robbie the best because although things did not work out he has been working hard for us," said the Spaniard.
"He was trying to do his best and the key was that Spurs showed a lot of interest and they were pushing really hard for him.
"The player needed to play and he was not doing that as much as he would have liked with us.
"But I cannot criticise him in any way because, as I have said, he tried to do his best for us."
Former Liverpool and Republic of Ireland striker John Aldridge questioned whether Liverpool now had sufficient attacking depth to win the title.
"Look at the players they have had in the last four years. Michael Owen was sold, Robbie Fowler has been and gone, Peter Crouch and now Robbie Keane," he said.
"To sustain a challenge on Manchester United you have got to have one if not more of those players on top of what we have got at the moment.
"Dirk Kuyt can play up front, Ryan Babel at a push and then there's the lad (David) Ngog, who is nowhere near the quality needed, he's a young lad. There are certainly not enough options."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/liverpool/7867439.stm
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Im In love with Liverpool for what they have done. They have just thrown away any title chance they had.
LOL u lot are hilarious...absolutely hillarious
was keane going to win us the title by mis-controlling the ball and whinging whenever subbed??...has kuyt got more this season from the right wing than keane got up front..??
fuck me everton just went 5 games unbeaten without any recognized striker
worse comes to worse we can stick stevie up front hell maybe we'll take saha off your hands :laugh:
Keane is class though mate. Just Rafa didnt play him proper. And takes him off at around 60 mins every game. When Ive watched Keane over the years hes always dangerous in the final 20 mins, hes always likely to get you a goal. Lets be honest mate if youre going for the title you need as many 'class' players as you can. E.G, Man Utd... Chelsea... I think youve just made a major mistake.
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Im In love with Liverpool for what they have done. They have just thrown away any title chance they had.
LOL u lot are hilarious...absolutely hillarious
was keane going to win us the title by mis-controlling the ball and whinging whenever subbed??...has kuyt got more this season from the right wing than keane got up front..??
fuck me everton just went 5 games unbeaten without any recognized striker
worse comes to worse we can stick stevie up front hell maybe we'll take saha off your hands :laugh:
Keane is class though mate. Just Rafa didnt play him proper. And takes him off at around 60 mins every game. When Ive watched Keane over the years hes always dangerous in the final 20 mins, hes always likely to get you a goal. Lets be honest mate if youre going for the title you need as many 'class' players as you can. E.G, Man Utd... Chelsea... I think youve just made a major mistake.
i aint denying hes got ability...but i just think hes got a mental block when it comes to big clubs...look at his time @ inter...i followed robbie since wolves so i know what hes capable of...even when crouch wasnt scoring he was contributing...it was very hard to make a case for keane not to be subbed/dropped because it got to the stage he was missing sitters and mis-controlling far too regularly to be trusted...shiit me an kuruption were laughin bout it a few pages back....now he was going to fire us to the prem ::)
and also if like u say he played out of position...that dosent make him cover for torres...it would be gerrards position...
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Another diabolically quiet window for Celtic. Hopefully we can make it 4 in a row but I'm not overly confident with the current squad.
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Another diabolically quiet window for Celtic. Hopefully we can make it 4 in a row but I'm not overly confident with the current squad.
Me neither m8. Shocking. I think every single Celtic supporter could tell you we need a left back and a goalscorer. Our scouting system is absolutely shite, im sure there is a left back somewhere on the continent interested in coming to Celtic that is better than Lee Naylor.
I think we've lost the momentum on those cunts, the 15th is gona be huge.
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Im In love with Liverpool for what they have done. They have just thrown away any title chance they had.
LOL u lot are hilarious...absolutely hillarious
was keane going to win us the title by mis-controlling the ball and whinging whenever subbed??...has kuyt got more this season from the right wing than keane got up front..??
fuck me everton just went 5 games unbeaten without any recognized striker
worse comes to worse we can stick stevie up front hell maybe we'll take saha off your hands :laugh:
Keane is class though mate. Just Rafa didnt play him proper. And takes him off at around 60 mins every game. When Ive watched Keane over the years hes always dangerous in the final 20 mins, hes always likely to get you a goal. Lets be honest mate if youre going for the title you need as many 'class' players as you can. E.G, Man Utd... Chelsea... I think youve just made a major mistake.
i aint denying hes got ability...but i just think hes got a mental block when it comes to big clubs...look at his time @ inter...i followed robbie since wolves so i know what hes capable of...even when crouch wasnt scoring he was contributing...it was very hard to make a case for keane not to be subbed/dropped because it got to the stage he was missing sitters and mis-controlling far too regularly to be trusted...shiit me an kuruption were laughin bout it a few pages back....now he was going to fire us to the prem ::)
and also if like u say he played out of position...that dosent make him cover for torres...it would be gerrards position...
Inter are a club like that though. They will buy plays and not use them and them sell them. They always have. For example.... Quersema. Keane was never going to be at Inter for more than a season... even if he had an awesome season there. Italians ain't big on British based players. I mean, how many British players play over there now.... Beckham? That's it?
I think youve made a mistake letting him go. Rafa didnt give him a chance really. He and Torres are similar but they could of formed a good partnership! Oh well!
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WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
DAN GOSLING IS MY HERO,
HE WEARS SHIRT 32,
THEY WAS LAUGHING AT HIM,
NOW THE JOKES ON YOU!!!!!!!
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Bayern vs. Dortmund, I smell another painfull loss...
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Tough game this afternoon away to west ham, spurs v arsenal before which should be good.
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your lucky were not clinical enough infront of goal dude.. cannot believe we drew 0-0 with ya's, definatley the best chance we're had to win against you in years.. i wouldnt even say we played that well. you's just looked terrible, so many miss-hit and over hitt pass's to your front men.. like a shadow of your former selves.
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your lucky were not clinical enough infront of goal dude.. cannot believe we drew 0-0 with ya's, definatley the best chance we're had to win against you in years.. i wouldnt even say we played that well. you's just looked terrible, so many miss-hit and over hitt pass's to your front men.. like a shadow of your former selves.
Gotta say that pavlyuchenko could have been the difference, can't believe he didn't score in that game (didn't watch the whole game though..)
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like a shadow of your former selves.
Yeah, I hate that.
Let's hope things turn around now that Arshavin is around, and all those injuries are over.
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like a shadow of your former selves.
Yeah, I hate that.
Let's hope things turn around now that Arshavin is around, and all those injuries are over.
is arshavin any good as a holding midfielder??otherwise i see no cause to be optimistic
oooooooohhhh shit scholaris been sacked!!!!hahaha bet mancinis next chelsea boss
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oooooooohhhh shit scholaris been sacked!!!!
too quick to blame the manager... you can't make miracles overnight...
in regards to Arsenal, Arshavin isn't gonna make much of a difference. as CmeeNoMore said above, you need a defensive midfielder. why get rid of two during the summer (Flamini and Gilberto) and not replace them?!
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In regards to Arsenal's midfield, we most def. need some creativity and technique. I can see that coming back now that we got Arshavin and Eduardo, Walcott, Cesc and Rosicky is slowly returning, one by one.
But I agree with you all when it comes down to the defensive part.
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In your face, Germany!! 8)
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In your face, Germany!! 8)
Hell yes! :D
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In your face, Germany!! 8)
Hell yes! :D
HAha ;D Damn
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Who would have expected Norway to win from Germany? haha, damn. I don't think Norway would have won in a qualifying match though.
On another note: typing with frozen fingers is a bitch.
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Who would have expected Norway to win from Germany? haha, damn. I don't think Norway would have won in a qualifying match though.
On another note: typing with frozen fingers is a bitch.
On a side note, we missed 2-3 important players.
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Friendlies dont mean shit, relax.
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Friendlies dont mean shit, relax.
Against big dogs like Germany, of course they do!
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Internationals dont mean shit, relax.
Fixed that for you. :)
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Internationals dont mean shit, relax.
Fixed that for you. :)
For once I agree :o :o :laugh:
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Internationals dont mean shit, relax.
Fixed that for you. :)
For once I agree :o :o :laugh:
The only thing less pointless than international football is international friendlies.
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He's back!
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good to see him back after that awfoul tackle. But what about all your other invalids? Is Rosicky still alive?
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good to see him back after that awfoul tackle. But what about all your other invalids? Is Rosicky still alive?
Tomas Rosicky
Friday, February 6, 2009
Tomas Rosicky trained with a football for the first time in over a year on Friday, February 6. Rosicky’s last action for Arsenal came on Saturday, January 26, 2008, but Arsène Wenger revealed that he could be back within six weeks. “I just left him. He is working on the pitch,” said the manager on February 6. “He has touched the ball for the first time this week and we are quite positive about him, maybe more than he is. He could be the good surprise of the season because in six or seven weeks he has a chance to be back."
Cesc Fabregas
Monday, February 2, 2009
Cesc Fabregas will be fit to return in "six to eight weeks" according to Wenger, despite the captain's suggestion in his West Ham programme notes that he may return sooner. “Fabregas, I believe, will be six to eight weeks before playing," said the boss. "I can understand his optimism, and we hope [that he will be back quicker] but with a medial knee ligament you have to respect the time." Fabregas suffered medial knee ligament damage against Liverpool on December 21.
Theo Walcott
Monday, February 2, 2009
Theo could be back in four weeks, according to Wenger. "Walcott is the closest [of the long-term injured players] because he has four weeks before he sees a specialist again and then he should get the green light," said the boss. Theo dislocated his shoulder during an England training session on Tuesday November 18.
http://www.arsenal.com/the-match/injury-news
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Adebayor misses 3-4 weeks again. :o Better hope "Mr Injury" RVP stays fit, you won't beat Roma with Bendtner :-\
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Adebayor misses 3-4 weeks again. :o Better hope "Mr Injury" RVP stays fit, you won't beat Roma with Bendtner :-\
Yeah, that sucks. But maybe Bendtner will step it up as he sees the opportunity!
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damn Bremen blew it again. >:( They had enough chances to beat Milan twice. Diego was amazing 8)
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http://www.youtube.com/v/iefH2cIIhj0
ibrahimovic-stankovic :o 8)
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How is it fucking possible not to score in that game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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we now only have one centre back for the inter match on tuesday
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we now only have one centre back for the inter match on tuesday
good.
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we now only have one centre back for the inter match on tuesday
good.
lol dont think i need to ask who you want to win.
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we now only have one centre back for the inter match on tuesday
good.
lol dont think i need to ask who you want to win.
i have been raised with a hatred for Manchester United. sorry. i have no feelings for Inter Milan either way. fingers crossed for the other English teams in the competition.
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Last night,Cristiano Ronaldo has been limited and stopped by this wonderful young italian player (DAVIDE SANTON)
(http://inter.it/aas/img/113937.jpg)
Santon is awesome 8)
Man of the match ?
(http://www.gazzetta.it/Fotogallery/Tagliate/2009/02_Febbraio/24/manch/02.JPG)
(http://www.gazzetta.it/Fotogallery/Tagliate/2009/02_Febbraio/24/manch/12.JPG)
The best goalkeeper in the world 8)
The first half of the match has been a pain in the ass for my team,thanks god there was berbatov and not rooney.....rooney is a fuckin beast.
There was a penalty on adriano (pushed from behind by Ferdinand....).
0-0 for us is not a bad result ;)
(http://www.gazzetta.it/Fotogallery/Tagliate/2009/02_Febbraio/24/manch/14.JPG)
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Great goal by Juninho last night,but take a look @ victor valdes :D
http://www.youtube.com/v/itIKjnghzr8
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(http://www.gazzetta.it/Fotogallery/Tagliate/2009/02_Febbraio/24/manch/12.JPG)
The best goalkeeper in the world 8)
The best goalkeeper in the world was on the other side of the field.
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(http://www.gazzetta.it/Fotogallery/Tagliate/2009/02_Febbraio/24/manch/12.JPG)
The best goalkeeper in the world 8)
The best goalkeeper in the world was on the other side of the field.
only because is dutch ok ::)
truth is right now julio cesar is the best one along with buffon
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Great goal by Juninho last night,but take a look @ victor valdes :D
http://www.youtube.com/v/itIKjnghzr8
That sudden swerve was crazy!
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juninho is one of the best kickers in the world,imho the number 1 8)
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(http://www.gazzetta.it/Fotogallery/Tagliate/2009/02_Febbraio/24/manch/12.JPG)
The best goalkeeper in the world 8)
The best goalkeeper in the world was on the other side of the field.
only because is dutch ok ::)
truth is right now julio cesar is the best one along with buffon
Everybody with some knowledge about soccer would agree with me. He didn't even play for AZ.
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(http://www.gazzetta.it/Fotogallery/Tagliate/2009/02_Febbraio/24/manch/12.JPG)
The best goalkeeper in the world 8)
The best goalkeeper in the world was on the other side of the field.
only because is dutch ok ::)
truth is right now julio cesar is the best one along with buffon
Everybody with some knowledge about soccer would agree with me. He didn't even play for AZ.
LMFAO. ARE YOU SERIOUS ? :D
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LMFAO. ARE YOU SERIOUS ? :D
Very serious. He's been the best for years.
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LMFAO. ARE YOU SERIOUS ? :D
Very serious. He's been the best for years.
not in italy (and not even in england).
a great eurocup with holland,but nothing more lately.
right now is not in the top 5
Buffon J.cesar Casillas Boruc Cech
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Right now, Casillas is the best gk in the world. Van der Saar is still top 5.
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Right now, Casillas is the best gk in the world. Van der Saar is still top 5.
Jc is better than casillas,c'mon.
And i'm not sayin that because he plays for my team,believe me.
Van der saar a top 5 ? ::)
Buffon vs Van der saar (buffon)
Julio cesar vs Van der saar (julio cesar)
Casillas vs Van der saar (casillas)
Boruc vs Van der saar (boruc)
Cech vs Van der saar (cech)
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I'm happy with 1-0! :)
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I'm happy with 1-0! :)
me too,go gunners! ;D
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Reina is 23 so if he isnt the best he will be
won the golden glove award three years in a row
as well as loads of defensive records broken
plus as of now imo Reina>>>Cech
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Reina is 23 so if he isnt the best he will be
won the golden glove award three years in a row
as well as loads of defensive records broken
plus as of now imo Reina>>>Cech
right now even reina is better than van der saar.
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Right now, Casillas is the best gk in the world. Van der Saar is still top 5.
Jc is better than casillas,c'mon.
And i'm not sayin that because he plays for my team,believe me.
Van der saar a top 5 ? ::)
you're not saying that because he's in your team? c'mon, what do you think, how many football fans would say that besides Inter fans? Casillas is the number 1, he proved that in Euro 2008, unbelievable how bad Real would've been without him in the last couple of years. Not to mention that he won the 2002 CL-final alone, can you give an example why your Caesar is so outstanding?
Casillas and Buffon are the 2 best gk's in the world.
But that's only temporary, in a few years our next generation of gk's will take the crown again. Kahn in his prime>>> all the goalie's mentioned here.
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Right now, Casillas is the best gk in the world. Van der Saar is still top 5.
Jc is better than casillas,c'mon.
And i'm not sayin that because he plays for my team,believe me.
Van der saar a top 5 ? ::)
you're not saying that because he's in your team? c'mon, what do you think, how many football fans would say that besides Inter fans? Casillas is the number 1, he proved that in Euro 2008, unbelievable how bad Real would've been without him in the last couple of years. Not to mention that he won the 2002 CL-final alone, can you give an example why your Caesar is so outstanding?
Casillas and Buffon are the 2 best gk's in the world.
But that's only temporary, in a few years our next generation of gk's will take the crown again. Kahn in his prime>>> all the goalie's mentioned here.
i agree casillas is the worlds best....he has to be to keep Reina out of the spanish side
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Right now, Casillas is the best gk in the world. Van der Saar is still top 5.
Jc is better than casillas,c'mon.
And i'm not sayin that because he plays for my team,believe me.
Van der saar a top 5 ? ::)
you're not saying that because he's in your team? c'mon, what do you think, how many football fans would say that besides Inter fans? Casillas is the number 1, he proved that in Euro 2008, unbelievable how bad Real would've been without him in the last couple of years. Not to mention that he won the 2002 CL-final alone, can you give an example why your Caesar is so outstanding?
Casillas and Buffon are the 2 best gk's in the world.
But that's only temporary, in a few years our next generation of gk's will take the crown again. Kahn in his prime>>> all the goalie's mentioned here.
Casillas still an AWESOME goalkeeper,one of the bests (in the top 3 without a doubt) but lately jc is something else.
And i agree with you about euro 2008...but now we are in 2009 and even 1 year ago jc wasn't inferior to casillas.
How can explain why jc is so outstanding ? Just check some videos on the net,or watch some highlights on tv......i've seen him live since day one @ f.c. inter and he has improved a lot,passing from unknown brazilian goalkeeper to first choice of the national team and one of the top players in the world.
Seriously,its not because he plays for inter.....for example,buffon plays for juventus and you can't i admire him as a player.....i'm not rooting for him because he's an inter player ;)
Now in germany the only GOOD (maybe something more than just "good") goalkeeper is rene adler and the one that played for stuttgart a few years ago (i don't remember his name,help me please on this one....).
Casillas is "just" a more experienced player compared to Julio cesar
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damn, internazionale should have played better at home against United. i think they dont have a chance on old trafford. atleast not from what ive seen yesterday.
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^ Timo Hildebrand? :laugh: He just came back to Bundesliga after he ended as Valencia's 3rd keeper. Rene Adler was outstanding last year, but atm makes a lot of mistakes. I think Manuel Neuer from Scheiße 04 ( :puke:) is on the same level, both have the potential to become outstanding gk's. And we still have Enke who is a really solid and reliable gk. They're all better than Hildebrand.
To be honest, I haven't seen enough from Caesar to judge about him, mainly because I don't watch Seria A often and Inter happens to be out of the CL very early most of the time, but your gk should achieve sth. first before comparing him with Casillas. Maybe he can show his qualities in the 1 remaining CL-game for Inter this year.
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Imho adler is fantastic
http://www.youtube.com/v/ZIxdoN3p2O4
he's the 1st on the national team,right ?
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^ don't judge a player from a little youtube clip. Dude definately got potential, it'll be a rat race for the no1 spot in South Africa.
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^ don't judge a player from a little youtube clip. Dude definately got potential, it'll be a rat race for the no1 spot in South Africa.
i don't judge a player from little clips,but i think i'm not lying about him as the best german goalkeeper at the moment.
and i remember that Hildebrand had a good record with stuttgart,i don't know exactly how many minutes has played without taking a goal...
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Reina is 23 so if he isnt the best he will be
won the golden glove award three years in a row
as well as loads of defensive records broken
plus as of now imo Reina>>>Cech
right now even reina is better than van der saar.
lol VDS hasnt let in a goal in 13 premier league games in a row but he aint the best in the world.
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Reina is 23 so if he isnt the best he will be
won the golden glove award three years in a row
as well as loads of defensive records broken
plus as of now imo Reina>>>Cech
right now even reina is better than van der saar.
lol VDS hasnt let in a goal in 13 premier league games in a row but he aint the best in the world.
just thanks to his team mates.....
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Last night,Cristiano Ronaldo has been limited and stopped by this wonderful young italian player (DAVIDE SANTON)
(http://inter.it/aas/img/113937.jpg)
Santon is awesome 8)
Man of the match ?
(http://www.gazzetta.it/Fotogallery/Tagliate/2009/02_Febbraio/24/manch/02.JPG)
(http://www.gazzetta.it/Fotogallery/Tagliate/2009/02_Febbraio/24/manch/12.JPG)
The best goalkeeper in the world 8)
The first half of the match has been a pain in the ass for my team,thanks god there was berbatov and not rooney.....rooney is a fuckin beast.
There was a penalty on adriano (pushed from behind by Ferdinand....).
0-0 for us is not a bad result ;)
(http://www.gazzetta.it/Fotogallery/Tagliate/2009/02_Febbraio/24/manch/14.JPG)
lol on another night ronaldo could have had a hatr trick, the young full back did ok but that was it.
As for a penalty that was clearly a dive, he placed his hand on a shoulder but he didnt push him or lean on him yet adriano collapsed,when if he had stayed up he would have headed it in.
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it wasn't a penalty ? ok.
i was @ the stadium and it was hard to see if it was a dive or not ;)
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Reina is 23 so if he isnt the best he will be
won the golden glove award three years in a row
as well as loads of defensive records broken
plus as of now imo Reina>>>Cech
right now even reina is better than van der saar.
lol VDS hasnt let in a goal in 13 premier league games in a row but he aint the best in the world.
just thanks to his team mates.....
same can be said for any team.
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it wasn't a penalty ? ok.
i was @ the stadium and it was hard to see if it was a dive or not ;)
mate, i go to every home game at united and numerous times ive thought a ref has got a decision totally wrong only to see on tv and see he was correct.
I remember when neville head butted mcmanamon from where i was sitting it looked like he hadnt touched him but you see it on tv and its clear.
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Reina is 23 so if he isnt the best he will be
won the golden glove award three years in a row
as well as loads of defensive records broken
plus as of now imo Reina>>>Cech
right now even reina is better than van der saar.
lol VDS hasnt let in a goal in 13 premier league games in a row but he aint the best in the world.
just thanks to his team mates.....
same can be said for any team.
BUT we are talkin about goalkeepers.....
VDV is good,but not a TOP gk,to me is the weakest link of man utd.
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Reina is 23 so if he isnt the best he will be
won the golden glove award three years in a row
as well as loads of defensive records broken
plus as of now imo Reina>>>Cech
right now even reina is better than van der saar.
lol VDS hasnt let in a goal in 13 premier league games in a row but he aint the best in the world.
just thanks to his team mates.....
same can be said for any team.
BUT we are talkin about goalkeepers.....
VDV is good,but not a TOP gk,to me is the weakest link of man utd.
i wouldnt say he is the weakest link but id say he is a good keeper, not top 3 in the world though.
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Reina is 23 so if he isnt the best he will be
won the golden glove award three years in a row
as well as loads of defensive records broken
plus as of now imo Reina>>>Cech
right now even reina is better than van der saar.
lol VDS hasnt let in a goal in 13 premier league games in a row but he aint the best in the world.
just thanks to his team mates.....
same can be said for any team.
BUT we are talkin about goalkeepers.....
VDV is good,but not a TOP gk,to me is the weakest link of man utd.
i wouldnt say he is the weakest link but id say he is a good keeper, not top 3 in the world though.
vds is without a doubt better than valdes (for example),i don't know why barca is not lookin for a new goalkeeper.....
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benayoooooooooooooooooooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 8) ;D 8) ;D
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Pepe Reina is 26 not 23
IMO Iker Casillas is the number one goalkeeper in the world and shall be for a number of years and being only 27 I can't see Reina ever displacing him as the Spanish first choice goalkeeper.
Oh and Boruc in the top 5? You've got to be having a laugh :laugh:
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Oh and Boruc in the top 5? You've got to be having a laugh :laugh:
Yeah McShagger should be in there in his place.
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Oh and Boruc in the top 5? You've got to be having a laugh :laugh:
Yeah McShagger should be in there in his place.
Nope I wouldn't say so.
Shocked that you rate him so highly though ;)
Do you seriously think that Boruc is one of the top 5 goalkeepers in the world?
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Oh and Boruc in the top 5? You've got to be having a laugh :laugh:
Yeah McShagger should be in there in his place.
Nope I wouldn't say so.
Shocked that you rate him so highly though ;)
Do you seriously think that Boruc is one of the top 5 goalkeepers in the world?
I think that he deserves his place in a discussion, top 10 for me truth be told.
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Do you seriously think that Boruc is one of the top 5 goalkeepers in the world?
Maybe top 6
Buffon J.Cesar Casillas Ochoa Cech Boruc.
And Boruc plays with some horrible defenders....
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Pepe Reina is 26 not 23
IMO Iker Casillas is the number one goalkeeper in the world and shall be for a number of years and being only 27 I can't see Reina ever displacing him as the Spanish first choice goalkeeper.
Oh and Boruc in the top 5? You've got to be having a laugh :laugh:
lol time flys i suppose but still casillas aside would u argue his place in a top 5??
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This guy is good too.
(http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/01IT0Z012BeQ0/610x.jpg)
(http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/upload/news/sp(64).jpg)
(http://eredivisie.infostradasports.com/images/lib/news/large/PRO_662933_SergioRomero_AZ.jpg)
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LMAO @ acmilan last night against werder :D :D
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Pepe Reina is 26 not 23
IMO Iker Casillas is the number one goalkeeper in the world and shall be for a number of years and being only 27 I can't see Reina ever displacing him as the Spanish first choice goalkeeper.
Oh and Boruc in the top 5? You've got to be having a laugh :laugh:
lol time flys i suppose but still casillas aside would u argue his place in a top 5??
He would sneak into my top 5
Casillas, Buffon, Cech, Frey, Reina IMO are the top 5 keepers in the world
Then any from Given, Friedel, Stekelenburg, Akinfeev, Van Der Sar, Palop, Ochoa
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Liverpool are the number one team in Europe, according to Uefa's co-efficient ranking system.
Wednesday's famous 1-0 victory over Real Madrid at the Bernabeu propelled the Reds to the top of the official Uefa table for the first time since 1985.
The complicated system ranks clubs on their performances in European competition over the past five years, with points being awarded for matches won and the standard of opposition.
Liverpool top the table with a score of 114.077 points, ahead of Premier League rivals Chelsea, who are in second with 110.077 points.
Arsenal (fifth) and Manchester United (seventh) are the other English teams who occupy a position in the top ten.
The Reds have also amassed the highest points total for the current season with a tally of 18.1775.
Bayern Munich are in second place, while La Liga clubs Barcelona and Atletico Madrid hold joint third position.
UEFA co-efficient rankings:
1 - Liverpool FC (114.077)
2 - Chelsea FC (110.077)
3 - Barcelona (109.403)
4 - AC Milan (109.306)
5 - Arsenal FC (101.077)
6 – Sevilla FC (100.403)
7 - Manchester Utd FC (99.077)
8 - Bayern Munich (93.664)
9 – Olympique Lyonnais (90.576)
10 - Inter Milan (87.306)
8) 8) 8) 8)
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so tomorrow Dortmund vs. Hoffenheim, and I'll be there 8)
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Liverpool are the number one team in Europe, according to Uefa's co-efficient ranking system.
Wednesday's famous 1-0 victory over Real Madrid at the Bernabeu propelled the Reds to the top of the official Uefa table for the first time since 1985.
The complicated system ranks clubs on their performances in European competition over the past five years, with points being awarded for matches won and the standard of opposition.
Liverpool top the table with a score of 114.077 points, ahead of Premier League rivals Chelsea, who are in second with 110.077 points.
Arsenal (fifth) and Manchester United (seventh) are the other English teams who occupy a position in the top ten.
The Reds have also amassed the highest points total for the current season with a tally of 18.1775.
Bayern Munich are in second place, while La Liga clubs Barcelona and Atletico Madrid hold joint third position.
UEFA co-efficient rankings:
1 - Liverpool FC (114.077)
2 - Chelsea FC (110.077)
3 - Barcelona (109.403)
4 - AC Milan (109.306)
5 - Arsenal FC (101.077)
6 – Sevilla FC (100.403)
7 - Manchester Utd FC (99.077)
8 - Bayern Munich (93.664)
9 – Olympique Lyonnais (90.576)
10 - Inter Milan (87.306)
8) 8) 8) 8)
Do you really think Sevilla are a better team than Man Utd?
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Liverpool are the number one team in Europe, according to Uefa's co-efficient ranking system.
Wednesday's famous 1-0 victory over Real Madrid at the Bernabeu propelled the Reds to the top of the official Uefa table for the first time since 1985.
The complicated system ranks clubs on their performances in European competition over the past five years, with points being awarded for matches won and the standard of opposition.
Liverpool top the table with a score of 114.077 points, ahead of Premier League rivals Chelsea, who are in second with 110.077 points.
Arsenal (fifth) and Manchester United (seventh) are the other English teams who occupy a position in the top ten.
The Reds have also amassed the highest points total for the current season with a tally of 18.1775.
Bayern Munich are in second place, while La Liga clubs Barcelona and Atletico Madrid hold joint third position.
UEFA co-efficient rankings:
1 - Liverpool FC (114.077)
2 - Chelsea FC (110.077)
3 - Barcelona (109.403)
4 - AC Milan (109.306)
5 - Arsenal FC (101.077)
6 – Sevilla FC (100.403)
7 - Manchester Utd FC (99.077)
8 - Bayern Munich (93.664)
9 – Olympique Lyonnais (90.576)
10 - Inter Milan (87.306)
8) 8) 8) 8)
Do you really think Sevilla are a better team than Man Utd?
since when have uefa got anything wrong lol??? :laugh:
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so tomorrow Dortmund vs. Hoffenheim, and I'll be there 8)
i was there too
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so tomorrow Dortmund vs. Hoffenheim, and I'll be there 8)
i was there too
cool. Which block? The game and the atmosphere were cool in the first half, but the second was very lame. We tried to get to the Südtribüne with our tickets for the east, in our block there were mainly old fucks, and when you try to support your team, they only give you a strange look. on the west it was even worse :sleep:
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This video deserves a thread of its own but I'm not a walloper like Mauzip.
Celtic 7 - 0 St. Mirren
http://www.youtube.com/v/A4pcDvrM5Ww
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Lol, 0-0 again.
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Manchester United win the Carling Cup. Number 2 of 5 possible trophies. lets hope they stop at 2.
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AZ was amazing this weekend. Unfortunately Ajax and FC Twente also won.
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Manchester United win the Carling Cup. Number 2 of 5 possible trophies. lets hope they stop at 2.
Don't be silly, no-one else deserves a trophy. ;D
I don't think we will win all 5. i will be delighted with a domestic treble. I think we are gonna fall short in Europe personally, but lets hope not.
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so tomorrow Dortmund vs. Hoffenheim, and I'll be there 8)
i was there too
cool. Which block? The game and the atmosphere were cool in the first half, but the second was very lame. We tried to get to the Südtribüne with our tickets for the east, in our block there were mainly old fucks, and when you try to support your team, they only give you a strange look. on the west it was even worse :sleep:
What was the score m8? I was drinking with a german on friday night, from Rostock. He tells me Hoffenheim's population is only about 2000 and they have a 30, 000 stadium, what the fuck? Is that right?
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Manchester United win the Carling Cup. Number 2 of 5 possible trophies. lets hope they stop at 2.
I was hoping that they would blow the match off.
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so tomorrow Dortmund vs. Hoffenheim, and I'll be there 8)
i was there too
cool. Which block? The game and the atmosphere were cool in the first half, but the second was very lame. We tried to get to the Südtribüne with our tickets for the east, in our block there were mainly old fucks, and when you try to support your team, they only give you a strange look. on the west it was even worse :sleep:
East too, block 50
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Manchester United win the Carling Cup. Number 2 of 5 possible trophies. lets hope they stop at 2.
I was hoping that they would blow the match off.
we didnt play that well.
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Today is a black day in soccer history. AZ lost :(
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Today is a black day in soccer history. AZ lost :(
They were talking about steve mcclaren on the radio today and apparently cruyff has said the only team playing football the dutch way in the dutch league is fc twente. How come it wasnt AZ as there top of the league, whats the main difference between the two sides ?
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Today is a black day in soccer history. AZ lost :(
They were talking about steve mcclaren on the radio today and apparently cruyff has said the only team playing football the dutch way in the dutch league is fc twente. How come it wasnt AZ as there top of the league, whats the main difference between the two sides ?
yeah saw that in The Scum this weekend..speaking of people over-achieving on foreign leagues maybe Janitor can tell me what the fucks goin on with Andrei Voronin??he's scoring for fun atm for Hertha Berlin
hopefully we'll get a decent fee for him @ the end of the season 8)
oh and a sidenote:krasnoe fuck you guessi whose signing a new contract?? ;D :D ;D
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Voronin scored always well in Germany, thats why Liverpool transfered him
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WTF Ryan Babel rappin in dutch :D 8) :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgxSlpAHNrU
i see him and john barnes collabing soon to put an urban twist on you'll never walk alone ;D 8) :D ;D 8)
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so tomorrow Dortmund vs. Hoffenheim, and I'll be there 8)
i was there too
cool. Which block? The game and the atmosphere were cool in the first half, but the second was very lame. We tried to get to the Südtribüne with our tickets for the east, in our block there were mainly old fucks, and when you try to support your team, they only give you a strange look. on the west it was even worse :sleep:
What was the score m8? I was drinking with a german on friday night, from Rostock. He tells me Hoffenheim's population is only about 2000 and they have a 30, 000 stadium, what the fuck? Is that right?
3000 people, and their new stadium is always full. However, against us there were maybe 500 people, and on the other side there was the Südtribüne with 25.000. Looked very funny. They had only song to support their team. Pathetic club :laugh: But they play attractive football and some of their players are very promising.
yeah saw that in The Scum this weekend..speaking of people over-achieving on foreign leagues maybe Janitor can tell me what the fucks goin on with Andrei Voronin??he's scoring for fun atm for Hertha Berlin
hopefully we'll get a decent fee for him @ the end of the season 8)
I hate Voronin, and I hate Hertha even more. He ain't bad, but in Germany even a mediocre striker can become topscorer. Atleast he's better than Babel. :laugh: I hope you can press the last Euro out of Hertha, their manager is incompetent (they have the wrong Hoeneß- his brother is Bayern's manager) But be sure to get your money because word on tha street is that Hertha is broke.
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cool but there is no way he's better than babel from what ive seen...babel has a hell of a shot on him and the ability to beat a player plus pace to burn...voronin has a good footballing mind but perhaps not the ability to always do what he wants to...babel also has time on his side although he has been off-form this season...maybe he should spend less time rapping
oh and it has the english translation in the info box LOL
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Today is a black day in soccer history. AZ lost :(
They were talking about steve mcclaren on the radio today and apparently cruyff has said the only team playing football the dutch way in the dutch league is fc twente. How come it wasnt AZ as there top of the league, whats the main difference between the two sides ?
yeah saw that in The Scum this weekend..speaking of people over-achieving on foreign leagues maybe Janitor can tell me what the fucks goin on with Andrei Voronin??he's scoring for fun atm for Hertha Berlin
hopefully we'll get a decent fee for him @ the end of the season 8)
oh and a sidenote:krasnoe fuck you guessi whose signing a new contract?? ;D :D ;D
The difference is that AZ wins a tough game an emotional loss and Twente plays a 1-1 after cheating.
Who cares if AZ plays the Dutch way or not? lol
We're the best and you know it. Shall I already congratulate you with our upcoming championship or do you want to wait? :raisetheroof:
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Imo, Babel should play more regularly, not like Benitez plays him...
And oh yeah...
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:)
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(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc154/nofumi/beckhamMaldini.jpg)
:D
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Imo, Babel should play more regularly, not like Benitez plays him...
And oh yeah...
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:)
Good to see Eduardo playing again :)
And damn, that volley was SICK!!!
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cool but there is no way he's better than babel from what ive seen...babel has a hell of a shot on him and the ability to beat a player plus pace to burn...voronin has a good footballing mind but perhaps not the ability to always do what he wants to...babel also has time on his side although he has been off-form this season...maybe he should spend less time rapping
oh and it has the english translation in the info box LOL
Babel's stats:
Ajax 101 games 20 goals
Liverpool 75 games 13 goals
dude is an epic fail. I saw him against Madrid last week and he was non-existant. A blind Torres with no legs would still play better than him. The last thing I remember from him is the league game against Everton a few weeks ago where he wasn't able to score from 5m because he missed the ball.
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Babel's a lazy cunt.
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cool but there is no way he's better than babel from what ive seen...babel has a hell of a shot on him and the ability to beat a player plus pace to burn...voronin has a good footballing mind but perhaps not the ability to always do what he wants to...babel also has time on his side although he has been off-form this season...maybe he should spend less time rapping
oh and it has the english translation in the info box LOL
Babel's stats:
Ajax 101 games 20 goals
Liverpool 176 games 33 goals
dude is an epic fail. I saw him against Madrid last week and he was non-existant. A blind Torres with no legs would still play better than him. The last thing I remember from him is the league game against Everton a few weeks ago where he wasn't able to score from 5m because he missed the ball.
Mate wtf?
I don't even need to wiki those stats to know they are rotten and untrue.
No chance he has played 176 games for Liverpool and he sure as hell ain't got 33 goals for them. :poke:
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cool but there is no way he's better than babel from what ive seen...babel has a hell of a shot on him and the ability to beat a player plus pace to burn...voronin has a good footballing mind but perhaps not the ability to always do what he wants to...babel also has time on his side although he has been off-form this season...maybe he should spend less time rapping
oh and it has the english translation in the info box LOL
Babel's stats:
Ajax 101 games 20 goals
Liverpool 176 games 33 goals
dude is an epic fail. I saw him against Madrid last week and he was non-existant. A blind Torres with no legs would still play better than him. The last thing I remember from him is the league game against Everton a few weeks ago where he wasn't able to score from 5m because he missed the ball.
Mate wtf?
I don't even need to wiki those stats to know they are rotten and untrue.
No chance he has played 176 games for Liverpool and he sure as hell ain't got 33 goals for them. :poke:
oh you got me copied the wrong line :whistle:. Liverpool total= 75/13 Premier League 46/6 Ajax total 101/20 career total 176/33
:eh:
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cool but there is no way he's better than babel from what ive seen...babel has a hell of a shot on him and the ability to beat a player plus pace to burn...voronin has a good footballing mind but perhaps not the ability to always do what he wants to...babel also has time on his side although he has been off-form this season...maybe he should spend less time rapping
oh and it has the english translation in the info box LOL
Babel's stats:
Ajax 101 games 20 goals
Liverpool 176 games 33 goals
dude is an epic fail. I saw him against Madrid last week and he was non-existant. A blind Torres with no legs would still play better than him. The last thing I remember from him is the league game against Everton a few weeks ago where he wasn't able to score from 5m because he missed the ball.
Mate wtf?
I don't even need to wiki those stats to know they are rotten and untrue.
No chance he has played 176 games for Liverpool and he sure as hell ain't got 33 goals for them. :poke:
oh you got me copied the wrong line :whistle:. Liverpool total= 75/13 Premier League 46/6 Ajax total 101/20 career total 176/33
:eh:
so playing almost 200 games for two of europes better known team is a fail...i wont even mention he's spent most of his liverpool career shunted on the wings or used as an impact player so appearance will skrew any stats you pull up due to the amount of 5-10 minute cameos hes made...also the fact he scored 11 in his 1st season makes me look at your whole argument skeptically as well as the fact u didnt post voronins to compare
babel>>>>>>voronin its not even debatable even tho ill say again hes had a poor season
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about that babel and voronin thing...I kinda defend them both...they really haven't got much chances...and I think that's a reasonable point to say that the haven't played as pure strikers....
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cool but there is no way he's better than babel from what ive seen...babel has a hell of a shot on him and the ability to beat a player plus pace to burn...voronin has a good footballing mind but perhaps not the ability to always do what he wants to...babel also has time on his side although he has been off-form this season...maybe he should spend less time rapping
oh and it has the english translation in the info box LOL
Babel's stats:
Ajax 101 games 20 goals
Liverpool 176 games 33 goals
dude is an epic fail. I saw him against Madrid last week and he was non-existant. A blind Torres with no legs would still play better than him. The last thing I remember from him is the league game against Everton a few weeks ago where he wasn't able to score from 5m because he missed the ball.
Mate wtf?
I don't even need to wiki those stats to know they are rotten and untrue.
No chance he has played 176 games for Liverpool and he sure as hell ain't got 33 goals for them. :poke:
oh you got me copied the wrong line :whistle:. Liverpool total= 75/13 Premier League 46/6 Ajax total 101/20 career total 176/33
:eh:
so playing almost 200 games for two of europes better known team is a fail...i wont even mention he's spent most of his liverpool career shunted on the wings or used as an impact player so appearance will skrew any stats you pull up due to the amount of 5-10 minute cameos hes made...also the fact he scored 11 in his 1st season makes me look at your whole argument skeptically as well as the fact u didnt post voronins to compare
babel>>>>>>voronin its not even debatable even tho ill say again hes had a poor season
I think both are not good enough. I didn't post Voronin's stats because he played most of the time in a different league, so they're hard to compare. But he has 19/5 compared to Babel's 75/13. Ok he's still very young but he better steps his game up. I always remember Berbatov when he was young, it was unbelievable how many chances he wasted. They always predicted him a bright future, but it took him some years to become cold enough
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Voronin is absolutly useless, babel on the other hand shows glimpses that he could be good but Benitez hasnt used him correctly.
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AMSTERDAM, March 6 (Reuters) - AZ Alkmaar's Argentine goalkeeper Sergio Romero broke his hand hitting a dressing room wall in frustration after a midweek Dutch Cup defeat and will be out for six weeks, the club said on its website (www.az.nl).
League leaders Alkmaar suffered their first loss since September in the 2-1 home defeat by NAC Breda in the Cup match on Thursday. They visit NEC Nijmegen on Sunday with a nine-point lead in the championship and nine matches remaining.
The uncapped Romero was included in the Argentina squad by coach Diego Maradona as back-up to Lazio's Juan Pablo Carrizo for recent friendlies against Scotland and France but will be out of action for the new coach's first competitive matches.
Argentina, third in the South American World Cup qualifying group after 10 games, are due to host Venezuela on March 28 and visit Bolivia on April 1 in their next
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Voronin is absolutly useless, babel on the other hand shows glimpses that he could be good but Benitez hasnt used him correctly.
yeah still but answer the question...WHO THE FUCK ARE REAL MADRID?? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Real & Sporting completely embarrassed (Real more-so in my opinion because they are a world class team and nobody knows Sporting)
My Porto should go through tomorrow 8)
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great game of football. Liverpool performed very well. lets hope for more of the same on Saturday!
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UNIIITEEEED!!
Good performance, was surprised that Inter couldn't do more...
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^yes!
Porto goes through! 8)
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God I hate shootouts!
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God I hate shootouts!
I smell your nervous sweat from Canada lol ;D
ha, jks, congrats
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UNIIITEEEED!!
Good performance, was surprised that Inter couldn't do more...
I wasn't. Ibrakadabra justified again why he's the best paid footballer in the world ::) I never got the impression that Inter wanted to win this, no passion... that was nothing.
congratz to Arsenal. All 3 Italian teams out again+ Real, nearly perfect round (Chelski :puke:) :cheers:
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Yeah, congrats to Arsenal, my 2nd fav team. I'm speechless for Juventus: it was just not the right time. I mean it's the first time we're back on Champions League, we dominated against Real and Zenit, but we couldn't eliminate Chelsea (expecially with half the team injured). I'm still pretty satisfacted.
P.S.
LOL @ Inter and Ibrahimovic. Loosers.
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I told y'all no Italian league is better than the EPL; 3-0 for the English sides. no more debate I imagine? Not trying to start trouble, i'm not even English, just thought it was ridiculous this was even being argued.
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Yeah, congrats to Arsenal, my 2nd fav team. I'm speechless for Juventus: it was just not the right time. I mean it's the first time we're back on Champions League, we dominated against Real and Zenit, but we couldn't eliminate Chelsea (expecially with half the team injured). I'm still pretty satisfacted.
P.S.
LOL @ Inter and Ibrahimovic. Loosers.
well, atleast you offered an acceptable performance.
And Elano really thinks Caesar is one of the top 5 goalies worldwide. :eh: Dude looked not very safe tonight
I told y'all no Italian league is better than the EPL; 3-0 for the English sides. no more debate I imagine? Not trying to start trouble, i'm not even English, just thought it was ridiculous this was even being argued.
who argued that? Bundesliga> Seria A.
btw most Bayern fans wish Arsenal as their opponent
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Yeah, congrats to Arsenal, my 2nd fav team.
:baseballbat:
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Yeah, congrats to Arsenal, my 2nd fav team.
:baseballbat:
I have a couple of 2nd fav teams (Arsenal, BVB, Celtic). ;D ;D 8)
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Yeah, congrats to Arsenal, my 2nd fav team. I'm speechless for Juventus: it was just not the right time. I mean it's the first time we're back on Champions League, we dominated against Real and Zenit, but we couldn't eliminate Chelsea (expecially with half the team injured). I'm still pretty satisfacted.
P.S.
LOL @ Inter and Ibrahimovic. Loosers.
well, atleast you offered an acceptable performance.
Yeah. We played without Camoranesi, Zanetti, Nedved and Sissoko (4/4 of our staring midfield), without Legrottaglie in defence, and with Chiellini ejected for a non-foul. We gave it all. We shot 17 times in London, in the first match, outplaying Chelsea. But they won 1-0, and with that result you have slim chances to advance.
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I told y'all no Italian league is better than the EPL; 3-0 for the English sides. no more debate I imagine? Not trying to start trouble, i'm not even English, just thought it was ridiculous this was even being argued.
We was talking in general, tho. Right now, EPL >>>> Serie A.
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I told y'all no Italian league is better than the EPL; 3-0 for the English sides. no more debate I imagine? Not trying to start trouble, i'm not even English, just thought it was ridiculous this was even being argued.
We was talking in general, tho. Right now, EPL >>>> Serie A.
These things come in cycles though, Serie A was the best league in the world in the early/mid 90's because thats where the money was, nowadays the money is in the EPL, Although i would rather watch Spanish teams outside the top 4 rather than english ones. Bolton vs Wigan, Fulham vs MIddlesborough, West Brom vs Stoke? No thanks...
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Liverpool played really well, but you got to remember, the first goal was a foul, the ref didnt know what he was doing, the second was never a penalty.
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Liverpool played really well, but you got to remember, the first goal was a foul, the ref didnt know what he was doing, the second was never a penalty.
it was never a penalty i was annoyed even at the time because our detractors would point to it...but casillas was their best player by a mile...also if our central defenders went down that easily under pressure im pretty sure wed buy new centrebacks not appeal for fouls when he falls over
the scoreline flattered madrid imo
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Didnt play that well last night but got the job done.
As for Real they were well and truly spanked and shown to be the second rate outfit they are. I only wish we had been drawn against them, there only a big side in terms of there name. Football wise there no longer a threat.
Greater Manchester Police are investigating an allegation of common assault against Inter Milan manager Jose Mourinho.
It has been alleged that the former Chelsea boss clashed with a supporter near the Inter team bus as he left Manchester United's Old Trafford ground on Wednesday night.
Mourinho watched his side suffer a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Sir Alex Ferguson's European champions to crash out of the UEFA Champions League at the last 16 stage.
The police have contacted United to request CCTV footage of the area and have confirmed a complaint has been made.
Investigating
"Shortly before midnight last night a man reported that he had been punched in the face outside Old Trafford," a police statement read.
"We are investigating an allegation of common assault."
United would only confirm they are aware of the allegation and are making no further comment
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^^^Looks like mourinho had a few 2 many glasses of wine wit fergie after the match n lost his temper with sum1!
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^^^Looks like mourinho had a few 2 many glasses of wine wit fergie after the match n lost his temper with sum1!
;D
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Dos Santos has gone on loan to ipswich
Barca>Spurs>Ipswich
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Dos Santos has gone on loan to ipswich
Barca>Spurs>Ipswich
Fail
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Dos Santos has gone on loan to ipswich
Barca>Spurs>Ipswich
Fail
HAHAHAHA
DAAAAMN!!
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Dos Santos has gone on loan to ipswich
Barca>Spurs>Ipswich
Fail
HAHAHAHA
DAAAAMN!!
LOL!!!!
great result today btw ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Woot woot
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great result today btw ;D ;D ;D ;D
:rant: :catfight:
We still gonna get the title 8)
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We still gonna get the title 8)
only time will tell.
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We still gonna get the title 8)
only time will tell.
it still in uniteds hands...hopefully the knowledge its all in their own hands will fuck them over...i kinow they still got arsenal tottenham and man city...as well as a few teams that will be scrapping for relegation
will make the last ten games a bit more interesting anyway
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We still gonna get the title 8)
only time will tell.
it still in uniteds hands...hopefully the knowledge its all in their own hands will fuck them over...i kinow they still got arsenal tottenham and man city...as well as a few teams that will be scrapping for relegation
will make the last ten games a bit more interesting anyway
We have villa, spurs, arsenal and city still to come to Old Trafford.
Arseanal and city are the final two home games, im hoping by then we may nearly have wrapped it up. As long as we go forward and win say our next three games and show there is no panic the result yesterday will be irrelevant. If start to struggle though it will have been an even bigger victory for liverpool.
Everyone seems to be forgetting about Chelsea though who are in second.
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Iraqi footballer shot dead by fan
An Iraqi football player has been shot dead by a spectator as he was about to score an equalising goal.
The shooting happened in the last minute of a game between two local rivals on Sunday, police say.
The striker was shot in the head during the match in the city of Hilla, according to local security officials.
The game was being played between Sinjar and Buhayra. The suspected killer has been arrested as police carry out an investigation.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/7944919.stm
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Dos Santos has gone on loan to ipswich
Barca>Spurs>Ipswich
The next Ronaldinho...
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McCall threatens to quit Bradford
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McCall has been in charge at Valley Parade since May 2007
Stuart McCall says he will quit his post as Bradford manager if they fail to reach the League Two play-offs.
The City boss made his outburst after a fifth consecutive away defeat, 4-1 at Bournemouth, that leaves the Bantams outside the play-off places.
He told BBC Radio Leeds: "If we are not in the play-offs at the end of the season, I will not be here.
"Nobody is hurting more than me but it's as simple as that, if we miss out I don't deserve to be here."
McCall, who only agreed a new two-year deal at Valley Parade last month, accused his side of "criminal" defending at Dean Court and admitted he was a worried man as the Bantams' promotion challenge threatens to come off the rails.
"It's my team that's out there - I tried to build it and we've had three really poor results," said McCall, whose side have eight games left to play.
"I'll look at my own position come the end of these eight games and if we're not in the play-offs then I won't be here.
"It's as simple as that because I can't go through that again - you say people are hurting but there's nobody hurting more than me so it's doing me no good."
City remained eighth in the League Two table after the defeat, below seventh-placed Shrewsbury on goal difference and five points adrift of an automatic promotion spot.
And McCall has demanded that his players bounce back against Port Vale on Saturday.
"We play Vale at home and then go to Chester, they are both must-win games," he added.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bradford_city/7949639.stm
we really need to step our game up. we've had some really bad results over the last coupla weeks. i'll be devastated if we don't get a chance in the playoffs and lose McCall...
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I didnt know that hun cunt Mccall was the manager down there? Wanker of the highest order...
Whats your thought on him es jay? Bring back Jim Jeffries perhaps?
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Champions League Quater Final Draw:
Villarreal v Arsenal
Manchester United v FC Porto
Liverpool v Chelsea suprise, suprise
Barcelona v Bayern Munich
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Champions League Semi Final Draw:
Manchester United/FC Porto v Villarreal/Arsenal
Barcelona/Bayern Munich v Liverpool/Chelsea
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I didnt know that hun cunt Mccall was the manager down there? Wanker of the highest order...
Whats your thought on him es jay? Bring back Jim Jeffries perhaps?
great player who has turned into a great manager. he has always wanted to manage Bradford, and hes done terrific so far. 10th last season, pushing for promotion this season. i'd be very sad to see him leave.
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im bored of Liverpool Chelsea every season. How about a new rule were teams cant play each other for a 3rd successive time or something in certain rounds. Shit is boring.
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im bored of Liverpool Chelsea every season. How about a new rule were teams cant play each other for a 3rd successive time or something in certain rounds. Shit is boring.
i know...like im now bound to see a million replays of Riises o.g thar put us out last time :-\
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thers only one danny murphy!!!!
c'mon fulham!!!!!
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2-0 get in!!!!...chelsea losing as well...i swear we better fucking beat villa 2moro!!!...u feelin the pressure yet united fans??
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2-0 get in!!!!...chelsea losing as well...i swear we better fucking beat villa 2moro!!!...u feelin the pressure yet united fans??
Yes I am a bit now. Villa really need a win too tomorrow so I hope they play out their skin and get a victory. Unlikely though. A draw would be very nice.
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2-0 get in!!!!...chelsea losing as well...i swear we better fucking beat villa 2moro!!!...u feelin the pressure yet united fans??
Yes I am a bit now. Villa really need a win too tomorrow so I hope they play out their skin and get a victory. Unlikely though. A draw would be very nice.
think theyve been one of the teams looking pretty jaded in recent weeks...rafas rotation could win us the double ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Wooo, Man U lost, Chelsea lost, we won, and Liverpool and Villa ties tomorrow and it's on :D
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Fulham 2 Manchester United 0 :o
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Scholes messed that up for us.
Geting sent off for hand ball which also gave them a penalty in only the 18th min he should have just let it in.
Cant see villa getting anything today.
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Scholes messed that up for us.
Geting sent off for hand ball which also gave them a penalty in only the 18th min he should have just let it in.
Cant see villa getting anything today.
i got £20 on today...not jinxing it by telling anyone what my bet is ;D
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a few minutes after the end of the first half:Liverpool 3 Villa 0 8)
so...... man utd 65 liverpool 64 ;D
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a few minutes after the end of the first half:Liverpool 3 Villa 0 8)
so...... man utd 65 liverpool 64 ;D
dear god please let another 2 goals go in!!!!!!!!
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a few minutes after the end of the first half:Liverpool 3 Villa 0 8)
so...... man utd 65 liverpool 64 ;D
dear god please let another 2 goals go in!!!!!!!!
why do you care so much ?
3 or 5....its not a big difference.
at the end of the day this is important: man utd 65 liverpool 64 ;D
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a few minutes after the end of the first half:Liverpool 3 Villa 0 8)
so...... man utd 65 liverpool 64 ;D
dear god please let another 2 goals go in!!!!!!!!
why do you care so much ?
3 or 5....its not a big difference.
at the end of the day this is important: man utd 65 liverpool 64 ;D
£20 @ 40-1 liverpool 5 aston villa 0 do the maths 8)
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damn Liverpool 5 villa 0 (3 goals by gerrard)
C'MON liverpool
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damn Liverpool 5 villa 0 (3 goals by gerrard)
C'MON liverpool
yessssss!!!! no more goals !!!!!!....weres robbie keane when u need him?
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yessssss!!!! no more goals !!!!!!....weres robbie keane when u need him?
well in £800 coming your way.
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barcelona 5 malaga 0 after 50 minutes of the game,this team is the shit 8)
they are already the winner of the champions league 2009 ;D
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update: barcelona 6 malaga 0 :o
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Another poor match from Milan. I feel bad for Kaka and Ronaldinho.
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a few minutes after the end of the first half:Liverpool 3 Villa 0 8)
so...... man utd 65 liverpool 64 ;D
dear god please let another 2 goals go in!!!!!!!!
why do you care so much ?
3 or 5....its not a big difference.
at the end of the day this is important: man utd 65 liverpool 64 ;D
£20 @ 40-1 liverpool 5 aston villa 0 do the maths 8)
No fucking way, well fucking done. 8)
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a few minutes after the end of the first half:Liverpool 3 Villa 0 8)
so...... man utd 65 liverpool 64 ;D
dear god please let another 2 goals go in!!!!!!!!
why do you care so much ?
3 or 5....its not a big difference.
at the end of the day this is important: man utd 65 liverpool 64 ;D
£20 @ 40-1 liverpool 5 aston villa 0 do the maths 8)
No fucking way, well fucking done. 8)
Indeed. Milky bars are on you kid! Superb.
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Another poor match from Milan. I feel bad for Kaka and Ronaldinho.
(http://images.gazzetta.it/Hermes%20Foto/2009/03/22/0KGXF04H--346x212.jpg)
>:(
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http://www.youtube.com/v/buF97FG_hL8
http://www.youtube.com/v/3eqJqd3FQQQ
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^^^^^^^^^
Barcelona were near immaculate last nite,
Iniesta has got to be in the running for player of the season in La Liga, guy is amazing 8)
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haha reading that last page is hilarious...i was drunk before my bet came in.....straight down the boozer after...last 25 minutes were edgy as fuck...had one before where i had 3-0 l'pool west ham and it the 92nd minute gerrard beat three players on the 1/2 way line and smashed it top corner from 35 yards to make it 4-0....fucking showoff... ;D
anyways props every1 who congratulated me 8)
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^^^^^^^^^
Barcelona were near immaculate last nite,
Iniesta has got to be in the running for player of the season in La Liga, guy is amazing 8)
Iniesta is awesome 8)
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^^^^^^^^^
Barcelona were near immaculate last nite,
Iniesta has got to be in the running for player of the season in La Liga, guy is amazing 8)
Iniesta is awesome 8)
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I didnt know that hun cunt Mccall was the manager down there? Wanker of the highest order...
Whats your thought on him es jay? Bring back Jim Jeffries perhaps?
great player who has turned into a great manager. he has always wanted to manage Bradford, and hes done terrific so far. 10th last season, pushing for promotion this season. i'd be very sad to see him leave.
Aye, sorry man i had a bit of a drink in me when i posted that, good player for Scotland was Mccall, wish him well.
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Ledley King stays with England as Fabio Capello shows clubs who's boss
Fabio Capello last night won his tug of war over Ledley King when the Tottenham defender stayed with the England squad.
Spurs chief Harry Redknapp is understand to be privately scathing of Capello’s decision to call up King, who cannot train between matches because of the state of his right knee. Redknapp was unhappy that King was asked to join the England squad at their Hertfordshire base ahead of Saturday’s friendly with Slovakia and the World Cup qualifier with Ukraine – both at Wembley.
Fearing that King would be little more than a passenger because of his physical condition, Redknapp wanted him to stay at the club.
But the 28-year-old centre-half is desperate to resurrect his chances of a World Cup call-up, while Capello is equally keen to get to know a player he has not had on the training pitch for one minute of his reign. So King arrived at The Grove Hotel for assessment by the England medical team.
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Ledley King stays with England as Fabio Capello shows clubs who's boss
Fabio Capello last night won his tug of war over Ledley King when the Tottenham defender stayed with the England squad.
Spurs chief Harry Redknapp is understand to be privately scathing of Capello’s decision to call up King, who cannot train between matches because of the state of his right knee. Redknapp was unhappy that King was asked to join the England squad at their Hertfordshire base ahead of Saturday’s friendly with Slovakia and the World Cup qualifier with Ukraine – both at Wembley.
Fearing that King would be little more than a passenger because of his physical condition, Redknapp wanted him to stay at the club.
But the 28-year-old centre-half is desperate to resurrect his chances of a World Cup call-up, while Capello is equally keen to get to know a player he has not had on the training pitch for one minute of his reign. So King arrived at The Grove Hotel for assessment by the England medical team.
King has now pulled out.
I really dont see the point of him been in the squad. He is a great player but cant do any training during the week and can only play once every 7 days due to his knee and that isnt going to change.
Congrats on the bet CmeeNoMore.
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ronaldo all day
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(http://estaticos03.marca.com/multimedia/primeras/09/03/g0325.jpg)
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I expect this thread to be quiet for the next week or so seeing as their is no football this weekend.
See you cunts in 7 days when the action returns.
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International games are so boring.
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International games are so boring.
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International games are so boring.
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LIIIITMAAANEEEEN 8) 8)
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LIIIITMAAANEEEEN 8) 8)
How the hell is he still playing? How old is he now?
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LIIIITMAAANEEEEN 8) 8)
How the hell is he still playing? How old is he now?
38, but still owning maafuckas 8) pass to the first goal was pure class 8)
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Actually....what do you people think about Litmanen?
Wanna share your thoughts about him?
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Actually....what do you people think about Litmanen?
Wanna share your thoughts about him?
legend imo...did it at loads of other clubs before he spent his time with us and he was a fair old age then but he still did the business...defo a player gerrard learnt from when he was breaking through...brilliants skill and an eye for goal i just wish we'd got him at a younger age
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Actually....what do you people think about Litmanen?
Wanna share your thoughts about him?
I always like players who are typical #10.
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Actually....what do you people think about Litmanen?
Wanna share your thoughts about him?
legend imo...did it at loads of other clubs before he spent his time with us and he was a fair old age then but he still did the business...defo a player gerrard learnt from when he was breaking through...brilliants skill and an eye for goal i just wish we'd got him at a younger age
cool shit, +1 for that response 8)
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I always used to copy his penalty style, i remember seeing him do it a couple of times. He would run up like normal then fake which way he was gona put it, wait for the goalie to move and put it the other way. I'm also pretty sure he was the top scorer in the history of the Champions League for a while, just before either Del Piero or Raul took over him.
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I always used to copy his penalty style, i remember seeing him do it a couple of times. He would run up like normal then fake which way he was gona put it, wait for the goalie to move and put it the other way. I'm also pretty sure he was the top scorer in the history of the Champions League for a while, just before either Del Piero or Raul took over him.
Yeah, I think he has missed a penalty ones or twice in his whole pro career, not sure though....and yeah, he was the top scorer back in the 90's...del piero passed him first and then raul...
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lol Maradona's Argentinia lost 1-6 to Bolivia :D
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lol Maradona's Argentinia lost 1-6 to Bolivia :D
What?! :o
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lol Maradona's Argentinia lost 1-6 to Bolivia :D
What?! :o
Not as surprising as you would think. No one wins in La Paz, that's the place at high altitude. And apparently the Argies only turned up a few hours before kick off and took an injection to acclimatize rather than spend a few days there.
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lol Maradona's Argentinia lost 1-6 to Bolivia :D
What?! :o
Not as surprising as you would think. No one wins in La Paz, that's the place at high altitude. And apparently the Argies only turned up a few hours before kick off and took an injection to acclimatize rather than spend a few days there.
Ah, yeah. Forgot about that. Must be hell playing up there.
Oh well, we beat the Suomis - I'm satisfied with the victory.
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lol Maradona's Argentinia lost 1-6 to Bolivia :D
What?! :o
Not as surprising as you would think. No one wins in La Paz, that's the place at high altitude. And apparently the Argies only turned up a few hours before kick off and took an injection to acclimatize rather than spend a few days there.
Ah, yeah. Forgot about that. Must be hell playing up there.
Oh well, we beat the Suomis - I'm satisfied with the victory.
Crazy ending on our game, the fuck!! m g pedersen !! >:(
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lol Maradona's Argentinia lost 1-6 to Bolivia :D
What?! :o
Not as surprising as you would think. No one wins in La Paz, that's the place at high altitude. And apparently the Argies only turned up a few hours before kick off and took an injection to acclimatize rather than spend a few days there.
Ah, yeah. Forgot about that. Must be hell playing up there.
Oh well, we beat the Suomis - I'm satisfied with the victory.
Crazy ending on our game, the fuck!! m g pedersen !! >:(
8)
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lol Maradona's Argentinia lost 1-6 to Bolivia :D
What?! :o
Not as surprising as you would think. No one wins in La Paz, that's the place at high altitude. And apparently the Argies only turned up a few hours before kick off and took an injection to acclimatize rather than spend a few days there.
Ah, yeah. Forgot about that. Must be hell playing up there.
Oh well, we beat the Suomis - I'm satisfied with the victory.
Crazy ending on our game, the fuck!! m g pedersen !! >:(
Some strike, You from Finland?
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lol Maradona's Argentinia lost 1-6 to Bolivia :D
What?! :o
Not as surprising as you would think. No one wins in La Paz, that's the place at high altitude. And apparently the Argies only turned up a few hours before kick off and took an injection to acclimatize rather than spend a few days there.
Ah, yeah. Forgot about that. Must be hell playing up there.
Oh well, we beat the Suomis - I'm satisfied with the victory.
Crazy ending on our game, the fuck!! m g pedersen !! >:(
Some strike, You from Finland?
Yeah, I'm from Finland :)
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c'mon villa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
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c'mon villa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
Lol, you're not winning it, anyway.
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Lol, you're not winning it, anyway.
8)
The truth!
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c'mon villa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
Lol, you're not winning it, anyway.
least we still got a chance...i still want villa to break into the top 4 as well ;D
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c'mon villa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
Lol, you're not winning it, anyway.
least we still got a chance...i still want villa to break into the top 4 as well ;D
Haha, that ain't happening either.
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c'mon villa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
Lol, you're not winning it, anyway.
least we still got a chance...i still want villa to break into the top 4 as well ;D
Haha, that ain't happening either.
u think everton will do it?? :o ;D :o
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lol Maradona's Argentinia lost 1-6 to Bolivia :D
What?! :o
Not as surprising as you would think. No one wins in La Paz, that's the place at high altitude. And apparently the Argies only turned up a few hours before kick off and took an injection to acclimatize rather than spend a few days there.
Ah, yeah. Forgot about that. Must be hell playing up there.
Oh well, we beat the Suomis - I'm satisfied with the victory.
Crazy ending on our game, the fuck!! m g pedersen !! >:(
Some strike, You from Finland?
Yeah, I'm from Finland :)
How do you view Johnaton Johansson? plays for my club Hibs in Scotland but isnt getting a look in at all, seems to be doin well for the national side
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c'mon villa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 8) 8) 8) 8) 8) 8)
Lol, you're not winning it, anyway.
least we still got a chance...i still want villa to break into the top 4 as well ;D
Haha, that ain't happening either.
u think everton will do it?? :o ;D :o
not a chance
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lol Maradona's Argentinia lost 1-6 to Bolivia :D
What?! :o
Not as surprising as you would think. No one wins in La Paz, that's the place at high altitude. And apparently the Argies only turned up a few hours before kick off and took an injection to acclimatize rather than spend a few days there.
Ah, yeah. Forgot about that. Must be hell playing up there.
Oh well, we beat the Suomis - I'm satisfied with the victory.
Crazy ending on our game, the fuck!! m g pedersen !! >:(
Some strike, You from Finland?
Yeah, I'm from Finland :)
How do you view Johnaton Johansson? plays for my club Hibs in Scotland but isnt getting a look in at all, seems to be doin well for the national side
I always have had mixed feelings about him as a football player. I don't think he is good at any specific attribute....and seems to be kinda on/off type of player when playing for his club....but when he puts our shirt on, he's deadly 8) :P but fo real, he has been good lately...
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lol Maradona's Argentinia lost 1-6 to Bolivia :D
What?! :o
Not as surprising as you would think. No one wins in La Paz, that's the place at high altitude. And apparently the Argies only turned up a few hours before kick off and took an injection to acclimatize rather than spend a few days there.
Ah, yeah. Forgot about that. Must be hell playing up there.
Oh well, we beat the Suomis - I'm satisfied with the victory.
Crazy ending on our game, the fuck!! m g pedersen !! >:(
Some strike, You from Finland?
Yeah, I'm from Finland :)
How do you view Johnaton Johansson? plays for my club Hibs in Scotland but isnt getting a look in at all, seems to be doin well for the national side
I always have had mixed feelings about him as a football player. I don't think he is good at any specific attribute....and seems to be kinda on/off type of player when playing for his club....but when he puts our shirt on, he's deadly 8) :P but fo real, he has been good lately...
finnish players are like bloody duracell bunnies...hyppia will play until hes 50 8)
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2-1 villa!!!!get in!!!!
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what the fuck is going on!?! :-X :-\
edit: oh shit, macheda coming on! 8)
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AND MACHEDA SCORES!!! :o
YES YES YES!!! FUCKING BRILLIANT!!
UNITED!!!
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Great game, and a nice result.
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YEAHHH GET IN MAN UTD. FUCK LIVERPOOl FUCK VILLA!!!!!
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AND MACHEDA SCORES!!! :o
YES YES YES!!! FUCKING BRILLIANT!!
UNITED!!!
was a brilliant goal tbh pissed off though haha
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AND MACHEDA SCORES!!! :o
YES YES YES!!! FUCKING BRILLIANT!!
UNITED!!!
was a brilliant goal tbh pissed off though haha
yes it was indeed!
And hey, Yossi scored a late one too so...I guess it's even then :P
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AND MACHEDA SCORES!!! :o
YES YES YES!!! FUCKING BRILLIANT!!
UNITED!!!
was a brilliant goal tbh pissed off though haha
yes it was indeed!
And hey, Yossi scored a late one too so...I guess it's even then :P
yeah but we should have been 4 up by half time...i actually thought villa deserved a point but oh well arsenal can still do us a favour hopefully
kdub will obviously be cheering for utd tho ;D
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jammie bastards.
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5 minutes.
Fergie.
Typical.
I've heard it's "a goal worthy of winning any match" so congrats to the lad. I hope he gets his hole tonight.
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5 minutes.
Fergie.
Typical.
I've heard it's "a goal worthy of winning any match" so congrats to the lad. I hope he gets his hole tonight.
was a quality goal....when i seen the team sheet i thought villa had a real chance of getting something....gary neville was never going to win anything aerial against carew.....on the bright side utd have now shipped ten goals in there last 3 games ;D
saying that who they got next in the league??
also did that guy get booked for his celebration??
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Liverpool has never won the Premiership, and I'd like to keep it that way. Spurs too for that matter, but they have a even farther way to go.
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Federico Macheda 8)
(http://www.gazzetta.it/Fotogallery/Tagliate/2009/04_Aprile/05/mache/12.JPG)
(http://www.gazzetta.it/Fotogallery/Tagliate/2009/04_Aprile/05/mache/11.JPG)
(http://www.gazzetta.it/Fotogallery/Tagliate/2009/04_Aprile/05/mache/10.JPG)
(http://www.gazzetta.it/Fotogallery/Tagliate/2009/04_Aprile/05/mache/09.JPG)
(http://www.gazzetta.it/Fotogallery/Tagliate/2009/04_Aprile/05/mache/05.JPG)
(http://www.gazzetta.it/Fotogallery/Tagliate/2009/04_Aprile/05/mache/04.JPG)
(http://www.gazzetta.it/Fotogallery/Tagliate/2009/04_Aprile/05/mache/07.JPG)
(http://www.gazzetta.it/Fotogallery/Tagliate/2009/04_Aprile/05/mache/02.JPG)
(http://www.gazzetta.it/Fotogallery/Tagliate/2009/04_Aprile/05/mache/08.JPG)
(http://www.gazzetta.it/Fotogallery/Tagliate/2009/04_Aprile/05/mache/06.JPG)
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GYEAH!
And yes, Macheda got booked for his celebration...
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Unbelievable ,i was in total despair for most of that match.
Still can believe we turned it round, considering the side out and the way we were playing.
The scenes when the third went in were crazy, there were people ended up in the wrong row of seats by the end of it.
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GYEAH!
And yes, Macheda got booked for his celebration...
LOL @ one of his parents/friends @ the end of the game ;D
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GYEAH!
And yes, Macheda got booked for his celebration...
LOL @ one of his parents/friends @ the end of the game ;D
what happened, i havent seen it on tv yet
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GYEAH!
And yes, Macheda got booked for his celebration...
LOL @ one of his parents/friends @ the end of the game ;D
what happened, i havent seen it on tv yet
when he was near the tunnel this friend/relative is jumped off the seats (and in fron of federico,where the crowd is not allowed to enter) to hug him ;D
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GYEAH!
And yes, Macheda got booked for his celebration...
LOL @ one of his parents/friends @ the end of the game ;D
what happened, i havent seen it on tv yet
when he was near the tunnel this friend/relative is jumped off the seats (and in fron of federico,where the crowd is not allowed to enter) to hug him ;D
LOL i think there was a lot of people who wanted to do that.
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Props to Federico,@ his first official game with the first squad score a goal like that one is something unbelievable.
He'll never forget this match 8)
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Props to Federico,@ his first official game with the first squad score a goal like that one is something unbelievable.
He'll never forget this match 8)
goal of the season for United?? you never know...
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Unbelievable ,i was in total despair for most of that match.
Still can believe we turned it round, considering the side out and the way we were playing.
The scenes when the third went in were crazy, there were people ended up in the wrong row of seats by the end of it.
u mean the utd fans stayed til the end :o ::)
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haha looking at the picture i think the police should be assembling a case against darren fletcher he is clearly stranglin the lad!
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that boy is the spitting image of Totti
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Why do bad things happen to good people?
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PORTO!!! 8) 8) 8)
2-2 GREAT DRAW for us at Trafford! Let's head back to the Dragao and hold on...
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Porto was great, congrats Luna. I hope they beat those Man U chumps ;D
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Porto was great, congrats Luna. I hope they beat those Man U chumps ;D
Thanks ;D we really did play fantastic! I was very confident. We're an under rated team with a lot of confident players; we're a confident team due to our repetitive winning of the Portuguese league.
I like Man Utd but it's fuck them right now ;D
0-0 draw does it for us...
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Porto was great, congrats Luna. I hope they beat those Man U chumps ;D
Thanks ;D we really did play fantastic! I was very confident. We're an under rated team with a lot of confident players; we're a confident team due to our repetitive winning of the Portuguese league.
I like Man Utd but it's fuck them right now ;D
0-0 draw does it for us...
lmao you support porto? man just when i though we wer homies....lol kidn, im a manuts supporet but gd on porto, i bet theyl neat man utd now lol
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Porto was great, congrats Luna. I hope they beat those Man U chumps ;D
Thanks ;D we really did play fantastic! I was very confident. We're an under rated team with a lot of confident players; we're a confident team due to our repetitive winning of the Portuguese league.
I like Man Utd but it's fuck them right now ;D
0-0 draw does it for us...
lmao you support porto? man just when i though we wer homies....lol kidn, im a manuts supporet but gd on porto, i bet theyl neat man utd now lol
LMAO! Porto is my favorite club team, I'm Portuguese 8) Man Utd is my 2nd fav team though (Ronaldo my fav player). I hope we tie 0-0 in Portugal! if we go up 1-0 there, we got the game!
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Awful performance again, im not expecting us to go through.
My only hope is that we cant play that bad in the return leg.
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i need a huge favour can anyone het a live feed for l'pool chelsea...my fuckin digi box is not workin :'(
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i need a huge favour can anyone het a live feed for l'pool chelsea...my fuckin digi box is not workin :'(
not rub it in but its a good game, try justin tv but best bet might be radio five if you cant get a link.
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i need a huge favour can anyone het a live feed for l'pool chelsea...my fuckin digi box is not workin :'(
not rub it in but its a good game, try justin tv but best bet might be radio five if you cant get a link.
i caught the 2nd half.... :-\
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Bayern completely embarrased, wow
Liverpool is done as well
next tues who cares :D
weds is where it's at
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So who has the best fans in the world? 8) Still more than Barcelona and Madrid despite 6 shitty seasons in a row. Now with a just a little bit success we would be the N1 again in no time. 10/30 from Germany 8)
Pl.--club------------------average attendance- country------home games------total
1---Manchester United--- 75.286--------------England-------14-------1.054.004
2---Borussia Dortmund--- 73.131--------------Deutschland-13----------950.703
3---Real Madrid------------73.000--------------Spanien-------15-------1.095.000
4---FC Barcelona----------69.794--------------Spanien-------15-------1.046.910
5---FC Bayern München--69.000--------------Deutschland-12----------828.000
6---FC Schalke 04---------61.447--------------Deutschland-12----------737.364
7---Arsenal FC-------------60.029--------------England-------15----------900.435
8---AC Mailand-------------57.558--------------Italien---------14----------805.812
9---Celtic FC----------------57.388--------------Schottland---14-----------803.432
10--Hamburger SV--------54.639--------------Deutschland-12-----------655.668
11--Inter Mailand---------52.639--------------Italien---------14-----------736.946
12--Olympique Marseille-51.200--------------Frankreich----15----------768.000
13--VfB Stuttgart---------50.904---------------Deutschland-12----------610.848
14--Rangers FC-----------49.385---------------Schottland---15----------740.775
15--1. FC Köln-------------49.208---------------Deutschland-13----------639.704
16--Ajax Amsterdam-----48.612---------------Niederlande-14----------680.568
17--Newcastle United---48.155---------------England-------15----------722.325
18--Hertha BSC-----------46.064---------------Deutschland-13----------598.832
19--Bor. M'gladbach-----46.000----------------Deutschland-13----------598.000
20--Eintracht Frankfurt--45.783---------------Deutschland-12----------549.396
21--Atlético de Madrid---44.731---------------Spanien-------13----------581.503
22--Liverpool FC----------43.515---------------England-------15----------652.725
23--Fey. Rotterdam------43.442---------------Niederlande-13-----------564.746
24--Manchester City-----42.936---------------England-------15----------644.040
25--Chelsea FC-----------41.661---------------England-------15----------624.915
26--AS Rom----------------41.180---------------Italien---------14----------576.520
27--Paris St-Germain----40.991---------------Frankreich----14-----------573.874
28--SSC Neapel----------40.793---------------Italien---------15-----------611.895
29--FC Sevilla-------------40.434---------------Spanien-------15----------606.510
30--Werder Bremen------40.289--------------Deutschland--13----------523.757
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So who has the best fans in the world? 8) Still more than Barcelona and Madrid despite 6 shitty seasons in a row. Now with a just a little bit success we would be the N1 again in no time. 10/30 from Germany 8)
Pl.--club------------------average attendance- country------home games------total
1---Manchester United--- 75.286--------------England-------14-------1.054.004
2---Borussia Dortmund--- 73.131--------------Deutschland-13----------950.703
3---Real Madrid------------73.000--------------Spanien-------15-------1.095.000
4---FC Barcelona----------69.794--------------Spanien-------15-------1.046.910
5---FC Bayern München--69.000--------------Deutschland-12----------828.000
6---FC Schalke 04---------61.447--------------Deutschland-12----------737.364
7---Arsenal FC-------------60.029--------------England-------15----------900.435
8---AC Mailand-------------57.558--------------Italien---------14----------805.812
9---Celtic FC----------------57.388--------------Schottland---14-----------803.432
10--Hamburger SV--------54.639--------------Deutschland-12-----------655.668
11--Inter Mailand---------52.639--------------Italien---------14-----------736.946
12--Olympique Marseille-51.200--------------Frankreich----15----------768.000
13--VfB Stuttgart---------50.904---------------Deutschland-12----------610.848
14--Rangers FC-----------49.385---------------Schottland---15----------740.775
15--1. FC Köln-------------49.208---------------Deutschland-13----------639.704
16--Ajax Amsterdam-----48.612---------------Niederlande-14----------680.568
17--Newcastle United---48.155---------------England-------15----------722.325
18--Hertha BSC-----------46.064---------------Deutschland-13----------598.832
19--Bor. M'gladbach-----46.000----------------Deutschland-13----------598.000
20--Eintracht Frankfurt--45.783---------------Deutschland-12----------549.396
21--Atlético de Madrid---44.731---------------Spanien-------13----------581.503
22--Liverpool FC----------43.515---------------England-------15----------652.725
23--Fey. Rotterdam------43.442---------------Niederlande-13-----------564.746
24--Manchester City-----42.936---------------England-------15----------644.040
25--Chelsea FC-----------41.661---------------England-------15----------624.915
26--AS Rom----------------41.180---------------Italien---------14----------576.520
27--Paris St-Germain----40.991---------------Frankreich----14-----------573.874
28--SSC Neapel----------40.793---------------Italien---------15-----------611.895
29--FC Sevilla-------------40.434---------------Spanien-------15----------606.510
30--Werder Bremen------40.289--------------Deutschland--13----------523.757
LMAO.
truth is:there's nothing to do in dortmund,that's why the stadium is always packed
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are u mad Nr 11 :laugh: Moratti could propose every visitor 1000 € and we still would attract more people than you. Only the earth has a greater force of attraction than Borussia Dortmund
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are u mad Nr 11 :laugh: Moratti could propose every visitor 1000 € and we still would attract more people than you. Only the earth has a greater force of attraction than Borussia Dortmund
sure,i'm mad ::)
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damn u mascheda DAMN UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!! :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant:
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damn u mascheda DAMN UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!! :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant:
AND KIKO DOES IT AGAIN!!! :o :o 8)
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macheda 8) :raisetheroof:
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Lol, all he did was stand in the for the shot.
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haha how are we going to win the league when ol whiskey nose can just pull teenage match winners out of his backside!!!
still on the plus side man u seem to have lost their form and i wasnt really expectin anything from sunderland today
also liverpool 4 blackburn 0....way to bounce back...torres 1st goal was amazing 8)
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ya macheda has been lucky today.
but the real STAR of the day is fernado torres,two fuckin great goals.
the first one is UNBELIEVABLE
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Good win today, didnt play well but have a few players coming back from injury today and in the next few weeks.
Hopefully can push on from here.
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(http://www.timesonline.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00521/torresgoal_385x185_521326a.jpg)
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So who has the best fans in the world? 8) Still more than Barcelona and Madrid despite 6 shitty seasons in a row. Now with a just a little bit success we would be the N1 again in no time. 10/30 from Germany 8)
Pl.--club------------------average attendance- country------home games------total
1---Manchester United--- 75.286--------------England-------14-------1.054.004
2---Borussia Dortmund--- 73.131--------------Deutschland-13----------950.703
3---Real Madrid------------73.000--------------Spanien-------15-------1.095.000
4---FC Barcelona----------69.794--------------Spanien-------15-------1.046.910
5---FC Bayern München--69.000--------------Deutschland-12----------828.000
6---FC Schalke 04---------61.447--------------Deutschland-12----------737.364
7---Arsenal FC-------------60.029--------------England-------15----------900.435
8---AC Mailand-------------57.558--------------Italien---------14----------805.812
9---Celtic FC----------------57.388--------------Schottland---14-----------803.432
10--Hamburger SV--------54.639--------------Deutschland-12-----------655.668
11--Inter Mailand---------52.639--------------Italien---------14-----------736.946
12--Olympique Marseille-51.200--------------Frankreich----15----------768.000
13--VfB Stuttgart---------50.904---------------Deutschland-12----------610.848
14--Rangers FC-----------49.385---------------Schottland---15----------740.775
15--1. FC Köln-------------49.208---------------Deutschland-13----------639.704
16--Ajax Amsterdam-----48.612---------------Niederlande-14----------680.568
17--Newcastle United---48.155---------------England-------15----------722.325
18--Hertha BSC-----------46.064---------------Deutschland-13----------598.832
19--Bor. M'gladbach-----46.000----------------Deutschland-13----------598.000
20--Eintracht Frankfurt--45.783---------------Deutschland-12----------549.396
21--Atlético de Madrid---44.731---------------Spanien-------13----------581.503
22--Liverpool FC----------43.515---------------England-------15----------652.725
23--Fey. Rotterdam------43.442---------------Niederlande-13-----------564.746
24--Manchester City-----42.936---------------England-------15----------644.040
25--Chelsea FC-----------41.661---------------England-------15----------624.915
26--AS Rom----------------41.180---------------Italien---------14----------576.520
27--Paris St-Germain----40.991---------------Frankreich----14-----------573.874
28--SSC Neapel----------40.793---------------Italien---------15-----------611.895
29--FC Sevilla-------------40.434---------------Spanien-------15----------606.510
30--Werder Bremen------40.289--------------Deutschland--13----------523.757
i stopped paying attention when the prawn sandwhich brigade was listed higher than ourselves 8)
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So who has the best fans in the world? 8) Still more than Barcelona and Madrid despite 6 shitty seasons in a row. Now with a just a little bit success we would be the N1 again in no time. 10/30 from Germany 8)
Pl.--club------------------average attendance- country------home games------total
1---Manchester United--- 75.286--------------England-------14-------1.054.004
2---Borussia Dortmund--- 73.131--------------Deutschland-13----------950.703
3---Real Madrid------------73.000--------------Spanien-------15-------1.095.000
4---FC Barcelona----------69.794--------------Spanien-------15-------1.046.910
5---FC Bayern München--69.000--------------Deutschland-12----------828.000
6---FC Schalke 04---------61.447--------------Deutschland-12----------737.364
7---Arsenal FC-------------60.029--------------England-------15----------900.435
8---AC Mailand-------------57.558--------------Italien---------14----------805.812
9---Celtic FC----------------57.388--------------Schottland---14-----------803.432
10--Hamburger SV--------54.639--------------Deutschland-12-----------655.668
11--Inter Mailand---------52.639--------------Italien---------14-----------736.946
12--Olympique Marseille-51.200--------------Frankreich----15----------768.000
13--VfB Stuttgart---------50.904---------------Deutschland-12----------610.848
14--Rangers FC-----------49.385---------------Schottland---15----------740.775
15--1. FC Köln-------------49.208---------------Deutschland-13----------639.704
16--Ajax Amsterdam-----48.612---------------Niederlande-14----------680.568
17--Newcastle United---48.155---------------England-------15----------722.325
18--Hertha BSC-----------46.064---------------Deutschland-13----------598.832
19--Bor. M'gladbach-----46.000----------------Deutschland-13----------598.000
20--Eintracht Frankfurt--45.783---------------Deutschland-12----------549.396
21--Atlético de Madrid---44.731---------------Spanien-------13----------581.503
22--Liverpool FC----------43.515---------------England-------15----------652.725
23--Fey. Rotterdam------43.442---------------Niederlande-13-----------564.746
24--Manchester City-----42.936---------------England-------15----------644.040
25--Chelsea FC-----------41.661---------------England-------15----------624.915
26--AS Rom----------------41.180---------------Italien---------14----------576.520
27--Paris St-Germain----40.991---------------Frankreich----14-----------573.874
28--SSC Neapel----------40.793---------------Italien---------15-----------611.895
29--FC Sevilla-------------40.434---------------Spanien-------15----------606.510
30--Werder Bremen------40.289--------------Deutschland--13----------523.757
i stopped paying attention when the prawn sandwhich brigade was listed higher than ourselves 8)
wtf with chelsea and liverpool???
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wtf with chelsea and liverpool???
As cool as Dr. Ján Ïtor is, the whole thing is pretty meaningless in terms of how good the fans are.
For example you've got Crimewatch F.C. there at #14. Disgraceful club and even worse fans.
That table illustrates quantity, not quality.
Another side point, there are so many German teams in there (10/30), including Dortmund mainly because of the free improvements they received on their stadiums for the WC 2006.
Hopefully we could get a big event in Scotland and eclipse some of the very biggest teams in Europe in terms of both quality AND quantity of fans in our stadium every week. :)
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indeed i'd rather see records of the highest noise decibels recorded in stadiums that would be far more telling(but then even that could be skewed by ratio of attendance in each stadium)
i tryed finding an answer on ask.com but if i posted what i found you'd think i was being byist 8)
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Im still mad that my team got beat by the fuckin scummers by the seaside >:(
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Fact i see your getting brave even though your out of all cup competions and second in the league.
Lol at your sig.
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Fact i see your getting brave even though your out of all cup competions and second in the league.
Lol at your sig.
theres only one cup we're interested in...i think we now have a good oppotunity...man u are looking tired while were the in form team atm...i honestly cant see being out the CL affecting the players confidence either due to the manner we went out...
im getting "brave" cause we got four goals against chelsea and utd on their own turf....hit madrid for 4 and smashed five past villa as well as putting 4 past blackburn not bad for a "boring" "negative" side most goals in the league again this year by the look of things
and the sig's tongue in cheek...still couldnt see that not being highlighted by the media if liverpool had spent that on somebody ;D
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Fact i see your getting brave even though your out of all cup competions and second in the league.
Lol at your sig.
theres only one cup we're interested in...i think we now have a good oppotunity...man u are looking tired while were the in form team atm...i honestly cant see being out the CL affecting the players confidence either due to the manner we went out...
im getting "brave" cause we got four goals against chelsea and utd on their own turf....hit madrid for 4 and smashed five past villa as well as putting 4 past blackburn not bad for a "boring" "negative" side most goals in the league again this year by the look of things
and the sig's tongue in cheek...still couldnt see that not being highlighted by the media if liverpool had spent that on somebody ;D
Most goals in the league ? We scored 80 to your 67 in the premier league anyway it doesnt actually matter how many goals you score you only get 3 points !
i dont know where you get 90 mil from as we havent even bought Tevez. I know what you mean about the media not highligting things. Such as the below facts, everyone talks about united spending money but fail to mention how benitez has spent more than fergie
The table below represents the clubs net spend per season from the beginning of season 04/05 to date. This was the season that Rapha Benitez became Liverpool manager. Purchases is the total spent on buying players, sold is the total received from the sale of players and Nett equals the Purchased minus Sold giving a total of the money spend on players.
The per season column gives an average of the money spend in each season in the corresponding period season 04/05 to date
# Net Spend 04 - 09 Purchased Sold Nett Per Season
1 Chelsea £248,450,000 £117,300,000 £131,150,000 £26,230,000
2 Manchester City £171,020,000 £49,900,000 £121,120,000 £24,224,000
3 Liverpool £212,490,000 £102,030,000 £110,460,000 £22,092,000
4 Tottenham £235,500,000 £137,250,000 £98,250,000 £19,650,000
5 Manchester United £169,450,000 £76,050,000 £93,400,000 £18,680,000
6 Aston Villa £95,150,000 £21,255,000 £73,895,000 £14,779,000
9 Sunderland £80,580,000 £11,650,000 £68,930,000 £13,786,000
7 Newcastle £120,750,000 £83,400,000 £37,350,000 £7,470,000
8 Middlesborough £62,200,000 £32,500,000 £29,700,000 £5,940,000
10 Everton £80,100,000 £56,200,000 £23,900,000 £4,780,000
12 Arsenal £102,050,000 £81,720,000 £20,330,000 £4,066,000
11 Portsmouth £85,200,000 £71,010,000 £14,190,000 £2,838,000
13 West Ham £75,145,000 £61,625,000 £13,520,000 £2,704,000
14 Blackburn Rovers £36,100,000 £36,290,000 -£190,000 -£38,000
Leeds United £5,900,000 £13,050,000 -£7,150,000 -£1,787,500
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but fail to mention how benitez has spent more than fergie
he hasnt though has he??...unless fergie scrapped his whole team in 04-05 and swopped them for a few decent players and a load of dodgy french & senagalese youngsters your conviently forgetting Fergie had a CL winning team on his hands as well as one that challenged for the prem consistently...guessing 04/05's after you bought ferdinand veron and RVD as well...i could also point out ferguson pretty much doubled dalgish spending when he was playing catch-up still didnt get close to him until dalglish re-signed and souness came in
could be we'll have to wait til fergie retires...but u gave me no answer as to why i shouldnt be confident given our form?...u merely latched on to the part u though u could disprove(only to botch it)
two draws(city/tottenham & arsenal) an Utd will have botched it as well 8)
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but fail to mention how benitez has spent more than fergie
he hasnt though has he??...unless fergie scrapped his whole team in 04-05 and swopped them for a few decent players and a load of dodgy french & senagalese youngsters your conviently forgetting Fergie had a CL winning team on his hands as well as one that challenged for the prem consistently...guessing 04/05's after you bought ferdinand veron and RVD as well...i could also point out ferguson pretty much doubled dalgish spending when he was playing catch-up still didnt get close to him until dalglish re-signed and souness came in
could be we'll have to wait til fergie retires...but u gave me no answer as to why i shouldnt be confident given our form?...u merely latched on to the part u though u could disprove(only to botch it)
two draws(city/tottenham & arsenal) an Utd will have botched it as well 8)
If you want to go back to when the prem league has started we have spent 11 mil more than you, hardly a huge amount yet liverpool fans love to portray themselves as oliver twist working with mere scraps. We have even recouped more money than you in the same period.
Net Spend 92 - 09 Purchased Sold Nett Per Season
1 Chelsea £538,690,000 £185,750,000 £352,940,000 £20,761,176
2 Liverpool £380,115,000 £177,670,000 £202,445,000 £11,908,529
3 Manchester United £391,150,000 £190,565,000 £200,585,000 £11,799,118
As to why im not worried about your form, i cant see you winning all your remaining games which you basically will have to do and also hope we make further slip ups. Which is of course is possible but its just as likely you will do the same.
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but fail to mention how benitez has spent more than fergie
he hasnt though has he??...unless fergie scrapped his whole team in 04-05 and swopped them for a few decent players and a load of dodgy french & senagalese youngsters your conviently forgetting Fergie had a CL winning team on his hands as well as one that challenged for the prem consistently...guessing 04/05's after you bought ferdinand veron and RVD as well...i could also point out ferguson pretty much doubled dalgish spending when he was playing catch-up still didnt get close to him until dalglish re-signed and souness came in
could be we'll have to wait til fergie retires...but u gave me no answer as to why i shouldnt be confident given our form?...u merely latched on to the part u though u could disprove(only to botch it)
two draws(city/tottenham & arsenal) an Utd will have botched it as well 8)
If you want to go back to when the prem league has started we have spent 11 mil more than you, hardly a huge amount yet liverpool fans love to portray themselves as oliver twist working with mere scraps. We have even recouped more money than you in the same period.
Net Spend 92 - 09 Purchased Sold Nett Per Season
1 Chelsea £538,690,000 £185,750,000 £352,940,000 £20,761,176
2 Liverpool £380,115,000 £177,670,000 £202,445,000 £11,908,529
3 Manchester United £391,150,000 £190,565,000 £200,585,000 £11,799,118
As to why im not worried about your form, i cant see you winning all your remaining games which you basically will have to do and also hope we make further slip ups. Which is of course is possible but its just as likely you will do the same.
but you said benitez has spent more than fergie did you not?? so by your own figures
Manchester United(Ferguson) £391,150,000 £190,565,000 £200,585,000 £11,799,118
Liverpool (Benitez) £212,490,000 £102,030,000 £110,460,000 £22,092,000
so benitez hasnt spent more than Fergie so that statement is incorrect FACT!!
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and i'd be the first to admit souness through to houiller we bought poorly which is the main reason i dont understand the rafa bashin we have the best time ive seen in my lifetime and if utd do win it will be because we drew 1 or 2 too many games...big difference to tryna scrape for fourth place...and i didnt say u outspent ouse once dalglish left im sayin "when fergie was trynin to knock uf off our f'in perch" he spent double which he needed to because WE WERE BUILDING ON SUCCESS its not difficult to comprehend...plus we arent the only ones spending
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and i'd be the first to admit souness through to houiller we bought poorly which is the main reason i dont understand the rafa bashin we have the best time ive seen in my lifetime and if utd do win it will be because we drew 1 or 2 too many games...big difference to tryna scrape for fourth place...and i didnt say u outspent ouse once dalglish left im sayin "when fergie was trynin to knock uf off our f'in perch" he spent double which he needed to because WE WERE BUILDING ON SUCCESS its not difficult to comprehend...plus we arent the only ones spending
:nawty:
Hyypiä... 8)
...sorry I had to say it :P
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and i'd be the first to admit souness through to houiller we bought poorly which is the main reason i dont understand the rafa bashin we have the best time ive seen in my lifetime and if utd do win it will be because we drew 1 or 2 too many games...big difference to tryna scrape for fourth place...and i didnt say u outspent ouse once dalglish left im sayin "when fergie was trynin to knock uf off our f'in perch" he spent double which he needed to because WE WERE BUILDING ON SUCCESS its not difficult to comprehend...plus we arent the only ones spending
:nawty:
Hyypiä... 8)
...sorry I had to say it :P
i take it back... 8)
tbf i think the heart attack had alot to do with houiller fallin off but theres no denying his last 2 seasons were a travesty
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and i'd be the first to admit souness through to houiller we bought poorly which is the main reason i dont understand the rafa bashin we have the best time ive seen in my lifetime and if utd do win it will be because we drew 1 or 2 too many games...big difference to tryna scrape for fourth place...and i didnt say u outspent ouse once dalglish left im sayin "when fergie was trynin to knock uf off our f'in perch" he spent double which he needed to because WE WERE BUILDING ON SUCCESS its not difficult to comprehend...plus we arent the only ones spending
:nawty:
Hyypiä... 8)
...sorry I had to say it :P
i take it back... 8)
tbf i think the heart attack had alot to do with houiller fallin off but theres no denying his last 2 seasons were a travesty
I can agree with a opinion that Benitez has brought a lot and made liverpool even better...
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Lol at your sig.
I chuckled at it. Talk about highlighting your own club, eh?
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Lol at your sig.
I chuckled at it. Talk about highlighting your own club, eh?
Not any more so than having 2 big pics one of top of the other.
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Lol at your sig.
I chuckled at it. Talk about highlighting your own club, eh?
whereas you've spent the last 2 months supporting somebody elses ::)
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Lol at your sig.
I chuckled at it. Talk about highlighting your own club, eh?
Not any more so than having 2 big pics one of top of the other.
Wasn't my point.
Lol at your sig.
I chuckled at it. Talk about highlighting your own club, eh?
whereas you've spent the last 2 months supporting somebody elses ::)
No way, it's Arsenal for Life.
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fergies lost the plot whats he whittering on about now him and his buddy fat head sam alladyce completely failed this time its laughable
apparently the clip in my avator was "arrogant" and humiliated sam alladyce ::)
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but fail to mention how benitez has spent more than fergie
he hasnt though has he??...unless fergie scrapped his whole team in 04-05 and swopped them for a few decent players and a load of dodgy french & senagalese youngsters your conviently forgetting Fergie had a CL winning team on his hands as well as one that challenged for the prem consistently...guessing 04/05's after you bought ferdinand veron and RVD as well...i could also point out ferguson pretty much doubled dalgish spending when he was playing catch-up still didnt get close to him until dalglish re-signed and souness came in
could be we'll have to wait til fergie retires...but u gave me no answer as to why i shouldnt be confident given our form?...u merely latched on to the part u though u could disprove(only to botch it)
two draws(city/tottenham & arsenal) an Utd will have botched it as well 8)
If you want to go back to when the prem league has started we have spent 11 mil more than you, hardly a huge amount yet liverpool fans love to portray themselves as oliver twist working with mere scraps. We have even recouped more money than you in the same period.
Net Spend 92 - 09 Purchased Sold Nett Per Season
1 Chelsea £538,690,000 £185,750,000 £352,940,000 £20,761,176
2 Liverpool £380,115,000 £177,670,000 £202,445,000 £11,908,529
3 Manchester United £391,150,000 £190,565,000 £200,585,000 £11,799,118
As to why im not worried about your form, i cant see you winning all your remaining games which you basically will have to do and also hope we make further slip ups. Which is of course is possible but its just as likely you will do the same.
but you said benitez has spent more than fergie did you not?? so by your own figures
Manchester United(Ferguson) £391,150,000 £190,565,000 £200,585,000 £11,799,118
Liverpool (Benitez) £212,490,000 £102,030,000 £110,460,000 £22,092,000
so benitez hasnt spent more than Fergie so that statement is incorrect FACT!!
lol you know i meant that since benitez has been in charge from the period of then to now he has spent more than fergie.
fergies lost the plot whats he whittering on about now him and his buddy fat head sam alladyce completely failed this time its laughable
apparently the clip in my avator was "arrogant" and humiliated sam alladyce ::)
Sam seems to agree, Fergie is been Fergie and is on a wind up. The best thing Rafa can do is ignore him but he wont, playing right into Fergies hands.
Calling Everton a small club was out of order and in all honesty you shouldnt disrespect a fellow manager by basically saying that there team is so shit because once you go two up in the first half its game over.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/liverpool/5133010/Liverpools-Rafael-Benitez-loves-to-whinge-says-Sam-Allardyce.html
Alladyce before the game
Quote:
"The interesting thing as far as Rafa is concerned is that he had a big European tie coming up and he was talking about Alex Ferguson,"
ferguson last week...dont u have an important fa cup ties this weekend?
but its very good of ferguson to help us deal with the "small" club remark Rafa MADE 2 YEARS AGO and has since apologized for..we can obviously learn from the great respect he treats man city with
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/england/2008/11/29/robinho-blasts-sir-alex-ferguson-s-comment-on-manchester-city-86908-20933669/
or arsenal
Quote:
Wenger has been in Japan. He doesn't know anything about English football. He's at a big club; well, Arsenal used to be big. He should keep his mouth shut, firmly shut.
in 1997.
Also, for Fergie, how arrogant is it to not speak to the press when the ask you a question you don't like or print an article you disagree with?i fully expect rafa to shoot him down with cold hard facts
and i never even got into the fact he was gesturing to xabi alonso as he had just ignored rafas advice on the freekick and set up torres...why would he be saying game over with an hour to play when he was unhappy we didnt beat villa by more than 5 as GD could stilll be a factor
Fergie is well and truly shook up...alladyce is just brown-nosing his old chum..hence why its took a week 4 him to say anything an he just happens to do same time as fergie did ::)
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AZ lost :laugh:
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/liverpool/5133010/Liverpools-Rafael-Benitez-loves-to-whinge-says-Sam-Allardyce.html
Alladyce before the game
Quote:
"The interesting thing as far as Rafa is concerned is that he had a big European tie coming up and he was talking about Alex Ferguson,"
ferguson last week...dont u have an important fa cup ties this weekend?
but its very good of ferguson to help us deal with the "small" club remark Rafa MADE 2 YEARS AGO and has since apologized for..we can obviously learn from the great respect he treats man city with
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/england/2008/11/29/robinho-blasts-sir-alex-ferguson-s-comment-on-manchester-city-86908-20933669/
or arsenal
Quote:
Wenger has been in Japan. He doesn't know anything about English football. He's at a big club; well, Arsenal used to be big. He should keep his mouth shut, firmly shut.
in 1997.
Also, for Fergie, how arrogant is it to not speak to the press when the ask you a question you don't like or print an article you disagree with?i fully expect rafa to shoot him down with cold hard facts
and i never even got into the fact he was gesturing to xabi alonso as he had just ignored rafas advice on the freekick and set up torres...why would he be saying game over with an hour to play when he was unhappy we didnt beat villa by more than 5 as GD could stilll be a factor
Fergie is well and truly shook up...alladyce is just brown-nosing his old chum..hence why its took a week 4 him to say anything an he just happens to do same time as fergie did ::)
If you honestly think Fergie is losing the plot then you aint been watching the Premiership long enough m8. Fergie has seen off every manager that has come up against him, Wenger excluded, but that's only because Arsenal rate him so highly, any other manager and he would be out the door.
Utd are still on course to win 5 trophies this season, Liverpool (IMO) wont win any and are only in contention for one. Utd also have the strongest squad, without Torres Liverpool are not the same team. Ferguson has been here before many times and came out on top, peole who say he is "Cracking up" have no idea what they are talking about. And this is coming from a Celtic supporter who couldnt give a fuck either way who wins the EPL.
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liverpool season will end this week and benitez is to blame he shouldnt of gone at fergie, everyone knows thats a season ender
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AZ lost :laugh:
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And this is coming from a Celtic supporter who couldnt give a fuck either way who wins the EPL.
you are suckin fergie's dick just because is scottish :P
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/liverpool/5133010/Liverpools-Rafael-Benitez-loves-to-whinge-says-Sam-Allardyce.html
Alladyce before the game
Quote:
"The interesting thing as far as Rafa is concerned is that he had a big European tie coming up and he was talking about Alex Ferguson,"
ferguson last week...dont u have an important fa cup ties this weekend?
but its very good of ferguson to help us deal with the "small" club remark Rafa MADE 2 YEARS AGO and has since apologized for..we can obviously learn from the great respect he treats man city with
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/england/2008/11/29/robinho-blasts-sir-alex-ferguson-s-comment-on-manchester-city-86908-20933669/
or arsenal
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Wenger has been in Japan. He doesn't know anything about English football. He's at a big club; well, Arsenal used to be big. He should keep his mouth shut, firmly shut.
in 1997.
Also, for Fergie, how arrogant is it to not speak to the press when the ask you a question you don't like or print an article you disagree with?i fully expect rafa to shoot him down with cold hard facts
and i never even got into the fact he was gesturing to xabi alonso as he had just ignored rafas advice on the freekick and set up torres...why would he be saying game over with an hour to play when he was unhappy we didnt beat villa by more than 5 as GD could stilll be a factor
Fergie is well and truly shook up...alladyce is just brown-nosing his old chum..hence why its took a week 4 him to say anything an he just happens to do same time as fergie did ::)
If you honestly think Fergie is losing the plot then you aint been watching the Premiership long enough m8. Fergie has seen off every manager that has come up against him, Wenger excluded, but that's only because Arsenal rate him so highly, any other manager and he would be out the door.
Utd are still on course to win 5 trophies this season, Liverpool (IMO) wont win any and are only in contention for one. Utd also have the strongest squad, without Torres Liverpool are not the same team. Ferguson has been here before many times and came out on top, peole who say he is "Cracking up" have no idea what they are talking about. And this is coming from a Celtic supporter who couldnt give a fuck either way who wins the EPL.
yeah but up til now he's always had some sort of point....this has to be the biggedst load of drivel i've ever heard..funny how when rafa says something its a rant whereas fergie can spout any rubbish the whiskey tells him too and its mind games
im not even saying we'll win it this year...but we'll be challenging again next year and the year after and fergie knows it...hes a scared 8)
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Lets be honest here. Rafa did not show anybody a lack of respect. He was telling Xabi Alonso to take a quick freekick, Xabi ignored him and fired it in and Liverpool scored, thats why rafa shrugs his shoulders, hes basically saying, dont listen to me. Laughing and joking with his player. Fact.
Come on Everton!!!! Lets do these!!!!!!!!!
And and as far as putting the Tevez Ngog thing in your sig is a load of bollocks. So what, Tevez has done more for his team than Ngog has, goals are one thing but work rate is another. The fact that Man Utd havent actually bought Tevez yet either kinda makes your whole point suck.
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...shiiiit
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Lets be honest here. Rafa did not show anybody a lack of respect. He was telling Xabi Alonso to take a quick freekick, Xabi ignored him and fired it in and Liverpool scored, thats why rafa shrugs his shoulders, hes basically saying, dont listen to me. Laughing and joking with his player. Fact.
you are talkin about this ?
(http://i515.photobucket.com/albums/t358/elnino9tornado/rafa-1.gif)
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Lets be honest here. Rafa did not show anybody a lack of respect. He was telling Xabi Alonso to take a quick freekick, Xabi ignored him and fired it in and Liverpool scored, thats why rafa shrugs his shoulders, hes basically saying, dont listen to me. Laughing and joking with his player. Fact.
you are talkin about this ?
(http://i515.photobucket.com/albums/t358/elnino9tornado/rafa-1.gif)
yes that ten second clip prompted two top flight managers to slander our manager in the press
glad fergies arrogance in his team selection blew up in his face...up the everton!!! :o 8)
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Lets be honest here. Rafa did not show anybody a lack of respect. He was telling Xabi Alonso to take a quick freekick, Xabi ignored him and fired it in and Liverpool scored, thats why rafa shrugs his shoulders, hes basically saying, dont listen to me. Laughing and joking with his player. Fact.
Come on Everton!!!! Lets do these!!!!!!!!!
And and as far as putting the Tevez Ngog thing in your sig is a load of bollocks. So what, Tevez has done more for his team than Ngog has, goals are one thing but work rate is another. The fact that Man Utd havent actually bought Tevez yet either kinda makes your whole point suck.
i already explained the sig its more a jab at the way facts can be skewed to fit an arguement i dont think ngog is better than tevez but then again i dont think were as short of back-up as people would have you believe...as for work-rate funny how thats the same thing people fail to mention when evaulating kuyts perfomances....and as for the figures i copied them from elsewhere woulda personally bought him before berbatov anyways
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haha eveton what leges. Some of their fans are fuckin crazy. Live not that far from wembley so popped down to the pub etc and was fuckin crazy.
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Did us proud today blue boys. Whoop. Cant wait see to see my brother when he gets home from Wembley.
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And this is coming from a Celtic supporter who couldnt give a fuck either way who wins the EPL.
you are suckin fergie's dick just because is scottish :P
Fergie's a hun you thick fuck, i dont care for him at all. i am absolutely delighted Everton beat them yesterday.
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ah ah ah wenger out of the cup again,what a fuckin loser
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And this is coming from a Celtic supporter who couldnt give a fuck either way who wins the EPL.
you are suckin fergie's dick just because is scottish :P
Fergie is a cunt and a hun fuck.
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this sums it up nicely
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy-ZoxX9oYc
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fergie shits on benitez
only wenger has his number (and jose when he was with chelski)
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The level of discussion in this thread has taken a free fall. :(
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The level of discussion in this thread has taken a free fall. :(
the level of discussion here is better than all you useless shitty threads about az :P
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And this is coming from a Celtic supporter who couldnt give a fuck either way who wins the EPL.
you are suckin fergie's dick just because is scottish :P
Fergie is a cunt and a hun fuck.
Not a 'hun'. He was a Rangers fan as a youngster yes, but Rangers aren't the 'huns' you lot may call us that nowadays, but it wasn't always the case. You's used to get called huns many years ago but its something that has changed and seems to be acceptable by the Scottish media (which is a joke itself)
On a side note, well done to Louis Van Gaal and Shota Arveladze on their title victory for AZ
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And this is coming from a Celtic supporter who couldnt give a fuck either way who wins the EPL.
you are suckin fergie's dick just because is scottish :P
Fergie is a cunt and a hun fuck.
Not a 'hun'. He was a Rangers fan as a youngster yes, but Rangers aren't the 'huns' you lot may call us that nowadays, but it wasn't always the case. You's used to get called huns many years ago but its something that has changed and seems to be acceptable by the Scottish media (which is a joke itself)
On a side note, well done to Louis Van Gaal and Shota Arveladze on their title victory for AZ
I'll call you a hun bcoz you are a Rangers fan. And in return I would expect you to call me a tim.
If you want to call me a hun that's fair enough but I think people would just get confused by our dialogue.
A hun to me either: supports or supported Rangers or plays or has played for Rangers. Or additionally manages or has managed them or has some other kind of connection by which Rangers are favoured i.e. media, referees, etc.
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And this is coming from a Celtic supporter who couldnt give a fuck either way who wins the EPL.
you are suckin fergie's dick just because is scottish :P
Fergie is a cunt and a hun fuck.
Not a 'hun'. He was a Rangers fan as a youngster yes, but Rangers aren't the 'huns' you lot may call us that nowadays, but it wasn't always the case. You's used to get called huns many years ago but its something that has changed and seems to be acceptable by the Scottish media (which is a joke itself)
On a side note, well done to Louis Van Gaal and Shota Arveladze on their title victory for AZ
I'll call you a hun bcoz you are a Rangers fan. And in return I would expect you to call me a tim.
If you want to call me a hun that's fair enough but I think people would just get confused by our dialogue.
A hun to me either: supports or supported Rangers or plays or has played for Rangers. Or additionally manages or has managed them or has some other kind of connection by which Rangers are favoured i.e. media, referees, etc.
I do know that all things connected Rangers are known as 'huns' to celtic, hibs and some other clubs. What I don't understand is the reasoning behind this ???
Media or referee's favouring Rangers? Now thats a joke :laugh:
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Sammy Lee today shrugged off remarks made by Alex Ferguson following Liverpool's victory over Blackburn last weekend.
Click here to watch the press conference>>
The Manchester United boss criticised a gesture made by Rafa Benitez from the touchline following Fernando Torres' second goal.
Lee revealed the gesture was simply a message to the Liverpool players following a successful set-piece.
"Certainly, any gestures that are made pitchside are to our players, not to anyone else," the assistant manager told a press conference this afternoon.
"It was a reaction to what we thought we should have been doing (from the free-kick), but something else was done and it resulted in a goal. We only consider what we want our players to do. We don't make any gesture to anyone else at all.
"One thing I'll say is that Rafa is certainly not arrogant, no way.
"I think it's quite sad, really. At the end of the day, we try to get on with the job we've got to do and not worry about what other people are thinking about us."
Ferguson's remarks were echoed by Allardyce last week.
Lee added: "I'm surprised he didn't mention anything to me when we were sat having a drink after the game. No one mentioned anything, and I'm sure if anyone felt strongly about it they would have. But we'll move on.
"It's not for us to talk about other football clubs. We very rarely do. We try to concentrate on what's going on here and let the game take its course."
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Sammy Lee is a horrible wee shite of a man. I cant stand him.
fergie shits on benitez
only wenger has his number (and jose when he was with chelski)
Wenger has Fergie's number? when was the last time Wenger won a trophy?...Because he had a better team in 2 or 3 seasons out of 12 doesnt mean he has his number.
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Benitez>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Wenger
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Sammy Lee is a horrible wee shite of a man. I cant stand him.
fergie shits on benitez
only wenger has his number (and jose when he was with chelski)
Wenger has Fergie's number? when was the last time Wenger won a trophy?...Because he had a better team in 2 or 3 seasons out of 12 doesnt mean he has his number.
im talking about when they vs
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Benitez>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Wenger
are you talking about nowadays or in there career as general
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Benitez>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Wenger
are you talking about nowadays or in there career as general
Don't mind him, he's the forum troll.
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Benitez>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Wenger
are you talking about nowadays or in there career as general
Don't mind him, he's the forum troll.
says the little stupid nerd from norway :laugh:
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Benitez>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Wenger
are you talking about nowadays or in there career as general
we could take about their career too if you want,wenger is a good talent scout but compared to benitez is a loser.
ok he has won a lot of trophies in england but if you compare all his years @ arsenal with the years of benitez @ liverpool......and don't tell me that benitez is lucky.
i must admit that arsenal is a club that has never spent a lot of money to buy players,and for this wenger must be applauded.
arsenal is a "i'd like but i can't" club,i don't know how much is guilty wenger for this...
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Benitez>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Wenger
are you talking about nowadays or in there career as general
we could take about their career too if you want,wenger is a good talent scout but compared to benitez is a loser.
ok he has won a lot of trophies in england but if you compare all his years @ arsenal with the years of benitez @ liverpool......and don't tell me that benitez is lucky.
i must admit that arsenal is a club that has never spent a lot of money to buy players,and for this wenger must be applauded.
arsenal is a "i'd like but i can't" club,i don't know how much is guilty wenger for this...
yea wenger has never really spent money (which sometimes its just been stupid. etc. when henry left) but i do think wenger is just better all round then benitez, and still dont see the big thing about benitez.
ive been reading this forum for yrs so dw and dinamo isnt as bad as everyone make him
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Benitez>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Wenger
are you talking about nowadays or in there career as general
we could take about their career too if you want,wenger is a good talent scout but compared to benitez is a loser.
ok he has won a lot of trophies in england but if you compare all his years @ arsenal with the years of benitez @ liverpool......and don't tell me that benitez is lucky.
i must admit that arsenal is a club that has never spent a lot of money to buy players,and for this wenger must be applauded.
arsenal is a "i'd like but i can't" club,i don't know how much is guilty wenger for this...
yea wenger has never really spent money (which sometimes its just been stupid. etc. when henry left) but i do think wenger is just better all round then benitez, and still dont see the big thing about benitez.
ive been reading this forum for yrs so dw and dinamo isnt as bad as everyone make him
what's the big deal ? just take a look @ liverpool before benitez.....
with him 1 champions league cup,1 champions league final and only this year out before the semifinals.
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Sammy Lee is a horrible wee shite of a man.
haha
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Congrats to everton on sunday but i fear for them against chelsea in the final, considering we played reserve/youth team and they got through on penalties they will need to step up.
Sammy Lee is a horrible wee shite of a man.
haha
lol possibly the worst manager in the history of the premier league.
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liverpool 4 arsenal 4 :o
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Bloody hell arsenal cant defend
Equal points two games in hand ;D
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Liverpool are bad for your health.
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Bloody hell arsenal cant defend
Fuckin' eh, ruined the game for us.
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Arsenal wouldn't have been in the game if Liverpool could defend.
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what teh fuck just happened in the real - getafe game!!!! :o
some crazy shit!! pepe kicking player when getafe player laying on the ground....the the penalty...and higuain scores in the dying seconds....
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Congrats to everton on sunday but i fear for them against chelsea in the final, considering we played reserve/youth team and they got through on penalties they will need to step up.
Just goes to prove Man Utd, just like most teams, can't afford to rest the big guns.
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Real and Lpool games were heart attack worthy!
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4 goals by arshavin :o
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today more dope football coming up...
Barca - Sevilla
United - Pompy
8)
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Everton handed Chelseas arse to them last night. Roll on the final!
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Roll on
Roll on is something 18-year-old girls say when they're going on holiday in a few weeks.
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Arsenal wouldn't have been in the game if Liverpool could defend.
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Inter Milan have confirmed they have cancelled the contract of AWOL striker Adriano.
Adriano went missing after a World Cup qualifier for Brazil earlier this month and refused to return to Inter.
The 27-year-old Brazilian star has suffered a string of personal problems in recent years and he revealed he was taking a break from the game.
Adriano's agent Gilmar Rinaldi had been holding talks with the club about cancelling the player's contract and now the issue has been settled between both parties.
A club statement read: "Inter would like to communicate that Adriano's contract has been mutually rescinded, taking effect from April 1.
"The documents were sent to the offices of the Italian Football League this morning.
"Everyone at Inter would like to give Adriano a warm embrace for his eight years and 74 goals here."
Pretty sad, hope he sorts himeself out.
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Inter Milan have confirmed they have cancelled the contract of AWOL striker Adriano.
Adriano went missing after a World Cup qualifier for Brazil earlier this month and refused to return to Inter.
The 27-year-old Brazilian star has suffered a string of personal problems in recent years and he revealed he was taking a break from the game.
Adriano's agent Gilmar Rinaldi had been holding talks with the club about cancelling the player's contract and now the issue has been settled between both parties.
A club statement read: "Inter would like to communicate that Adriano's contract has been mutually rescinded, taking effect from April 1.
"The documents were sent to the offices of the Italian Football League this morning.
"Everyone at Inter would like to give Adriano a warm embrace for his eight years and 74 goals here."
Pretty sad, hope he sorts himeself out.
adriano right now got too much (off pitch) problems.
Milito will replace him next season,and what a fuckin good player he is 8)
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Inter Milan have confirmed they have cancelled the contract of AWOL striker Adriano.
Adriano went missing after a World Cup qualifier for Brazil earlier this month and refused to return to Inter.
The 27-year-old Brazilian star has suffered a string of personal problems in recent years and he revealed he was taking a break from the game.
Adriano's agent Gilmar Rinaldi had been holding talks with the club about cancelling the player's contract and now the issue has been settled between both parties.
A club statement read: "Inter would like to communicate that Adriano's contract has been mutually rescinded, taking effect from April 1.
"The documents were sent to the offices of the Italian Football League this morning.
"Everyone at Inter would like to give Adriano a warm embrace for his eight years and 74 goals here."
Pretty sad, hope he sorts himeself out.
Yeah, dude has mad potential.
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liverpool 4 arsenal 4 :o
i just saw that game today shit was crazy dope...one of the dopest premiere leafue games iv ever seen...Arshavin and Torres are fuckin incredible players :o
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Inter Milan have confirmed they have cancelled the contract of AWOL striker Adriano.
Adriano went missing after a World Cup qualifier for Brazil earlier this month and refused to return to Inter.
The 27-year-old Brazilian star has suffered a string of personal problems in recent years and he revealed he was taking a break from the game.
Adriano's agent Gilmar Rinaldi had been holding talks with the club about cancelling the player's contract and now the issue has been settled between both parties.
A club statement read: "Inter would like to communicate that Adriano's contract has been mutually rescinded, taking effect from April 1.
"The documents were sent to the offices of the Italian Football League this morning.
"Everyone at Inter would like to give Adriano a warm embrace for his eight years and 74 goals here."
Pretty sad, hope he sorts himeself out.
adriano right now got too much (off pitch) problems.
Milito will replace him next season,and what a fuckin good player he is 8)
whats the chance of zlatan going??? cause as long as they got him they winning the title again next year
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i hope tottenham can hold on....
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So what do you guys think, was that a penalty or not ?
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So what do you guys think, was that a penalty or not ?
Of course it wasn't. But that makes up for the one not given last sunday. And in the end, we thoroughly deserved that win. Shades of 2001 of the 5-3.
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So what do you guys think, was that a penalty or not ?
haha are you kidding??....h.webb should get a league medal for his outstanding contibution to utds title charge
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I also think it clearly wasn't a penalty but I have a couple of friends who are big Man U fans but are always objective enought to admit the faults but they keep saying it was. Bastards.
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Snap, Man U sure got some "lucky" goals.
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As somone said, them getting that penalty today evens out them not getting a stonewaller last week, and lets not forget utd went on to score another 4. Not like it was the deciding goal.
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I pray to God every night that Newcastle get relegated!
Newcastle 0-0 Portsmouth
1 Step closer! :D
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I pray to God every night that Newcastle get relegated!
Newcastle 0-0 Portsmouth
1 Step closer! :D
same as, also hope they dont win a game with shearer in charge. But that will mean we will have to listen to his insightful comments on match of the day again ::)
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Wtf, Newcastle belongs in the Premier League.
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Wtf, Newcastle belongs in the Premier League.
No team belongs in any league. If you can't win your games, you deserve to go down.
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Wtf, Newcastle belongs in the Premier League.
Based on what?
They may get 50,000 fans in the stadium now, but before Keegan took over in early 90s they were struggling to get 15,000.
The "fanatical Toon army" is a myth. Add to that the fact they haven't won anything since 1955.
No team belongs in any league. If you can't win your games, you deserve to go down.
Damn right.
OK, Newcastle were there at the start of the Premier League, i.e. when the 1st Division was rebranded and TV rights sold around the world. But that doesn't mean anything to anyone except armchair supporters.
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Newcastle have a big stadium and a big support base, thats it.
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they haven't won anything since 1955.
Now that's just a lie.
Newcastle have a big stadium and a big support base, thats it.
I really fail to see your logic on this one.
"Football is nothing without fans."
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they haven't won anything since 1955.
Now that's just a lie.
Look it up. Unless you count the second division championship as a major trophy.
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they haven't won anything since 1955.
Now that's just a lie.
Look it up. Unless you count the second division championship as a major trophy.
Kapow! They haven't won a trophy since 1993.
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Wtf, Newcastle belongs in the Premier League.
I saw their last week's game against Liverpool. They def. deserve to go down.
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Sami Hyppia=legend
really upset to see him moving on but i can see why imo he still has a year of two left at top level..hopefully he'll return in some capacity once his playing career is done
oh and agger's signed a new contract...thats all our best players under contract going into the new season
now lets sign Tevez 8)
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they haven't won anything since 1955.
Now that's just a lie.
Newcastle have a big stadium and a big support base, thats it.
I really fail to see your logic on this one.
"Football is nothing without fans."
lets see how many of them 'fans' turn up to watch Championship football. Not 50 000 plus I will tell you that.
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^^ Like I said, the Geordies barely got 17,000 a week in the 2nd division last time they were there. So basically 2 out of every 3 Newcastle fans are glory hunters.
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^^ Like I said, the Geordies barely got 17,000 a week in the 2nd division last time they were there. So basically 2 out of every 3 Newcastle fans are glory hunters.
not particularly bright ones either muhahaha
and to think my mate was saying before the game my bet on a 5-0 result wouldnt come off,.....granted it didnt but shoul;d have done hit the bar 3 times lol
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Bendtner thrown out of a nightclub hours after losing in the champions league...................what a muppet
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article2414710.ece
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Corinthians' title celebrations go wrong as the trophy catches fire
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8036137.stm
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Bendtner thrown out of a nightclub hours after losing in the champions league...................what a muppet
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article2414710.ece
Bendtner will forever be my favourite arsenal player...absolute legend lol
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Bendtner thrown out of a nightclub hours after losing in the champions league...................what a muppet
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article2414710.ece
Bendtner will forever be my favourite arsenal player...absolute legend lol
is that partly due to that clearence off the line from fabregas shot in the CL last year ?
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Bendtner thrown out of a nightclub hours after losing in the champions league...................what a muppet
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article2414710.ece
Bendtner will forever be my favourite arsenal player...absolute legend lol
is that partly due to that clearence off the line from fabregas shot in the CL last year ?
one of many magical moments...i dont actually know many arsenal fans that rate him
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^^^^^
I think Wenger is the only one. The boy is absolutely pish, his level is mid table and that is where he should be playing, not the champions league semi final.
Oh and a big GIRFUY to Chelsea. A bigger shower of cunts in one team you wont find.
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^^^^^
I think Wenger is the only one. The boy is absolutely pish, his level is mid table and that is where he should be playing, not the champions league semi final.
Oh and a big GIRFUY to Chelsea. A bigger shower of cunts in one team you wont find.
exactly
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Steven Gerrard has praised Rafa Benitez's man-management, claiming it is a pleasure to play in the current Liverpool team.
The skipper believes his Spanish boss has taken the Reds to new heights this term by creating a true team ethic down at Melwood and Anfield.
Gerrard told LFC Magazine: "It is an absolute pleasure to play in this Liverpool team - I really mean that.
"We've got world-class players, we've turned in some fantastic displays of attacking football and some really, really solid defensive performances.
"There are no stars in this team, or no one with any airs or graces. We're one unit, we work hard for each other and we all pull in the same direction.
"We've got absolutely everything you need to be successful at the very highest level.
"We've got players making an impact from the start and boys coming off the bench and affecting the game. I've got to pay tribute to the manager because it's difficult for him picking only 11 players for the starting line-up.
"Keeping the lads on the bench and those who have missed out on the squad in the frame of mind to make a significant contribution is a difficult task, but Rafa's been able to do that this season.
"That's not an easy balancing act but he manages it brilliantly. He and his coaches keep everyone hungry and ready when they've been needed. As a player now you can't be selfish. Certainly, you can't be selfish at Liverpool.
"It's a squad game, and if you're not in the starting line-up you can't be thinking, 'I'm giving in'."
Gerrard added: "They've instilled this winning mentality in us. It's simple really - it's been drummed into us since the boss came to the club.
"No matter how the game's going, no matter what the scoreline is, or no matter how you might be playing personally, you keep doing the right things all the time and keep going until the end."
Liverpool finished 11 points behind United last term but, with just three games to go this time around, that gap has been reduced to just three.
Despite the improvement, Gerrard has identified areas to be addressed - including slashing this season's haul of seven home draws.
"If we are to go on to win the league this season there are a few lessons we can learn to take into the next year," he added.
"If we don't, there will still be things we can improve to make sure we are a better team next season. We have to use this one to our benefit, no matter what happens in the future.
"For example, there have been too many draws at Anfield for our liking.
"We are a great side away from home. We're strong, can be physical, don't lose too many goals and are dangerous opponents for anyone. It's difficult sometimes when you come up against these teams who arrive at Anfield with virtually every player behind the ball.
"No one comes to play attacking football because they respect what we can do and know they're going to be picked off and destroyed.
"We need to be more ruthless at home. It would certainly have helped us out this season. There are points there that, if we had taken them, we would be top with three games to go.
"But we'll keep going until the end. We won't surrender when we're so close. Winning the title with this club would mean the world to me."
Gerrard admits to feelings of 'anger' in previous campaigns when Liverpool have been out of the race by Christmas. Such memories have acted as extra motivation this time around.
"I'm not going to lie," the Huyton-born midfielder added. "Being out of the title race in January and being 30 points behind the leaders is frustrating for me.
"If being in that position doesn't frustrate you, then you're not the player for me. There's something wrong with you. But I think that anger and those feelings have helped me, certainly, and the others to get much closer to it this season.
"We have to be proud of our achievements this season, whatever happens.
"If United close it out then we're going to have a right good go over the next three, four or five years and I believe we're too good not to win it.
"I honestly believe in my heart of hearts that this team will win the Premier League trophy. I believe I'll get my hands on it."
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AZ´s Van Gaal to take over at Bayern
May 9, 2009
Louis Van Gaal, the coach of newly crowned Dutch champions AZ Alkmaar, is set to take over at Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich, according to reports on Saturday.
According to Algemeen Dagblad newspaper Van Gaal has already agreed terms with the German champions to take over as of next season and will make an official announcement in the coming days.
The report added that Andries Jonker, the current technical director of Dutch side Willem II Tilburg and who was Van Gaal’s assistant at Spanish giants Barcelona from 1997 to 2000, will join Van Gaal at Bayern.
AZ president Dirk Scheringa declared last Monday the club would not allow Van Gaal to leave the club.
“Louis is under contract until 2010,” Scheringa told the website of Dutch magazine sportweek.nl.
“I’m not worried about anything as Van Gaal is a man of principle who always respects his contracts. And we’ve not been contacted by Bayern.”
Bayern’s general manager Uli Hoeness had claimed Van Gaal was close to agreeing to a deal that would see him replace Jurgen Klinsmann, who sacked two weeks ago after a string of mediocre performances.
Saturday’s report said representatives of both clubs are set to thrash out a compensation package that would allow Van Gaal to join Bayern, where he could be joined by AZ captain and midfielder Stijn Schaars.
AZ recently failed in their bid to have Schaars, a 25-year-old Dutch international, sign an extra year’s extension on to his contract, which expires in a year.
Dutchmen Dick Advocaat and Co Adriaanse are being tipped to succeed Van Gaal at AZ.
http://www.soccernews.com/az%C2%B4s-van-gaal-to-take-over-at-bayern-report/18870/
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AZ´s Van Gaal to take over at Bayern
May 9, 2009
Louis Van Gaal, the coach of newly crowned Dutch champions AZ Alkmaar, is set to take over at Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich, according to reports on Saturday.
According to Algemeen Dagblad newspaper Van Gaal has already agreed terms with the German champions to take over as of next season and will make an official announcement in the coming days.
The report added that Andries Jonker, the current technical director of Dutch side Willem II Tilburg and who was Van Gaal’s assistant at Spanish giants Barcelona from 1997 to 2000, will join Van Gaal at Bayern.
AZ president Dirk Scheringa declared last Monday the club would not allow Van Gaal to leave the club.
“Louis is under contract until 2010,” Scheringa told the website of Dutch magazine sportweek.nl.
“I’m not worried about anything as Van Gaal is a man of principle who always respects his contracts. And we’ve not been contacted by Bayern.”
Bayern’s general manager Uli Hoeness had claimed Van Gaal was close to agreeing to a deal that would see him replace Jurgen Klinsmann, who sacked two weeks ago after a string of mediocre performances.
Saturday’s report said representatives of both clubs are set to thrash out a compensation package that would allow Van Gaal to join Bayern, where he could be joined by AZ captain and midfielder Stijn Schaars.
AZ recently failed in their bid to have Schaars, a 25-year-old Dutch international, sign an extra year’s extension on to his contract, which expires in a year.
Dutchmen Dick Advocaat and Co Adriaanse are being tipped to succeed Van Gaal at AZ.
http://www.soccernews.com/az%C2%B4s-van-gaal-to-take-over-at-bayern-report/18870/
NOBODY CARES ABOUT SHITTY AZ
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7 victories in a row. Nice! 8) Maybe we'll be back in international competition next year. At the mo we're only 3 points away from Champions League qualification, but we have to go against Wolfsburg 2morrow wo have won 14 of 15 home games :(
Real tight race this year, 3 games left and only 5 points difference between 1-6.
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City are shit and thats a fact.
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http://www.youtube.com/v/GCkSjLOVyWA
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http://www.youtube.com/v/GCkSjLOVyWA
Iv been saying for a while now that he will be some player
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http://www.youtube.com/v/GCkSjLOVyWA
Newsflash!! Thanks for that.
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And Carlitos scores again!! 8) Very nice flick!
Please United, keep Carlos Tevez!!
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And Carlitos scores again!! 8) Very nice flick!
Please United, keep Carlos Tevez!!
What a goal.
Lets hope we get that 1 point we need Saturday so we can focus on the CL final and not have to worry about the last league game as the final is only 3 days later.
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And Carlitos scores again!! 8) Very nice flick!
Please United, keep Carlos Tevez!!
tevez will leave united no doubt
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let Tevez and Ronaldo go away and get Ribery...they are good players, but I hate them
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ribery is an awesome player,but he can't replace ronaldo and tevez at the same time
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they still have Rooney and Berbatov and I'm sure they will find someone to replace them ;)
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CHAMPIOOOONS!!! 8)
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WE ARE FUCKIN CHAMPIONS TOO! 8)
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Crap game but got the result.
As far as tevez ive made my feelings clear at every home game the last 6 months "Fergie, fergie sign him up".
I hope he does but we have messed him about so much.
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It comes down to the last game of the season in Scotland
Rangers are 2 points clear at the top of the league going into the final game. The fixtures are:
Rangers are away to Dundee United
celtic are home to Hearts
C'mon Rangers, you know whats required
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It comes down to the last game of the season in Scotland
Rangers are 2 points clear at the top of the league going into the final game. The fixtures are:
Rangers are away to Dundee United
celtic are home to Hearts
C'mon Rangers, you know whats required
Both suck. AZ was already the champion weeeeeeks before the league ended.
RETTEKETET!!
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fuck AZ, Rangers, Manchester, Inter and the rest of those filthy rich clubs ...Kalmar FF=Champions Leauge Winner 2010 and you know this 8)
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fuck AZ, Rangers, Manchester, Inter and the rest of those filthy rich clubs ...Kalmar FF=Champions Leauge Winner 2010 and you know this 8)
no,fuck you
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Looks like evil is going to be victorious in Scotland.
Horrible state of affairs losing the league to that fucking lot.
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Looks like evil is going to be victorious in Scotland.
Horrible state of affairs losing the league to that fucking lot.
Hopefully the good guys do prevail for league title number 52. ;)
To be honest, its been one shocking season contested by 2 poor teams
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It comes down to the last game of the season in Scotland
Rangers are 2 points clear at the top of the league going into the final game. The fixtures are:
Rangers are away to Dundee United
celtic are home to Hearts
C'mon Rangers, you know whats required
Your welcome ;)
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Looks like evil is going to be victorious in Scotland.
Horrible state of affairs losing the league to that fucking lot.
Hopefully the good guys do prevail for league title number 52. ;)
To be honest, its been one shocking season contested by 2 poor teams
Lol. Crimewatch F.C. are not and will not ever be the good guys.
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It comes down to the last game of the season in Scotland
Rangers are 2 points clear at the top of the league going into the final game. The fixtures are:
Rangers are away to Dundee United
celtic are home to Hearts
C'mon Rangers, you know whats required
Your welcome ;)
Hopefully thanks ;)
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It all turned out great, United won and newcastle lost . "Cheer up Alan Shearer.................................."
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Congrats to Man U for winning the league. Sad to see Boro and the Geordies go.
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Haha Samaras, say haha samaras
Title 52 belongs to the champs, The Rangers:
(http://tinyurl.com/qbwqy4)
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Crimewatch F.C. won, football lost.
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Crimewatch F.C. won, football lost.
The most successful team in the world won again.
The cover up specialists were vice-champions again
Its all good 8)
Haha Samaras, say haha samaras :laugh:
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We were getting bored of looking at the same old trophy to be honest. Enjoy the loan. Let me know when you win this one though:
(http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/3448/11so5yppb6.jpg)
42 years ago today and the thing cheering me up on this day is knowing that the monkeys will NEVER get their hands on the greatest football trophy in world football.
Keep counting your domestic league titles. 42 league titles and 1 european cup or 53 league titles and no european cups? Which is better? Let me think. ;D
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Also congratulations to Rangers.
Bring on Wednesday.
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Strachan resigns as Celtic boss
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Gordon Strachan is leaving Celtic just one day after surrendering the Scottish Premier League title to Rangers.
Strachan began his four-year tenure with three consecutive league successes but his side let slip a seven-point lead established by the end of 2008.
The 52-year-old former Southampton boss is now thought to be among those being considered for the Sunderland vacancy.
"It has been an absolute honour and privilege to be the club's manager for four years," said Strachan.
"We have done all we can to bring success to the club and we were delighted to deliver three SPL titles, other domestic silverware, as well as making some great progress in Europe.
"It is just disappointing that we did not manage the fourth championship. However, the players can hold their heads high in terms of what they have done in recent years.
"I would like to thank the Celtic board for all the support they have given me, in particular Dermot Desmond, John Reid, Peter Lawwell and former chairman Brian Quinn - I could not have asked for any more support.
"I thank all the players I have worked with at the club and, of course, my backroom team for the backing and assistance which they have given me.
"I thank the fans too for the tremendous support which they have given both myself and the players. I wish Celtic and our supporters nothing but success for the future."
Strachan, who won 50 caps for Scotland, began his career with Dundee, before moving on to Aberdeen, Manchester United, Leeds United and finally Coventry City.
Following a break of more than a year after standing down at Southampton, he returned to management to succeed Martin O'Neill at Celtic Park on 1 June 2005 and had an embarrassing start to his reign, losing 5-0 to Slovakian champions Artmedia Bratislava in a Champions League qualifier.
Three days later, Celtic only managed to draw 4-4 with Motherwell in his first match in the SPL.
After that wobble and, although they led the SPL by 20 points, Strachan again suffered criticism when Celtic were knocked out of the Scottish Cup by First Division Clyde.
That first season ended with a League Cup and league double and a manager of the year award from the Scottish Football Writers' Association.
By January of the next season, Celtic held a 17-point lead in the SPL standings and progressed to the final 16 of the Champions League for the first time, losing to eventual winners AC Milan in extra time.
A 41st league championship was secured and Celtic went on to beat Dunfermline in the Scottish Cup final.
Strachan again led the Glasgow outfit into the last 16 of the Champions League and, last season, became only the third-ever Celtic manager to lead the club to three consecutive Scottish league titles.
Despite his excellent record, Strachan struggled to completely win over the club's supporters, in contrast to the widespread adulation enjoyed by his predecessor O'Neill.
This season brought another League Cup victory but there was criticism of Celtic's playing style and Strachan's team selections, although he could argue an injection of quality to his squad in January, when they had the edge over Rangers, may have made the difference.
Only Willo Flood from Dundee United was added to the first team squad and he barely featured in the run-in.
A high-profile dressing-room bust-up with Aiden McGeady, which led to a two-week suspension and club fine for the Republic of Ireland star, was a test of character for Strachan.
And his decision to omit McGeady from the starting line-up in the recent 1-0 loss to Rangers at Ibrox also attracted flak from fans.
Celtic needed a win at Hibernian on the penultimate game of the league campaign to go level on points with Rangers, with a better goal difference, but were held to a 0-0 draw.
And the season fizzled out with another blank scoreline at home to Hearts, as Rangers secured the title with a win over Dundee United at Tannadice.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/8067244.stm
Thank fuck :banana_llama: :banana_llama: :banana_llama: :banana_llama: :banana_llama: :banana_llama: :banana_llama: :banana_llama: :banana_llama:
Think it could be Curbishley!
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So it seems the Diego to Juventus deal is fix. (25m €).
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haha fuck off Newcastle, good riddens.
Everton 5th again, are we going to start calling it the big 5 instead of the big four from now on?
Burnley up, straight down next season.
Boring Boro gone.
Liverpool won fuck all.
Everton cup final next week.
All in all, a good season.
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^^^^^^^^ Congratulations, Everton are becoming a force
DUBLIN -- Militant Protestant supporters of a Scottish football team beat to death a Roman Catholic man in the latest sign of how sports rivalries inspire sectarian bloodshed in Northern Ireland, police and politicians said Monday.
Witnesses said more than 20 Protestant supporters of Glasgow Rangers, many of them wearing the team's blue-and-white jerseys and scarves, drove into a Catholic district of the town of Coleraine after Rangers clinched the Scottish Premier League championship Sunday.
Billy Leonard, a former policeman and politician from the Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein, said several carloads of anti-Catholic extremists came armed with clubs "and literally attacked the first person they came across."
Kevin McDaid, 49, was fatally beaten while his wife, Evelyn, and a 46-year-old Catholic neighbour, Damien Fleming, were both injured. Fleming was reported in critical condition.
Police said they arrested six men on suspicion of involvement in the attack on McDaid.
A Presbyterian minister in the town, the Rev. Alan Johnston, said Rangers supporters were drinking heavily while watching Sunday's Rangers victory at pubs in central Coleraine and then drove across a bridge to the Catholic area, Somerset Drive.
A Catholic politician in the town, John Dallat, accused an outlawed Protestant paramilitary group, the Ulster Defence Association, of responsibility.
Rangers enjoys support exclusively from the British Protestant side of the community in Northern Ireland, while arch-rival Glasgow Celtic draws support only from the Irish Catholics.
Those sectarian allegiances fuel street fighting, and occasionally worse, in both Glasgow and across Northern Ireland, particularly when the two teams play each other or when the annual league championship -- typically won by one of the two -- is determined. Celtic, league champions the previous three years, finished second Sunday.
Police in forensic suits erected a tent Monday to preserve evidence at the spot where McDaid died. Nearby, someone had tied a green-and-white Celtic scarf to a pole, and teenagers wearing Celtic clothing huddled on street corners drinking from beer cans and shouting anti-Protestant slogans.
The officer leading the murder investigation, Detective Chief Inspector Frankie Taylor, appealed to the Catholic minority in the town not to retaliate.
Taylor said the dead man had four children, did volunteer youth work in the town, and had been encouraging local Catholics to co-operate with Northern Ireland's traditionally Protestant police. He described McDaid as "a man who would do anything for anybody."
In Northern Ireland, where Catholics and Protestants attend separate school systems, sports divide rather than unite the population. Protestants back rugby, Catholics their homegrown Gaelic football and hurling.
Both sides like football -- but rarely root for the same teams. In international competitions, Catholics back the Republic of Ireland football team, Protestants the Northern Ireland squad. Many Belfast pubs refuse to admit customers if they are wearing football jerseys or scarves, particularly the rival Glasgow colours, because of the likelihood it will spark a fight.
Disgusting
My brother who is a celtic fan was leaving park head on sunday heading back to his bus with other celtic fans where they confronted by two men wearing rangers strips and masks, 1 had a baseball bat and another had a samarui(spelling) sword and they tried to attack as many people as they could, guy with the sword put it through a guy on my brothers bus face
Is that how they celebrate winning the league?? Scum of the highest order
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Is that how they celebrate winning the league?? Scum of the highest order
You sound like you're surprised.
Came back to my local boozer and guys from the nearest hun pub had come up and attempted to leather anyone they could.
3 other deaths in Glasgow as well on Sunday night.
Same old story, win lose or draw.
R.I.P. Kevin McDaid, R.I.P. Kieran Crawford, R.I.P. Jamie Bain, R.I.P. Robert Currie.
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Is that how they celebrate winning the league?? Scum of the highest order
You sound like you're surprised.
Came back to my local boozer and guys from the nearest hun pub had come up and attempted to leather anyone they could.
3 other deaths in Glasgow as well on Sunday night.
Same old story, win lose or draw.
R.I.P. Kevin McDaid, R.I.P. Kieran Crawford, R.I.P. Jamie Bain, R.I.P. Robert Currie.
What about the celtic fans trying to attack Hearts fans at Parkhead on Sunday?
From the BBC Website "Police investigating the murder of a 22-year-old man in the east end of Glasgow at the weekend have renewed their appeal for information.
Kieran Crawford died after being seriously injured in a fight in Forge Street in the Germiston area at about 1710 BST on Sunday.
A 28-year-old man who was hurt in the same disturbance remains in hospital.
Detectives were examining CCTV footage and appealed for anyone who may have seen the incident to get in tough.
Mr Crawford's murder was one of three committed in the Strathclyde Police force area over the weekend.
Police have said they were not linked to the end of season football matches involving the Old Firm.
Relevant information
Det Insp John Kennedy, who is leading the Forge Street investigation said: "Forensic examination of the area has been completed and the cordons lifted.
"We are currently examining CCTV footage taken from the general area in an effort to identify those involved."
He added: "I would also ask motorists or pedestrians who were in the area of Forge Street on Sunday evening and may have seen or heard anything that could be relevant to come forward.
"Any piece of information may prove relevant to our investigation."
Police have now named a 17-year-old youth who died after an incident in Drakemire Drive, Castlemilk, Glasgow, in the early hours of Sunday morning.
He was Jaime Bain from the Castlemilk area.
Later Robert Currie, 20, died following a disturbance in Dumbarton at about 1455 BST.
A 22-year-old man has been arrested in connection with his death. "
Both sets of fans have idiots in their support not just us. You lot aren't angels, don't try and act like you's are.
Also sectarian trouble in Ulster, this is not just due to 2 football clubs. RIP and condolences to the family of the person murdered.
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haha fuck off Newcastle, good riddens.
Everton 5th again, are we going to start calling it the big 5 instead of the big four from now on?
Burnley up, straight down next season.
Boring Boro gone.
Liverpool won fuck all.
Everton cup final next week.
All in all, a good season.
Everton is really impressing...considering the fact they played the first half of the season without a striker, and now with the loss of Arteta....they played a sensational season
I'm also surprised to see that our ex-player Steven Pienaar plays an important role there.
Liverpool played a really convincing season too, they def. deserved a title this year. Gerrard is the worlds best player on his position at the mo.
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haha fuck off Newcastle, good riddens.
Everton 5th again, are we going to start calling it the big 5 instead of the big four from now on?
Burnley up, straight down next season.
Boring Boro gone.
Liverpool won fuck all.
Everton cup final next week.
All in all, a good season.
Everton is really impressing...considering the fact they played the first half of the season without a striker, and now with the loss of Arteta....they played a sensational season
I'm also surprised to see that our ex-player Steven Pienaar plays an important role there.
Liverpool played a really convincing season too, they def. deserved a title this year. Gerrard is the worlds best player on his position at the mo.
Pienaar is a fantastic playe. How any team let him go for a minimal price baffles me. We played without Cahill at the start of the season, Arteta, Yakubu, Anichebe - for the second half of the season. We have done amazingly well.
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Police have said they were not linked to the end of season football matches involving the Old Firm.
Oh the police said that? Must be a coinsidence then eh?
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Police have said they were not linked to the end of season football matches involving the Old Firm.
Oh the police said that? Must be a coinsidence then eh?
One of them occurred before the games were played.
Ok, so what you think the police, that like to link football with a rise in crimes and arrests are now playing it down? Its was murders, not something that tends to get played down.
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Police have said they were not linked to the end of season football matches involving the Old Firm.
Oh the police said that? Must be a coinsidence then eh?
One of them occurred before the games were played.
Ok, so what you think the police, that like to link football with a rise in crimes and arrests are now playing it down? Its was murders, not something that tends to get played down.
Clutch at straws much? Pathetically obvious statement.
So what is the valid time period for a murder to be "connected"? 5 mins before kick-off and after the final whistle?
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Police have said they were not linked to the end of season football matches involving the Old Firm.
Oh the police said that? Must be a coinsidence then eh?
One of them occurred before the games were played.
Ok, so what you think the police, that like to link football with a rise in crimes and arrests are now playing it down? Its was murders, not something that tends to get played down.
Clutch at straws much? Pathetically obvious statement.
So what is the valid time period for a murder to be "connected"? 5 mins before kick-off and after the final whistle?
Not clutching at straws, by stating that I was showing that it was not after the game.
So are murders connected to a game? When is a valid time for a crime not be connected to a game of football?
The police have stated that these are not connected to the football that took place at the weekend. This may change, I couldn't say.
IMO it seems like trying to associate the murders with us winning the title is rather shallow.
On another note, see that Strachan left and that most celtic fans are very happy at this, wonder what the reason could be there ::) Perhaps due to not being 'celtic minded' ::)
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Police have said they were not linked to the end of season football matches involving the Old Firm.
Oh the police said that? Must be a coinsidence then eh?
One of them occurred before the games were played.
Ok, so what you think the police, that like to link football with a rise in crimes and arrests are now playing it down? Its was murders, not something that tends to get played down.
Clutch at straws much? Pathetically obvious statement.
So what is the valid time period for a murder to be "connected"? 5 mins before kick-off and after the final whistle?
Not clutching at straws, by stating that I was showing that it was not after the game.
So are murders connected to a game? When is a valid time for a crime not be connected to a game of football?
The police have stated that these are not connected to the football that took place at the weekend. This may change, I couldn't say.
IMO it seems like trying to associate the murders with us winning the title is rather shallow.
On another note, see that Strachan left and that most celtic fans are very happy at this, wonder what the reason could be there ::) Perhaps due to not being 'celtic minded' ::)
Shallowness is going back and forth about someone who was kicked to death for the crime of being a Catholic. His wife was also beaten up as was a pregnant woman who tried to stop it from happening. I can't bring myself to argue about it anymore to be honest. I'd rather spend my time saying a prayer for his widow and fatherless kids.
So to move on to your point about football - you are only as good as your last game. If you knew half as much as you like to think you do you would know that Strachan had not been doing a good enough job. Nothing to do with the fact he isn't Celtic Minded, although admittedly for some people that may be an additional perk of his depature.
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Police have said they were not linked to the end of season football matches involving the Old Firm.
Oh the police said that? Must be a coinsidence then eh?
One of them occurred before the games were played.
Ok, so what you think the police, that like to link football with a rise in crimes and arrests are now playing it down? Its was murders, not something that tends to get played down.
Clutch at straws much? Pathetically obvious statement.
So what is the valid time period for a murder to be "connected"? 5 mins before kick-off and after the final whistle?
Not clutching at straws, by stating that I was showing that it was not after the game.
So are murders connected to a game? When is a valid time for a crime not be connected to a game of football?
The police have stated that these are not connected to the football that took place at the weekend. This may change, I couldn't say.
IMO it seems like trying to associate the murders with us winning the title is rather shallow.
On another note, see that Strachan left and that most celtic fans are very happy at this, wonder what the reason could be there ::) Perhaps due to not being 'celtic minded' ::)
Shallowness is going back and forth about someone who was kicked to death for the crime of being a Catholic. His wife was also beaten up as was a pregnant woman who tried to stop it from happening. I can't bring myself to argue about it anymore to be honest. I'd rather spend my time saying a prayer for his widow and fatherless kids.
So to move on to your point about football - you are only as good as your last game. If you knew half as much as you like to think you do you would know that Strachan had not been doing a good enough job. Nothing to do with the fact he isn't Celtic Minded, although admittedly for some people that may be an additional perk of his depature.
I am not being shallow, it seemed like you were trying to point score and use what happened over the weekend to have yet another go at Rangers and Rangers fans.
But yes, it would be better to talk about the football, after all it is a football post.
Strachan won 3 titles out of the last 4 and even this was not enough and he was disliked for the majority of his tenure. A common fault from the 'faithful' celtic fans is that he wasn't celtic minded enough.
Shall be interesting to see who becomes the next unfortunate manager at the san giro. Wonder if the Roy Aitken rumours are true :laugh: well at least he's celtic minded ;)
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and they say the scots hate the english...you'd have to drag them off each other before you'd notice :D
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I am not being shallow, it seemed like you were trying to point score and use what happened over the weekend to have yet another go at Rangers and Rangers fans.
But yes, it would be better to talk about the football, after all it is a football post.
Strachan won 3 titles out of the last 4 and even this was not enough and he was disliked for the majority of his tenure. A common fault from the 'faithful' celtic fans is that he wasn't celtic minded enough.
Shall be interesting to see who becomes the next unfortunate manager at the san giro. Wonder if the Roy Aitken rumours are true :laugh: well at least he's celtic minded ;)
That's the difference between Celtic fans and Rangers fans. 3 leagues out of 4 years isn't good enough for Celtic.
We don't just look at stats. We need performance. Admittedly some people demand perfection and want to be like Barcelona in terms of performance as well as results but only a minority of Celtic fans would be unhappy at the appointment of a manager purely because he isn't Celtic Minded.
I can guarentee you as I said before I'm sure you aren't aware of what was being produced by the team and that is why the Strachan lost the Celtic fans.
We should have had the league won by February. We threw it away like Rangers did last year.
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haha fuck off Newcastle, good riddens.
Everton 5th again, are we going to start calling it the big 5 instead of the big four from now on?
Burnley up, straight down next season.
Boring Boro gone.
Liverpool won fuck all.
Everton cup final next week.
All in all, a good season.
Everton is really impressing...considering the fact they played the first half of the season without a striker, and now with the loss of Arteta....they played a sensational season
I'm also surprised to see that our ex-player Steven Pienaar plays an important role there.
Liverpool played a really convincing season too, they def. deserved a title this year. Gerrard is the worlds best player on his position at the mo.
Pienaar is a fantastic playe. How any team let him go for a minimal price baffles me. We played without Cahill at the start of the season, Arteta, Yakubu, Anichebe - for the second half of the season. We have done amazingly well.
Pienaar is very talented but i'm not sure about him on a big team.....
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and they say the scots hate the english...you'd have to drag them off each other before you'd notice :D
Hahah,
Yeah, they should make a Rangers vs. Celtic thread where they can discuss their own shit..
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oh shit, 100!!! 8)
Props to all who has contributed here!! 8)
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indeed a worthy achievement 8)
speaking of which
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LEGEND!!!...wish him all the best at Levurkesen
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indeed a worthy achievement 8)
speaking of which
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LEGEND!!!...wish him all the best at Levurkesen
Yeah, had to watch that match...was great to hear the fans singing his name...and the other end of the stadium had "Sami" on there and all....very cool stuff...
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This 100th page has to be blessed with an AZ picture.
(http://www.infomonde.be/static/FOTO/pe/9/12/7/media_xl_898462.jpg)
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sigh... :-\
better team won...
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Question to the Scots. Don't you get bored seeing Celtic and Rangers win the league every year nearly. I know the English league can get dominated by teams (Aka Man U) but it doesn't feel as dominated by two clubs. What do you lot think about the idea to move Rangers and Celtic to the Premiership and where do you'll think you'd finish if you were in the Permiership.
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Question to the Scots. Don't you get bored seeing Celtic and Rangers win the league every year nearly. I know the English league can get dominated by teams (Aka Man U) but it doesn't feel as dominated by two clubs. What do you lot think about the idea to move Rangers and Celtic to the Premiership and where do you'll think you'd finish if you were in the Permiership.
That question is always flung around. I think to an outsider it would be boring. And as the SPL only has 12 teams in which each team plays each other 3/4 times a season it is quite boring in that sense but it's not like I'd like to lose the league more often in order to feel that the league is more exciting.
Winning >>> Not being bored.
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true that ^^^ ud probably be on the level of someone like Man city and could only ever hope of a UEFA cup place. At least in the SPL u get trophies and a chance in CHamps League. Although you're usually a little out of your depth in a tough group.
PS: how the fuck in kenny miller doing so well in scotland. he was complete shit at derby... :-\
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hey i noticed the gay dutc h guy aint posted nothin AZ related for a while...so i figured id do him a favour
Dani Pacheco shines in Holland
Daniel Pacheco was in impressive form as Liverpool Reserves reached the quarter-final of the International Cor Groenewegen Tournament in Holland.
The Spanish striker scored five goals including one sensational Xabi Alonso-esque effort from the halfway line against Danish side FC Copenhagen.
Included in Gary Ablett's squad for the tournament were Youth Cup starlets Lauri Dalle Valle, David Amoo, Thomas Ince and Alex Kacaniklic.
In their first game a young Reds team beat AZ Alkmaar 4-0 with Pacheco (2), Dalle Valle and Icelandic midfielder Victor Palsson on target.
Dalle Valle was again on target in the second game but Portugese outfit Belenenses edged it 2-1.
Pacheco then scored from inside his own half in a 2-0 win over FC Copenhagen, which also featured a goal from Swedish winger Alex Kacaniklic.
A 2-0 defeat to FC Utrecht then followed before Pacheco scored a brilliant free-kick in a 1-1 draw with FC Twente.
The former Barcelona ace was again on target as the Reds beat Vitesse Arnhem 1-0 in their final game but it wasn't enough to make the semi-final.
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muhahahhaahaahaaa champions league your having a laugh
on a related note....pacheco is class as is dalle valle...hopefully them nemeth and spearing will get oppotunities next year if only league cup outings
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Ally McCoist was interviewed for the Hibs job today
For the love of god i hope that hun prick doesnt get it
Although hes funny on question of sport ;D
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Dani Alves’ Sevilla-To-Barcelona Transfer Fee Could Balloon To €41m
The Blaugrana are about to learn that their superstar right-back will cost them more than they initially expected.
Barcelona aren’t the only ones to benefit from Dani Alves’ superlative debut season at the Camp Nou.
The Brazilian played in integral part in helping the Blaugrana clinch the treble, even though he missed the Champions League final due to suspension, and his hugely successful campaign is about the net his former club, Sevilla, a handsome transfer bonus.
The 26-year-old signed for Pep Guardiola’s side last summer for €29 million, with an additional €6m in performance-based fees. But according to AS, there are now reports that the fixed amount was actually closer to €35m, and Sevilla’s outspoken president, Jose Maria del Nido, has even come out to boast about the transaction.
“We knew how to resist the offers launched by Chelsea and now everything has turned out well,” he was quoted as saying by AS.
“We will charge Barcelona a maximum €6m in variables according to their achievements and this condition applies every single year of his contract.
“If Alves were to be sold, they still have to pay us the remainder of the transfer fee plus the €6m. That’s why when we said that we would sell him for €41m, we would obtain €41m.”
This season alone, the Andalucians will pocket an extra €2.25m from Barca: €750,000 for winning the Champions League, another €750, 000 for La Liga, €250,000 for the Copa del Rey, and an additional €500,000 for qualifying for next season’s Champions League.
The profit is made all the sweeter considering that Sevilla purchased Dani for barely €1m from Bahia in 2002.
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Props on the 100 pages people.
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Dani Alves’ Sevilla-To-Barcelona Transfer Fee Could Balloon To €41m
The Blaugrana are about to learn that their superstar right-back will cost them more than they initially expected.
Barcelona aren’t the only ones to benefit from Dani Alves’ superlative debut season at the Camp Nou.
The Brazilian played in integral part in helping the Blaugrana clinch the treble, even though he missed the Champions League final due to suspension, and his hugely successful campaign is about the net his former club, Sevilla, a handsome transfer bonus.
The 26-year-old signed for Pep Guardiola’s side last summer for €29 million, with an additional €6m in performance-based fees. But according to AS, there are now reports that the fixed amount was actually closer to €35m, and Sevilla’s outspoken president, Jose Maria del Nido, has even come out to boast about the transaction.
“We knew how to resist the offers launched by Chelsea and now everything has turned out well,” he was quoted as saying by AS.
“We will charge Barcelona a maximum €6m in variables according to their achievements and this condition applies every single year of his contract.
“If Alves were to be sold, they still have to pay us the remainder of the transfer fee plus the €6m. That’s why when we said that we would sell him for €41m, we would obtain €41m.”
This season alone, the Andalucians will pocket an extra €2.25m from Barca: €750,000 for winning the Champions League, another €750, 000 for La Liga, €250,000 for the Copa del Rey, and an additional €500,000 for qualifying for next season’s Champions League.
The profit is made all the sweeter considering that Sevilla purchased Dani for barely €1m from Bahia in 2002.
1m. Bargain.
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was that after your 4-0 defeat to our RESERVES??...
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was that after your 4-0 defeat to our RESERVES??...
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Given his close relationship with Kaká, Ancelotti had already accepted the futility of Chelsea's interest before signing his three-year contract as manager on Monday, saying the day before that there was one player he would like to bring with him from the San Siro but that it was an impossibility, and he has already turned his sights to Ribéry.
The Bayern Munich winger is also wanted by Real, but Ancelotti is hoping that Abramovich's pride will not allow him to be beaten to the signature of two players by the Spaniards. Bayern are publicly insisting that Ribéry is not for sale, but have privately conceded that they would accept a fee of £40 million. Chelsea are willing to pay an outlandish transfer fee this summer, but Abramovich may be reluctant to sanction such a level of spending for a player he could have had for less than half that sum two years ago.
“We will not let Ribéry go,” Uli Hoeness, the Bayern general manager, said yesterday. “Most clubs only ended their season recently and when the players go on holiday, the bosses start with their planning.
“There will be inquiries for Ribéry in the next four to six weeks, I'm sure. But we have not had any decisive inquiry. We will be polite, but we will not negotiate. We're not going to celebrate on the telephone when somebody offers a certain amount.”
In addition to a fantasy player such as Ribéry, Ancelotti is also looking for a striker to provide back-up for Didier Drogba, who will miss at least a month of next season at the African Cup of Nations. Chelsea have opened talks with representatives of Daniel Sturridge, the 19-year-old striker who is a free agent after refusing an offer of a new contract from Manchester City. Sturridge demanded wages of £65,000 a week at City, which the club were unwilling to match for a player who has made only five Barclays Premier League starts.
Chelsea suffered another setback yesterday when Ricardo Carvalho revealed his desire to leave the club after what he described as the worst year of his career. The Portugal defender made 12 appearances last season after a series of hamstring injuries.
“I'm open to offers if someone wants to make one, but an agreement has to be struck with Chelsea,” the 31-year-old said. “Clubs can be interested, but that doesn't mean they will be able to sign me. First, they have to reach an agreement with the club and then talk to me, but I am available for whoever wants me the most.
"It has been the worst year of my life, with injury after injury. I want to be where I feel good. It's obvious that it's hard now to respond to these questions because I had four fantastic years at Chelsea and this last year hasn't been good at all.”
Ancelotti is likely to have to begin work at Chelsea without his trusted No 2, Filippo Galli. The 46-year-old has been offered a pay rise to stay at Milan and is expected to accept it and continue working under the club's new coach, Leonardo. Ancelotti is still exploring the possibility of bringing Bruno Di Michele, a sports psychologist, to Chelsea.
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OFFICIAL: Frank Rijkaard Is New Galatasaray Coach
Former Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard has been named as the new manager of Galatasaray.
Rijkaard has penned a two-year deal at the Ali Sem Yen Stadium in a bid to restore Galatasaray to a more appropriate league position.
2008-09 was a massively disappointing campaign for the Cimbom, who only managed to finish fifth in a season that saw both Michael Skibbe and later Bulent Korkmaz employed as coach.
Rijkaard, who has not coached since resigning as Barcelona manager in 2008, brings with him both club and international experience, having bossed the Netherlands to a final-four finish at Euro 2000.
The 46-year-old is due to arrive at Ataturk International Airport at 16:30 CET today, and is expected to pen his deal at 19:00 CET.
Steve Michaels, Goal.com
8) 8) :o ;D
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Frank Rijkaard should have been the new head coach of AZ instead of Ronald Koeman :(
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United and real according to sky sports have bidded 16 mil for Valencia.
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Yogi 8)
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Yogi 8)
Good appointment, hopefully for you he will make Hibs entertaining to watch again.
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Yogi 8)
Good appointment, hopefully for you he will make Hibs entertaining to watch again.
Hope so, he had Falkirk playin some good stuff on a tight budget. They just couldnt put the ball in the net. Can see Riordan gettin 20+ next season if passing football returns to Easter Road
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Yogi 8)
Good appointment, hopefully for you he will make Hibs entertaining to watch again.
Hope so, he had Falkirk playin some good stuff on a tight budget. They just couldnt put the ball in the net. Can see Riordan gettin 20+ next season if passing football returns to Easter Road
Aye, great appointment. No shit, i would rather have Yogi at CP than Levien or Mcghee.
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i know some one in here has FM2009??
what the fuck??i bought it today and it fucks up on my third friendly everytime...tell me theres a quikc fix for this shit somebody please lol
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i know some one in here has FM2009??
what the fuck??i bought it today and it fucks up on my third friendly everytime...tell me theres a quikc fix for this shit somebody please lol
I think you should check FM forums for help...
..I don't know the reason for your problem...but I know that for some people the game crashes when they have serie c from italian league selected as playable...
...also check for the most recent patch, maybe it could help...
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i know some one in here has FM2009??
what the fuck??i bought it today and it fucks up on my third friendly everytime...tell me theres a quikc fix for this shit somebody please lol
Have you downloaded the last patch?
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patch??...explain like i had down syndrome...im not really computer literate lol...where can i find this patch??...on the FM forum?
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patch??...explain like i had down syndrome...im not really computer literate lol...where can i find this patch??...on the FM forum?
On the steam startup.
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patch??...explain like i had down syndrome...im not really computer literate lol...where can i find this patch??...on the FM forum?
On the steam startup.
huh??.... u lost me ??? what
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http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php?t=106355
There's the patch.
And yeah, you can download it easily through the "stream" program (if you installed your game with stream)...
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http://community.sigames.com/showthread.php?t=106355
There's the patch.
And yeah, you can download it easily through the "stream" program (if you installed your game with stream)...
nice one ill try that when i get home...i dont know if i installed it with stream though..it gave me an option of "express" or "advanced"...i chose "advanced" is that what you guys mean??
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Yogi 8)
Good appointment, hopefully for you he will make Hibs entertaining to watch again.
Hope so, he had Falkirk playin some good stuff on a tight budget. They just couldnt put the ball in the net. Can see Riordan gettin 20+ next season if passing football returns to Easter Road
Aye, great appointment. No shit, i would rather have Yogi at CP than Levien or Mcghee.
I was disapointed seein McGhee linked to us, hes a honeymoon manager, his first season he always has a cracker then its like he loses interest, Levien is good and stable but hes so goddamn boring
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When McGhee was at Wolves, he cost us promotion in 1997 with his supreme arrogance. The way he dismissed opponents as fodder before a game meant all they had to do was pin up the newspaper article on the dressing room wall for a team talk.
Because he played under Ferguson, he thinks he's on his level. Nowhere near.
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i know some one in here has FM2009??
what the fuck??i bought it today and it fucks up on my third friendly everytime...tell me theres a quikc fix for this shit somebody please lol
I think you should check FM forums for help...
..I don't know the reason for your problem...but I know that for some people the game crashes when they have serie c from italian league selected as playable...
...also check for the most recent patch, maybe it could help...
cheers man the forum was a lot of help,id prop if i could...started a game as man city(wanted to do birmingham but that when it kept crashing)
check my team 4 games in to 1st season
jo/huntellar
robinho diego
petrov wright-philips
diarra
sako richards dunne zabelyta
Hart
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anyone watching the Confederations Cup, or U21 Championship?
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anyone watching the Confederations Cup, or U21 Championship?
may watch a couple games. what channels u21 england on? UK channel this is - if u live in the uk lol
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anyone watching the Confederations Cup, or U21 Championship?
may watch a couple games. what channels u21 england on? UK channel this is - if u live in the uk lol
Sky or Setanta, im sure its Sky though
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anyone watching the Confederations Cup, or U21 Championship?
may watch a couple games. what channels u21 england on? UK channel this is - if u live in the uk lol
Sky or Setanta, im sure its Sky though
I'm pretty sure it's Sky. Besides, Setanta won't be around by the end of the week lol.
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anyone watching the Confederations Cup, or U21 Championship?
may watch a couple games. what channels u21 england on? UK channel this is - if u live in the uk lol
Confederations Cup is on BBC Three, BBC Interactive and streams on BBC Sport website.
U21s is on Sky Sports 2.
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anyone watching the Confederations Cup, or U21 Championship?
may watch a couple games. what channels u21 england on? UK channel this is - if u live in the uk lol
Sky or Setanta, im sure its Sky though
I'm pretty sure it's Sky. Besides, Setanta won't be around by the end of the week lol.
Its a shambles anyway, although its the only thing showing the SPL, next season i can see it bein on somthing shit like channel 5, cant see SKY buying th rights
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Italy 3 - USA 1
3 WONDERFUL GOALS for Italy, watch them.
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Italy 3 - USA 1
3 WONDERFUL GOALS for Italy, watch them.
Especially the last one...damn, Pirlo's great dribble, then I was like "the fuck you doing, pass already", and then he passes a grrreeeaat ball to rossi who mashes it straight from the volley....just beautiful...
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u-21....we almost had an upset against, "the lads", England....kinda dissapointed, England had like two shots and two goals...
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Germany 0-0 against Spain. In the 2nd half we outplayed Spain. Too bad we don't have a striker. Nevertheless, we have some really talented players (Özil, Boateng, Marin), we'll have a strong team in a few years.
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u-21....we almost had an upset against, "the lads", England....kinda dissapointed, England had like two shots and two goals...
and we were missing a man for two thirds of the game.
don't think that challenge deserved a red to be honest. nor did the American chap in the Italy game this evening.
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looks like we won the race for glenn johnson :-\ yay?
oh and did anyone else know mascheranos only currently on 30k a week?...i know its alot to us but thats crazy for one of the top players in his position...rafa needs to sort it out
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IMO Johnson is not worth the amount of money.
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IMO Johnson is not worth the amount of money.
i agree...hope to be proved wrong :-\
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IMO Johnson is not worth the amount of money.
i agree...hope to be proved wrong :-\
Good player in his position, but the 'Big 4' factor has added another £5m to his transfer fee.
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IMO Johnson is not worth the amount of money.
i agree...hope to be proved wrong :-\
Good player in his position, but the 'Big 4' factor has added another £5m to his transfer fee.
i wouldnt be suprised if city and chelsea showed an interest just to eat up our transfer funds,that being said 7million of it is off straight away from money they owe us for crouchie
but id have rather put in another 8mill and got david silva
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IMO Johnson is not worth the amount of money.
i agree...hope to be proved wrong :-\
Good player in his position, but the 'Big 4' factor has added another £5m to his transfer fee.
And him being the only English right back the other 15?
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IMO Johnson is not worth the amount of money.
i agree...hope to be proved wrong :-\
Good player in his position, but the 'Big 4' factor has added another £5m to his transfer fee.
And him being the only English right back the other 15?
indeed and ppl wonder why people dont buy english
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IMO Johnson is not worth the amount of money.
i agree...hope to be proved wrong :-\
Good player in his position, but the 'Big 4' factor has added another £5m to his transfer fee.
And him being the only English right back the other 15?
Haha, fair point. I reckon he's worth about £10m in a decent market. He was a promising player before he ended up at the Chelsea graveyard, and he had a great season 08/09.
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It will turn out to be a good buy if he learns how to defend.
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IMO Johnson is not worth the amount of money.
i agree...hope to be proved wrong :-\
Good player in his position, but the 'Big 4' factor has added another £5m to his transfer fee.
And him being the only English right back the other 15?
indeed and ppl wonder why people dont buy english
with the new champs league rules we're basically forced to buy english.
looks like arbys gone as well though rafa said we can afford to make another big transfer without selling
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through to the U21's European Championship final. hope we murder Germany.
quite tense 'watching' BBCs live text feed. fuck working when football is on.
Brasil vs USA - Sunday - 19:30 - OFF
England U21 vs Germany U21 - Monday - 19:45 - OFF
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the world cup bout to start right?
lets get it
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the world cup bout to start right?
lets get it
next summer.
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oh this confederations cup is nuthin then?
theres a game on right now, right looks like its live
the world cup bout to start right?
lets get it
next summer.
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oh this confederations cup is nuthin then?
theres a game on right now, right looks like its live
Nah, it's nuthin, really. But fun to watch.
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aite thats waz up
the spain game was dope damn brazil comin back damn
lets see what happens in this 1
oh this confederations cup is nuthin then?
theres a game on right now, right looks like its live
Nah, it's nuthin, really. But fun to watch.
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damn us leadin already
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damn thats crazy brazil came back but that one "goal" where it went behind the line should have been a goal
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I knew Brazil would come back.
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fantastic game. we said at half time that Santos and Ramirez needed to be replaced by D. Alves and Elano respectively. Then, what happens next? two more goals and a win for Brasil.
come on England's youngsters tomoro!!!
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but this game or series means nuthin?
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but this game or series means nuthin?
That's right.
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Samuel Eto'o is leaning towards rejecting an offer from Manchester City and staying with Barcelona, according to the striker's agent.
Sky Sources understand Premier League club City have lodged a £25million bid for the Cameroon international.
However, Eto'o's agent, Josep Maria Mesalles, claims the attacker is more inclined to remain at Camp Nou for the remainder of his contract, which expires in 2010.
"If there is not a 180-degree turnaround then he will stay with Barcelona," Eto'o's representative told ONA FM.
According to Spanish reports, Eto'o is unhappy with the way that he is seemingly being forced out by Barca and he could decide to stay in a bid to upset the club's plans.
This scenario would then allow him to leave the Spanish giants on a free transfer under the Bosman ruling next summer.
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5405942,00.html
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Melo (right) could be doing battle with Clint Dempsey in the Premier League next season
Former Arsenal midfielder Gilberto Silva says he has urged his Brazil team-mate Felipe Melo to join the Gunners this summer.
The Gunners are reported to have made a substantial offer for Fiorentina's 25-year-old holding midfielder.
"We heard rumours and he asked me. I said it's a fantastic club and if he's interested he should go without thinking," Silva told BBC Sport.
"He is exactly what they need - a powerful player with quality."
Gilberto, who left the Gunners for Panathinaikos in Greece last summer, added: "If they got him it would be great because he is a player they need at the moment.
"I'm sure if they got him it would be a good signing. I have told him Arsenal is a great club and I am sure next season they will improve."
The 32-year-old Silva, who spent six seasons with the Gunners, played alongside Melo in Brazil's Confederations Cup final win over the US and said he had been impressed with his side-kick throughout the tournament.
"He is a very good player," said Silva after his side's 3-2 win at Ellis Park on Sunday.
"Felipe has shown in the national team that he has personality and quality.
"I am sure he has a lot more to grow as well. He is a young player, strong, powerful and has a good quality in his pass.
"My partnership with him works well and I hope we can carry on doing well for Brazil."
The Gunners are reported to face competition from La Liga and Champions League champions Barcelona for Melo's signature.
Melo has played only one season for Fiorentina after joining the Italian side from Spain's Almeria last summer.
He has a reputation as a fiery midfielder and in his first season in Serie A collected 17 yellow cards and three reds.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/8123503.stm
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(http://img.skysports.com/09/03/218x298/Samuel-Eto-o-Barcelona-Lyon-Champions-League_1989889.jpg)
Samuel Eto'o is leaning towards rejecting an offer from Manchester City and staying with Barcelona, according to the striker's agent.
Sky Sources understand Premier League club City have lodged a £25million bid for the Cameroon international.
However, Eto'o's agent, Josep Maria Mesalles, claims the attacker is more inclined to remain at Camp Nou for the remainder of his contract, which expires in 2010.
"If there is not a 180-degree turnaround then he will stay with Barcelona," Eto'o's representative told ONA FM.
According to Spanish reports, Eto'o is unhappy with the way that he is seemingly being forced out by Barca and he could decide to stay in a bid to upset the club's plans.
This scenario would then allow him to leave the Spanish giants on a free transfer under the Bosman ruling next summer.
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5405942,00.html
In other words if city offer him more money he will go.
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ahh a solid 4:0 victory against England. :P The English keeper did it again---- :laugh:
BBC
"Watching Germans celebrate a crushing win over England never gets easier to see, it turns out."
and
"This is painful. Next year, Germany. Next year." :laugh: That'll never happen. As an opponent you can always rely on the English keeper and the penalty shootout. Today we've seen it won't chabnge too soon.
It's better for the young brits to get used to it already. They'll suffer enough defeats against Germany in their career.
U17 Champs= Germany :cow:
U19 Champs= Germany :rock:
U21 Champs= Germany :banana:
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U48 Champs = Germany
(http://www.shawsavillships.co.uk/uboats/U48.jpg)
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shocked.
i think that if we hadn't of had the suspensions we had the game woulda been very different.
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It's better for the young brits to get used to it already. They'll suffer enough defeats against Germany in their career.
unless theirs a world war 3...then they can enlist and taste sweet sweet victory.......again 8) ;D
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It's better for the young brits to get used to it already. They'll suffer enough defeats against Germany in their career.
unless theirs a world war 3...then they can enlist and taste sweet sweet victory.......again 8) ;D
;D We should get a better marine next time
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It's better for the young brits to get used to it already. They'll suffer enough defeats against Germany in their career.
unless theirs a world war 3...then they can enlist and taste sweet sweet victory.......again 8) ;D
;D We should get a better marine next time
1 marine wont win a war less he's schwarznegger lol...you should just say "penalty shoot out,winner takes all"...then we'd be pretty much fucked LOL
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ok we'll build a better navy+ airforce. And no nukes and no Russians this time. U down?
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ok we'll build a better navy+ airforce. And no nukes and no Russians this time. U down?
yeah,meet us outside mcdonalds at six ;D
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ok we'll build a better navy+ airforce. And no nukes and no Russians this time. U down?
I would say just no USA help is enough
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ok we'll build a better navy+ airforce. And no nukes and no Russians this time. U down?
I would say just no USA help is enough
pah, let them have the US, they're too broke to go to war anyway. We fear the Russians more than the Yankees. We just take the Japs and we're fine. Plus we give them Italy and France, that increases our chances of victory.
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ok we'll build a better navy+ airforce. And no nukes and no Russians this time. U down?
I would say just no USA help is enough
pah, let them have the US, they're too broke to go to war anyway. We fear the Russians more than the Yankees. We just take the Japs and we're fine. Plus we give them Italy and France, that increases our chances of victory.
Let's be honest italy is a handicap if they are on your side...
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ok we'll build a better navy+ airforce. And no nukes and no Russians this time. U down?
I would say just no USA help is enough
pah, let them have the US, they're too broke to go to war anyway. We fear the Russians more than the Yankees. We just take the Japs and we're fine. Plus we give them Italy and France, that increases our chances of victory.
LMAO Reminds me of the old joke - whats the 2 shortest books in the world? The Great book of Italian War heroes and the great book of English lovers...
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Couple of newspapers are claiming that Manchester United are going to sign Michael Owen ???
He only has to pass the medical, is it even possible?!?! ;D
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But fo real, that's quite crazy...
...but if this all is true and if it happens...Sir Alex has just saved Owen's career :P
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But fo real, that's quite crazy...
...but if this all is true and if it happens...Sir Alex has just saved Owen's career :P
I highly doubt that.
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it doesn't seem right, or even possible that Michael Owen would go to Manchester United.
it is one hell of a gamble and i don't think it'll pay off.
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lol as long as theirs a few decent golf courses and somewhere he can gamble on horses should be a good move for him
heck,he might even get through a full 90 minutes if it suits him LOL
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haha speaking of newcastle you all see how martins has got a 5 grand a week pay increase for his efforts in gettin newcastle sent down
im sure their a few closet sunderland fans on their board of directors :laugh:
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lol as long as theirs a few decent golf courses and somewhere he can gamble on horses should be a good move for him
heck,he might even get through a full 90 minutes if it suits him LOL
It's only a 30min drive for him from his massive Cheshire mansion.
This could be one of Fergie's shrewdest signings if Owen stays fit.
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lol as long as theirs a few decent golf courses and somewhere he can gamble on horses should be a good move for him
heck,he might even get through a full 90 minutes if it suits him LOL
It's only a 30min drive for him from his massive Cheshire mansion.
This could be one of Fergie's shrewdest signings if Owen stays fit.
sheringham and larrson both had bags of technical ability...neither ever relied on blistering pace
imo owen did and thats why he didnt do the business at newcastle,he burned out from playin 40odd game seasons when he was 18
in short we had his best years and imo utd would have been better suited trying to hijack the santa cruz transfer to city
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lol as long as theirs a few decent golf courses and somewhere he can gamble on horses should be a good move for him
heck,he might even get through a full 90 minutes if it suits him LOL
It's only a 30min drive for him from his massive Cheshire mansion.
This could be one of Fergie's shrewdest signings if Owen stays fit.
sheringham and larrson both had bags of technical ability...neither ever relied on blistering pace
imo owen did and thats why he didnt do the business at newcastle,he burned out from playin 40odd game seasons when he was 18
in short we had his best years and imo utd would have been better suited trying to hijack the santa cruz transfer to city
United should never have released Sylvan Ebanks-Blake. Watch him next season ;D
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^^wheres he going to be playing??
if we dont sign another striker look out for Kristian Nemeth would have made some appearance last year just had really bad luck with injuries
if not him danny pacecho or maybe even lauri dalle valle(familiar with him white azz?) will make the breakthrough
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^^wheres he going to be playing??
if we dont sign another striker look out for Kristian Nemeth would have made some appearance last year just had really bad luck with injuries
if not him danny pacecho or maybe even lauri dalle valle(familiar with him white azz?) will make the breakthrough
Dalle Valle is hot prospect and we all are anticipating his breakthrough....so much talent...
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^^wheres he going to be playing??
if we dont sign another striker look out for Kristian Nemeth would have made some appearance last year just had really bad luck with injuries
if not him danny pacecho or maybe even lauri dalle valle(familiar with him white azz?) will make the breakthrough
Dalle Valle is hot prospect and we all are anticipating his breakthrough....so much talent...
yeah defo a future gem,sure you'll be ecstatic when he scores 25 goaLs and Liverpool win the league ;D
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^^wheres he going to be playing??
if we dont sign another striker look out for Kristian Nemeth would have made some appearance last year just had really bad luck with injuries
if not him danny pacecho or maybe even lauri dalle valle(familiar with him white azz?) will make the breakthrough
Dalle Valle is hot prospect and we all are anticipating his breakthrough....so much talent...
yeah defo a future gem,sure you'll be ecstatic when he scores 25 goaLs and Liverpool win the league ;D
Yeah, someday he may do that...but 'pool winning the league....buhahaha...hell naaw 8)
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Its going to be an interesting season for United next season. I just have a feeling that Owen signing will work out for us. But we definitely still need another striker (Huntelaar for me). We can't rely on Macheda or Wellbeck as they are still unproven. And with Scholes probably retiring next year and Ronaldo leaving, we need a player who can score a reasonable amount of goals from midfield as we certainly won't get them from Hargreaves, Carrick or Anderson. And to go with it, I think its make or break season for Nani. He really has a point to prove. Shit and we need a left winger. I can't believe Fergie didn't get Real to chuck in a couple of players for the Ronaldo transfer, either Sneijder, Huntelaar or Van Der Vaart seeing as theey are the type of players we need and they are just gonna end up rotting on the bench next season. Gotta say its not looking good for us at the moment.
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^^wheres he going to be playing??
if we dont sign another striker look out for Kristian Nemeth would have made some appearance last year just had really bad luck with injuries
if not him danny pacecho or maybe even lauri dalle valle(familiar with him white azz?) will make the breakthrough
Dalle Valle is hot prospect and we all are anticipating his breakthrough....so much talent...
yeah defo a future gem,sure you'll be ecstatic when he scores 25 goaLs and Liverpool win the league ;D
L O L
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Its going to be an interesting season for United next season. I just have a feeling that Owen signing will work out for us. But we definitely still need another striker (Huntelaar for me). We can't rely on Macheda or Wellbeck as they are still unproven. And with Scholes probably retiring next year and Ronaldo leaving, we need a player who can score a reasonable amount of goals from midfield as we certainly won't get them from Hargreaves, Carrick or Anderson. And to go with it, I think its make or break season for Nani. He really has a point to prove. Shit and we need a left winger. I can't believe Fergie didn't get Real to chuck in a couple of players for the Ronaldo transfer, either Sneijder, Huntelaar or Van Der Vaart seeing as theey are the type of players we need and they are just gonna end up rotting on the bench next season. Gotta say its not looking good for us at the moment.
If owen stays fit he will score goals but thats an if, i agree we do need another striker though.
I like Nani, he shows flashes of brilliance but needs consistency as sometimes he looks awful. As for the left wing i expect Tosic to be given a chance to make it his own.
Im not really concerned to be honest, i still think we are very strong and with another 6 weeks to add to the squad i dont see any problems.
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I cant believe fergie has come out saying there wont be any more signings because of the inflation of the transfer market.
We have just been given 80 mil have only spent 20 which was probably already put a side for transfers anyway.
Im hoping he is just playing brinkmanship with gremio as they have asked for 21 mil for douglas costa and we are only offering 7. It reminds me of the ronaldhino transfer in us trying to get the player on the cheap because the club ae having financial difficulties and then screwing it up because another side meets the asking price while we haggle over a few mil
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I cant believe fergie has come out saying there wont be any more signings because of the inflation of the transfer market.
We have just been given 80 mil have only spent 20 which was probably already put a side for transfers anyway.
Im hoping he is just playing brinkmanship with gremio as they have asked for 21 mil for douglas costa and we are only offering 7. It reminds me of the ronaldhino transfer in us trying to get the player on the cheap because the club ae having financial difficulties and then screwing it up because another side meets the asking price while we haggle over a few mil
Yeah, was shocked that he just said that...I'm was hoping for more signings...but maybe douglas costa is still coming...
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HUNDREDS of Manchester City fans mobbed Carlos Tevez as he arrived at Eastlands today.
The Argentina striker penned a five-year contract after leaving rivals United last month.
And he has been hailed as a hero by City fans who flocked to see their new £25million star signing.
- The Sun
...GUTTED...
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HUNDREDS of Manchester City fans mobbed Carlos Tevez as he arrived at Eastlands today.
The Argentina striker penned a five-year contract after leaving rivals United last month.
And he has been hailed as a hero by City fans who flocked to see their new £25million star signing.
- The Sun
...GUTTED...
Traitor, said he wouldnt join liverpool as he didnt want to play for one of our rivals, then goes and joins city.
Real slap in the face to all the fans who supported him throughout his two years at united.
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HUNDREDS of Manchester City fans mobbed Carlos Tevez as he arrived at Eastlands today.
The Argentina striker penned a five-year contract after leaving rivals United last month.
And he has been hailed as a hero by City fans who flocked to see their new £25million star signing.
- The Sun
...GUTTED...
Traitor, said he wouldnt join liverpool as he didnt want to play for one of our rivals, then goes and joins city.
Real slap in the face to all the fans who supported him throughout his two years at united.
Yeah, made me question his intelligence lol
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HUNDREDS of Manchester City fans mobbed Carlos Tevez as he arrived at Eastlands today.
The Argentina striker penned a five-year contract after leaving rivals United last month.
And he has been hailed as a hero by City fans who flocked to see their new £25million star signing.
- The Sun
...GUTTED...
Traitor, said he wouldnt join liverpool as he didnt want to play for one of our rivals, then goes and joins city.
Real slap in the face to all the fans who supported him throughout his two years at united.
Yeah, made me question his intelligence lol
well he doesnt look the brightest in all honesty.
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Lucio to Inter >:(
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HUNDREDS of Manchester City fans mobbed Carlos Tevez as he arrived at Eastlands today.
The Argentina striker penned a five-year contract after leaving rivals United last month.
And he has been hailed as a hero by City fans who flocked to see their new £25million star signing.
- The Sun
...GUTTED...
Traitor, said he wouldnt join liverpool as he didnt want to play for one of our rivals, then goes and joins city.
Real slap in the face to all the fans who supported him throughout his two years at united.
bah if he wants a wage pack instead of trophies both clubs are better off without
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Lucio to Inter >:(
Y'all regret this move. Obviously van Gaals treatment led to the decision, as I don't see Inter as an improvment for him. Even so, it's about time Hoeneß retires as manager.
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So 35 mil plus eto, and hleb on loan for ibrahamovic, fair deal ?
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So 35 mil plus eto, and hleb on loan for ibrahamovic, fair deal ?
NOPE
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Laporta's sanity should be questioned
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So 35 mil plus eto, and hleb on loan for ibrahamovic, fair deal ?
Holy smokes.
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Shamrock Rovers 0 - 1 Real Madrid
Ronaldo shackled in debut
World-record signing fails to shine on first Real outing
Cristiano Ronaldo struggled to make any impact against Shamrock Rovers in his first appearance for Real Madrid as the Spanish giants sneaked a 1-0 pre-season friendly win.
The 2008 World Player of the Year made his debut for the Primera Liga runners-up in Dublin after his record-breaking move from Manchester United.
But the £80million man failed to shine as he came in for close attention from Rovers defenders and he was withdrawn at half-time.
Ronaldo's fellow summer arrival Karim Benzema proved the match winner as he struck the only goal of the game in the 87th minute.
Former United hero Ronaldo was given two chances to produce with a free-kick, but sent the first one well wide and the second into the wall.
The best scoring chance in the first half fell to the hosts as Sean O'Connor cut in from the right-hand side before sending a low shot just wide.
Real looked more dangerous after the break, with Rafael van der Vaart going close twice, the second with a spectacular overhead kick, and Benzema striking the post in the 56th minute.
Eventually, it was ex-Lyon ace Benzema who won it, latching on to a long ball to score the only goal three minutes from time.
http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3162964,00.html
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So, is Liverpool gonna play Voronin again ? Haha
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Dortmund agrees transfer of striker Lucas Barrios
DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Borussia Dortmund agreed the transfer of Argentine striker Lucas Barrios from Chile first division side Colo Colo on Friday.
Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc confirmed the deal but said Barrios still needs to pass a medical.
Neither Dortmund nor Colo Colo disclosed any further details.
According to reports in Chile, Dortmund will pay $6 million for the 24-year-old forward, who played 66 matches for Colo Colo in two years, scoring 58 goals.
"I'm satisfied, but I do not want to talk much about this until I undergo the medical tests," Barrios told Radio Cooperativa in Santiago.
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So, is Liverpool gonna play Voronin again ? Haha
i think hull are after him.
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couldnt get anyone to meet our valuation lol
ngog pacheco and nemeth will all hopefully be ahead of him in the pecking order anyway
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couldnt get anyone to meet our valuation lol
ngog pacheco and nemeth will all hopefully be ahead of him in the pecking order anyway
What is the asking price?
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couldnt get anyone to meet our valuation lol
ngog pacheco and nemeth will all hopefully be ahead of him in the pecking order anyway
What is the asking price?
4mill or therabouts lol
sayin that he scored in last nights friendly looks like hes lost some weight as well...still slow as hell though :-\
nemeth scored two as well :laugh:
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No mention of the fact Celtic are now quite possibly the only team in the history of world football to be undefeated at Wembley? And how our reserve/youth team absolutely pumped Tottenham the other day? Shame.
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Spurs bought Crouch. Hahaha
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No mention of the fact Celtic are now quite possibly the only team in the history of world football to be undefeated at Wembley? And how our reserve/youth team absolutely pumped Tottenham the other day? Shame.
http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=225223.0
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alonsos going...we aint winnin shit next year...gutted :-\
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alonsos going...we aint winnin shit next year...gutted :-\
And we lost Touré....
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Football Legend Sir Bobby Robson Dies At 76
Bobby Robson Dies At 76
Breaking News
10:57am UK, Friday July 31, 2009
The football world is mourning the death of former England manager Sir Bobby Robson, who has died at the age of 76.
Bobby Robson
Sir Bobby was famous for his charisma and good natured humour
He passed away peacefully at home in the presence of his wife Lady Robson and family in County Durham.
Sir Bobby, one of the game's finest and most charismatic coaches, was knighted in 2002 for services to football.
A statement issued on behalf of his family said: "It is with great sadness that it has been announced today that Sir Bobby Robson has lost his long and courageous battle with cancer."
They appealed for privacy and announced an initial funeral will be held for family members only.
Bobby Robson, England Football Team Manager, in 1986
One of England's greatest managers
However, the statement added: "A thanksgiving service in celebration of Sir Bobby's life will be held at a later date for his many friends and colleagues."
Sir Bobby made his managerial name at unfashionable Ipswich Town, leading them to European and domestic glory in 13 wonderful years.
He then became the England national side's second most successful manager - behind another Ipswich legend, Sir Alf Ramsey - taking the team to the semi finals of the 1990 World Cup.
Ray Wilkins, who played under him for England, told Sky News he was "absolutely devastated".
Wilkins added: "He was an absolute gentlemen. You don't come across people like Bobby very often.
"He lived his life with humility. He was a joy to be around."
Throughout the 1990s Sir Bobby enjoyed successful spells with clubs on the continent, culminating in an illustrious management role with European giants Barcelona.
He returned to English football with Newcastle United, where he was adored.
Just five days ago thousands of football fans crowded into the club's home ground St James's Park to pay tribute to Sir Bobby and raise funds for his cancer charity.
Before the kick-off of Sunday's game a guard of honour gave fans and players a chance to show him their appreciation, who shook the hand of every player.
Proceeds from the match went towards The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation, launched in March 2008.
The foundation has raised more than £1.3m to fight cancer.
Sir Bobby's official biographer Bob Harris paid tribute to his strength amid the many health problems that blighted his later years.
"The way he battled on and refused to give in to five bouts of cancer, I was beginning to think he was immortal.
"I will remember him as a genuine football man who loved the game beyond anything else."
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Sir-Bobby-Robson-Dies-At-76-Former-England-Manager-Loses-Battle-Against-Cancer/Article/200907415350570
RIP
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Football Legend Sir Bobby Robson Dies At 76
Bobby Robson Dies At 76
Breaking News
10:57am UK, Friday July 31, 2009
The football world is mourning the death of former England manager Sir Bobby Robson, who has died at the age of 76.
Bobby Robson
Sir Bobby was famous for his charisma and good natured humour
He passed away peacefully at home in the presence of his wife Lady Robson and family in County Durham.
Sir Bobby, one of the game's finest and most charismatic coaches, was knighted in 2002 for services to football.
A statement issued on behalf of his family said: "It is with great sadness that it has been announced today that Sir Bobby Robson has lost his long and courageous battle with cancer."
They appealed for privacy and announced an initial funeral will be held for family members only.
Bobby Robson, England Football Team Manager, in 1986
One of England's greatest managers
However, the statement added: "A thanksgiving service in celebration of Sir Bobby's life will be held at a later date for his many friends and colleagues."
Sir Bobby made his managerial name at unfashionable Ipswich Town, leading them to European and domestic glory in 13 wonderful years.
He then became the England national side's second most successful manager - behind another Ipswich legend, Sir Alf Ramsey - taking the team to the semi finals of the 1990 World Cup.
Ray Wilkins, who played under him for England, told Sky News he was "absolutely devastated".
Wilkins added: "He was an absolute gentlemen. You don't come across people like Bobby very often.
"He lived his life with humility. He was a joy to be around."
Throughout the 1990s Sir Bobby enjoyed successful spells with clubs on the continent, culminating in an illustrious management role with European giants Barcelona.
He returned to English football with Newcastle United, where he was adored.
Just five days ago thousands of football fans crowded into the club's home ground St James's Park to pay tribute to Sir Bobby and raise funds for his cancer charity.
Before the kick-off of Sunday's game a guard of honour gave fans and players a chance to show him their appreciation, who shook the hand of every player.
Proceeds from the match went towards The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation, launched in March 2008.
The foundation has raised more than £1.3m to fight cancer.
Sir Bobby's official biographer Bob Harris paid tribute to his strength amid the many health problems that blighted his later years.
"The way he battled on and refused to give in to five bouts of cancer, I was beginning to think he was immortal.
"I will remember him as a genuine football man who loved the game beyond anything else."
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Sir-Bobby-Robson-Dies-At-76-Former-England-Manager-Loses-Battle-Against-Cancer/Article/200907415350570
RIP
Fuck, R.I.P.
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alonsos going...we aint winnin shit next year...gutted :-\
And we lost Touré....
toure is replaceable imo
alonso is our only midfield player with any vision...gerrard dosent have the discipline to play centre mid anymore...leaves us with lucas and mascherano :'(
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alonsos going...we aint winnin shit next year...gutted :-\
And we lost Touré....
toure is replaceable imo
True, but why couldn't he've sold Gallas that bitch ass.. plus Touré plays with his heart.
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RIP Bobby Robson.
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Real Madrid 1 - Juventus 2.
Real is our bitch.
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RIP Bobby Robson.
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alonsos going...we aint winnin shit next year...gutted :-\
And we lost Touré....
toure is replaceable imo
alonso is our only midfield player with any vision...gerrard dosent have the discipline to play centre mid anymore...leaves us with lucas and mascherano :'(
The whole alonso problem stems from Benitez trying to ship him off to juventus last year so he could buy barry .
Im not sure if alonso would be so desperate to leave if it wasnt for that.
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Alonso to Madrid for £30 million dissapointing to see him leave but at 28 we're never going to get that kind of money for him in the future...
Aquillini already set to replace him at around £20M although looking at his appearence record not to sure about this move...
Wondering what the Italian boys on here think of him...
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Alonso to Madrid for £30 million dissapointing to see him leave but at 28 we're never going to get that kind of money for him in the future...
Aquillini already set to replace him at around £20M although looking at his appearence record not to sure about this move...
Wondering what the Italian boys on here think of him...
Could be a good replacement, not sure.
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has anyone created a DubCC fantasy league yet?
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Alonso to Madrid for £30 million dissapointing to see him leave but at 28 we're never going to get that kind of money for him in the future...
Aquillini already set to replace him at around £20M although looking at his appearence record not to sure about this move...
Wondering what the Italian boys on here think of him...
Could be a good replacement, not sure.
Who? Aquilani? LMAO.
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Alonso to Madrid for £30 million dissapointing to see him leave but at 28 we're never going to get that kind of money for him in the future...
Aquillini already set to replace him at around £20M although looking at his appearence record not to sure about this move...
Wondering what the Italian boys on here think of him...
Could be a good replacement, not sure.
Who? Aquilani? LMAO.
No? He has a good pass.
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Alonso to Madrid for £30 million dissapointing to see him leave but at 28 we're never going to get that kind of money for him in the future...
Aquillini already set to replace him at around £20M although looking at his appearence record not to sure about this move...
Wondering what the Italian boys on here think of him...
Could be a good replacement, not sure.
Who? Aquilani? LMAO.
Please explain...
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he looks a good player from what ive seen can strike the ball with both feet,can pass and looks more attack minded than alonso
the other option was poulsen from juve so im glad we went with 'aquaman'
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the other option was poulsen from juve so im glad we went with 'aquaman'
:laugh:
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has anyone created a DubCC fantasy league yet?
if the person who set it up last year does it again it will automatically put you back in the league if you have done a team.
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has anyone created a DubCC fantasy league yet?
if the person who set it up last year does it again it will automatically put you back in the league if you have done a team.
sweet. who did it last year? i might have to start one up in the next couple of days. i was third last year (two above me had Ronaldo as captain all season), i hope to improve on that.
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fantastic start for Bradford City this afternoon...
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has anyone created a DubCC fantasy league yet?
if the person who set it up last year does it again it will automatically put you back in the league if you have done a team.
sweet. who did it last year? i might have to start one up in the next couple of days. i was third last year (two above me had Ronaldo as captain all season), i hope to improve on that.
SAS i think
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Mr Ferguson starting on the refs already, pathetic.
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Mr Ferguson starting on the refs already, pathetic.
But Ballack should've been booked!
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Mr Ferguson starting on the refs already, pathetic.
But Ballack should've been booked!
YUP!!!
...f'n ref :-X
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Mr Ferguson starting on the refs already, pathetic.
yep started talkin shit about us again as well,cant say im suprised tbh
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Mr Ferguson starting on the refs already, pathetic.
yep started talkin shit about us again as well,cant say im suprised tbh
You're (bitter) rivals, what can you expect*?
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K-Dub you Norwegian Gunner bastard!
Norway vs Scotland on thursday
Celtic vs Arsenal next tuesday.
Predictions please? I think me, mac10, boo ya et al will be the happier people come next week. :)
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Mr Ferguson starting on the refs already, pathetic.
yep started talkin shit about us again as well,cant say im suprised tbh
You're (bitter) rivals, what can you expect*?
lol fergie the only one talkin...it been all about us or city...nobodies replied...we havent dissed everton they aint dissed us...shit aint supposed to start before the season does lol
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K-Dub you Norwegian Gunner bastard!
Norway vs Scotland on thursday
Celtic vs Arsenal next tuesday.
Predictions please? I think me, mac10, boo ya et al will be the happier people come next week. :)
Sup you damn freaky Scottish Celt ! (weak, I know)
I'll think we'll win both!
To be honest, I only care about the CL play-off, cause ain't no chance in hell we'll qualify for South Africa next year.
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K-Dub you Norwegian Gunner bastard!
Norway vs Scotland on thursday
Celtic vs Arsenal next tuesday.
Predictions please? I think me, mac10, boo ya et al will be the happier people come next week. :)
Sup you damn freaky Scottish Celt ! (weak, I know)
I'll think we'll win both!
To be honest, I only care about the CL play-off, cause ain't no chance in hell we'll qualify for South Africa next year.
Let's call a spade a spade shall we?
Everyone involved would take a club win and country loss if we had to choose.
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Mr Ferguson starting on the refs already, pathetic.
yep started talkin shit about us again as well,cant say im suprised tbh
lol benitez has been having sly digs all summer.
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K-Dub you Norwegian Gunner bastard!
Norway vs Scotland on thursday
Celtic vs Arsenal next tuesday.
Predictions please? I think me, mac10, boo ya et al will be the happier people come next week. :)
Sup you damn freaky Scottish Celt ! (weak, I know)
I'll think we'll win both!
To be honest, I only care about the CL play-off, cause ain't no chance in hell we'll qualify for South Africa next year.
Let's call a spade a spade shall we?
Everyone involved would take a club win and country loss if we had to choose.
That's what I said, right?
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K-Dub you Norwegian Gunner bastard!
Norway vs Scotland on thursday
Celtic vs Arsenal next tuesday.
Predictions please? I think me, mac10, boo ya et al will be the happier people come next week. :)
Sup you damn freaky Scottish Celt ! (weak, I know)
I'll think we'll win both!
To be honest, I only care about the CL play-off, cause ain't no chance in hell we'll qualify for South Africa next year.
Let's call a spade a spade shall we?
Everyone involved would take a club win and country loss if we had to choose.
That's what I said, right?
I believe so.
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Mr Ferguson starting on the refs already, pathetic.
Red-nosed hun cunt can never accept losing.
And when they do lose, 99% of time a ref is taking pelters for it.
(http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/4628/21o4rjs.gif)
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K-Dub you Norwegian Gunner bastard!
Norway vs Scotland on thursday
Celtic vs Arsenal next tuesday.
Predictions please? I think me, mac10, boo ya et al will be the happier people come next week. :)
Sup you damn freaky Scottish Celt ! (weak, I know)
I'll think we'll win both!
To be honest, I only care about the CL play-off, cause ain't no chance in hell we'll qualify for South Africa next year.
Let's call a spade a spade shall we?
Everyone involved would take a club win and country loss if we had to choose.
That's what I said, right?
I believe so.
Right.
Good luck tomorrow, Scotsmen.
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who woulda thought it, Norway 2 up?
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Wooo, we owned them. 8)
Should've been 5, perhaps 6 with the penalty we didn't get! And Stephen Caldwell should've got a red card as well.
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That's the Scotland we all know and love. :grumpy:
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I know it was only a pointless friendly, but it was nice to see England come from 2 goals down to draw away to the Dutch. We were absolutely awful in the first half, and because of that I didn't watch the second half. Big mistake that was.
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Let's not bullshit. Scotland were in control and cruising until the sending off. It took Carew 5 fouls before he was booked yet Caldwell has 2 fouls and is sent off? Nonsense. So im not going to be too harsh on the team because IMO we would have strolled it with 11 men. BUt when Caldwell was sent off it meant we had to play with a back 4 who had never played with each other before, and Christophe Berra looked like a young boy playing against Carew where as he was in Caldwells pocket.
I actually dont want Scotland to get to the world cup, as we would be embarassed IMO. But we are a young team, and i think by the time Euro 2012 comes round we will be a decent side.
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So what if it took 5 fouls before Carew got booked? It all depends on the "level" of the foul, right?
What say ye about that the other Caldwell got to stay on the pitch?
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created the DubCC league on http://fantasy.premierleague.com, league code is 434813-255192.
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So what if it took 5 fouls before Carew got booked? It all depends on the "level" of the foul, right?
What say ye about that the other Caldwell got to stay on the pitch?
Carew was flying in with elbows everywhere and showed the ref serious dissent. Caldwells first booking was a definite booking, the second one was definitely not. If it had happened ten minutes later when the first foul wasn't so fresh in the refs mind he would have stayed on.
As for the other Caldwell, maybe he should have been sent off as his foul on Carew was a penalty but the incident just before he was replaced wasn't even a foul in my book, let alone a booking, Pederson ran into him. And Riise should have walked as well, 2 shocking challenges on Hutton within ten mins of each other.
Oh well fuck it, Norway won. Clearly deserved it, you dont win 4 - 0 without deserving to win.
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ibra who ? we have the biggest striker on earth this year 8)
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ibra who ? we have the biggest striker on earth this year 8)
Eto'o will be beastin in Serie A fo sho...
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ibra who ? we have the biggest striker on earth this year 8)
Eto'o will be beastin in Serie A fo sho...
and i'm not sure about ibrahimovic @ barcelona,with fc inter he was the biggest player (along with maicon,julio cesar and cambiasso)....now @ barca he must be more humble
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so who has the best stadium in Europe? 8)
From The Times August 9, 2009
The top ten football stadiumsTony Evans
1: Signal Iduna Park
Borussia Dortmund’s ground is a classic. Two huge end terraces (and they are terraces, with the use of safe standing) that fling noise down at the playing area with deafening intensity. This place was built for football and for fans to express themselves. Every European Cup final should be held here. The best atmosphere on the Continent on a game-to-game basis.
2: San Siro
The first time you see the Giuseppe Meazza stadium (to give it its correct title), it is impossible not to gasp. Lit up, it looks like a spaceship set down in suburban Milan. It could take on the Death Star and win, it’s that impressive. Inside, the stands are like cliff-faces. Those with vertigo better hope they are not on the top level. A fabulous place to watch football.
3: Anfield
Not what it was by any stretch of the imagination, but — especially on European nights — it retains the capacity to astound. Come those spring nights, the Kop gets a surge of energy and sound pounds down onto the pitch, crushing the weak-willed (Chelsea, Real Madrid, Juventus), recreating Shankly’s “Bastion of Invincibility.” For Liverpool, home advantage has just a little more edge to it.
4: Inonu Stadium
You can make a case for the Sükrü Saracoglu and the Ali Sami Yen, homes of Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray respectively, but Besiktas’s ground wins the day by virtue of its magnificent location. If they get bored, the fans behind one end can look across the Bosphorus to Asia. But their boys don’t get bored, to judge from the row they kick up. Brilliant atmosphere and a setting that’s unbeatable.
5: Allianz Arena
If you have to build a new stadium, this is the way to do it. The architects who created the home of Bayern and 1860 Munich managed to equal the comfort level of the Emirates but also built in some atmosphere. The iconic design — like a huge, discarded car tyre — has made it a tourist attraction, too. And it lights up at night. More entertaining than some of the teams who play in it.
6: Bernabéu
The Nou Camp’s evil twin. Real Madrid’s palatial home does everything better than its Catalan counterpart except, perhaps, big-game atmosphere. But it’s a close-run thing. Effortlessly stylish, the place has the easy charm of a brilliantly successful tycoon whose career has been underpinned by a ruthless streak. Franco would feel right at home.
7: La Bombonera
There can be no such thing as health and safety inspectors in Argentina: if there were, Boca Juniors’ ground would be closed in a heartbeat. Three sides of the stadium are traditional sloping seating areas but the fourth, a vertical stand, makes the Bombonera a design classic. This stadium bounces, never more so than when River Plate come to play. Nothing sweet about this “chocolate box”. It’s hostile.
8: Stadionul Dinamo
A running track is normally enough to destroy a stadium’s credibility. However, Dynamo Bucharest’s ground is a masterpiece of Cold War chic. You are greeted by Stalinist statues before arriving at a sunken bowl. A wide staircase behind the goal takes you pitchside — you can imagine a baby’s pram rattling down the stairs — and the closest thing to executive boxes are the balconies of neighbouring tower blocks.
9: Nou Camp
Depending on the match, this place could easily end up on the list of worst stadiums. When it’s dull, it’s deathly. But on nights when Barça fans are hurling pigs’ heads at Luis Figo, it’s electric. The Cathedral of Catalan identity — even if the locals queue up to sell their tickets to tourists. It’s a shame the Champions League has made visits to places like this commonplace. It was better when it was a rare treat.
10: Craven Cottage
In the era of identikit bowls, the ramshackle little ground on the banks of the Thames is like a throwback to a different age. It’s a genteel place, but it feels right. Despite being situated in a wealthy area, the approach to the Cottage is through terraced streets — and that’s the only way to approach an English ground. Homely and comforting. Like a glass of warm milk at bedtime.
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I miss Highbury :'(
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we have the biggest striker on earth this year 8)
:nawty:
(http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00530/henrik_larsson_682x_530364a.jpg)
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we have the biggest striker on earth this year 8)
:nawty:
(http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00530/henrik_larsson_682x_530364a.jpg)
LMFAO.
nice try,but you FAIL big time :laugh:
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"People always talk about Ronaldinho, and everything but I didn't see him today - I saw Henrik Larsson. Two times he came on - he changed the game, that is what killed the game - sometimes you talk about Ronaldinho and Eto'o and people like that, you need to talk about the proper footballer who made the difference and that was Henrik Larsson tonight"
Thierry Henry pays tribute to Larsson's contribution to Barcelona's winning the European Cup Final game in 2006 against his own brave Arsenal side after they had led the match for much of the match with only ten men on the field.
Boo-yaa!
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"People always talk about Ronaldinho, and everything but I didn't see him today - I saw Henrik Larsson. Two times he came on - he changed the game, that is what killed the game - sometimes you talk about Ronaldinho and Eto'o and people like that, you need to talk about the proper footballer who made the difference and that was Henrik Larsson tonight"
Thierry Henry pays tribute to Larsson's contribution to Barcelona's winning the European Cup Final game in 2006 against his own brave Arsenal side after they had led the match for much of the match with only ten men on the field.
Boo-yaa!
LMFAO :laugh:
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"People always talk about Ronaldinho, and everything but I didn't see him today - I saw Henrik Larsson. Two times he came on - he changed the game, that is what killed the game - sometimes you talk about Ronaldinho and Eto'o and people like that, you need to talk about the proper footballer who made the difference and that was Henrik Larsson tonight"
Thierry Henry pays tribute to Larsson's contribution to Barcelona's winning the European Cup Final game in 2006 against his own brave Arsenal side after they had led the match for much of the match with only ten men on the field.
Boo-yaa!
LMFAO :laugh:
I really think so too...Henke changed the game...
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ok if we talk about just that game.....
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ok if we talk about just that game.....
yeah I was talking about that game....and yeah overall...he is (was) a brilliant player and it was great that he wore that United shirt...
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ok if we talk about just that game.....
yeah I was talking about that game....and yeah overall...he is (was) a brilliant player and it was great that he wore that United shirt...
ya he was great but if we talk about the best strikers eto'o is one of the bests ever,his goals talks for him.....and now its not even an argument.
p.s.some of the celtics supporters of this forum are a joke
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ok if we talk about just that game.....
yeah I was talking about that game....and yeah overall...he is (was) a brilliant player and it was great that he wore that United shirt...
ya he was great but if we talk about the best strikers eto'o is one of the bests ever,his goals talks for him.....and now its not even an argument.
p.s.some of the celtics supporters of this forum are a joke
that talking sounds like the normal hardcore fans talking :P it's all good and fun, you don't have to take it all that serious you know 8)
...but yeah, sometimes even them are on point...don't have an example here right now though, but they got knowledge like we all do...
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and yeah, eto'o has some pretty crazy stats with barca...and no doubt, one great striker...but he was playing in barca, one of the best clubs in the world...there were players who could pass the ball straight to his foot and all he had to do was just shoot....
...yo, I'm not gonna choose between them though, like them both, Henke lil bit more :P
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and yeah, eto'o has some pretty crazy stats with barca...and no doubt, one great striker...but he was playing in barca, one of the best clubs in the world...there were players who could pass the ball straight to his foot and all he had to do was just shoot....
just take a look @ his score history when he was playin in MALLORCA ::)
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and yeah, eto'o has some pretty crazy stats with barca...and no doubt, one great striker...but he was playing in barca, one of the best clubs in the world...there were players who could pass the ball straight to his foot and all he had to do was just shoot....
just take a look @ his score history when he was playin in MALLORCA ::)
yeah aight, he put up good numbers, 17 goals was his best, good point..
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and yeah, eto'o has some pretty crazy stats with barca...and no doubt, one great striker...but he was playing in barca, one of the best clubs in the world...there were players who could pass the ball straight to his foot and all he had to do was just shoot....
just take a look @ his score history when he was playin in MALLORCA ::)
yeah aight, he put up good numbers, 17 goals was his best, good point..
LMAO,look @ how many goal he has scored during all his years @ mallorca ::)
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David Bentley, DUI, Tottenham - Need I say more?
Such a fool.
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and yeah, eto'o has some pretty crazy stats with barca...and no doubt, one great striker...but he was playing in barca, one of the best clubs in the world...there were players who could pass the ball straight to his foot and all he had to do was just shoot....
just take a look @ his score history when he was playin in MALLORCA ::)
yeah aight, he put up good numbers, 17 goals was his best, good point..
LMAO,look @ how many goal he has scored during all his years @ mallorca ::)
ok I watched...from wiki, but i think the numbers are legit...looking at the league goals...good numbers...6 (played only 13 league games), 11, 6, 14 in other seasons...but fo real, almost any number 1 striker in his team can score that kind of numbers...
...but yo, I'm not taking anything from eto'o, he is a great striker. period. 8)
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David Bentley, DUI, Tottenham - Need I say more?
Such a fool.
oh my god, bentley's last season ;D
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and yeah, eto'o has some pretty crazy stats with barca...and no doubt, one great striker...but he was playing in barca, one of the best clubs in the world...there were players who could pass the ball straight to his foot and all he had to do was just shoot....
just take a look @ his score history when he was playin in MALLORCA ::)
yeah aight, he put up good numbers, 17 goals was his best, good point..
LMAO,look @ how many goal he has scored during all his years @ mallorca ::)
ok I watched...from wiki, but i think the numbers are legit...looking at the league goals...good numbers...6 (played only 13 league games), 11, 6, 14 in other seasons...but fo real, almost any number 1 striker in his team can score that kind of numbers...
...but yo, I'm not taking anything from eto'o, he is a great striker. period. 8)
his history score in barcelona his IMPRESSIVE and HUGE and not just thanks to his team mates.
the worst period for barcelona in the last few years was when eto'o was injured....and i don't think its a coincidence
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David Bentley, DUI, Tottenham - Need I say more?
Such a fool.
What do you expect from an ex-gunner.. :D
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I'm down.. only 4 people signed up in the Dubcc league though.. I'ma make a sticky thread.
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Big Premier League kick off today...can't wait. I'm going to the Wolves v West Ham game at 3pm.
Football is finally back!
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David Bentley, DUI, Tottenham - Need I say more?
Such a fool.
What do you expect from an ex-gunner.. :D
No way he learned that shit in Arsenal, Wenger cleaned up the club. What about your super captain King, who got in a brawl at a bar in May.... ;)
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David Bentley, DUI, Tottenham - Need I say more?
Such a fool.
What do you expect from an ex-gunner.. :D
No way he learned that shit in Arsenal, Wenger cleaned up the club. What about your super captain King, who got in a brawl at a bar in May.... ;)
LOL what about jermaine pennant ? :D
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Adebayor off the mark already.
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Adebayor off the mark already.
And that a-hole Drogba got lucky.
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Adebayor off the mark already.
And that a-hole Drogba got lucky.
Very.
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where's Bez? 6-0...
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correction, 6-1.
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Toffees got raped!!
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6-1 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D
Booya, that was awesome
Looks like Bendtner has taken a step in the right direction since May.
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Modric pretty impressive today :o
Tottenham Liverpool 2-1 right now @ 6 minutes from the end of the game 8)
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Damn, Robbie Blake, what a goal. :o :-[
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Damn, Robbie Blake, what a goal. :o :-[
...and carrick misses the pen....sigh...
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Damn, Robbie Blake, what a goal. :o :-[
...and carrick misses the pen....sigh...
And now its full time. :grumpy:
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Damn, Robbie Blake, what a goal. :o :-[
...and carrick misses the pen....sigh...
Damn... I was hoping Wolves would be the shock team to do United this season. Chelsea looking the team to beat so far, but it's early days yet.
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Inter & Real Madrid Agree Wesley Sneijder Deal :raisetheroof:
Inter and Real Madrid have finally come to an agreement regarding Wesley Sneijder, that will see the player join the Nerazzurri, according to Sky.
The Italian champions will reportedly pay €15 million for the midfielder, as los Blancos seem to be willing to lower their original asking price on the former Ajax star as the transfer window edges towards a close.
Sneijder had previously stated that he would prefer to remain with the Spanish giants, but was not opposed to joining the Serie A side, as he considered it a "nice option".
Further evidence of the deal were reports that sporting director Jorge Valdano had flown to Dortmund to discuss the transfer with the 25-year-old. Also, Sneijder did not participate in the 5-0 friendly victory over Borussia Dortmund, sitting on the bench in civilian clothing.
If a deal was indeed finally struck - an announcement should be made in the near future - ending Inter's lengthy search for a creative force in the centre of the pitch.
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good deal
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i read some where that Sneijder wants to stay with Real and fight for a place in the starting line up.
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i read some where that Sneijder wants to stay with Real and fight for a place in the starting line up.
OLD
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johnson looking a good signing so far...wish we still had alonso tho :-\
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wigan man utd 0 -5 LOL
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wigan man utd 0 -5 LOL
Great aint it? 8)
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Real Madrid midfielder Wesley Sneijder is reluctant to leave the Bernabeu despite being forced out of the club.
The Spanish giants are keen to offload a number of assets after splashing out £250million on the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and Xabi Alonso.
The influx of new Galacticos means Dutchman Sneijder is surplus to requirements and reports in Spain have suggested Bernabeu chiefs have been negotiating a deal to offload the midfielder to Inter Milan.
However, the 25-year-old is adamant he will remain at the club and has vowed to prove his worth by ousting the superstars out of the team with hard work.
"I want to play at Real Madrid. I don't want to leave because I know I am capable of being an important part of this team," Sneijder told Spanish sports newspaper Marca.
"I will fight until the very last moment to stay here. I will continue to train hard like a good professional so they see I am keen to continue here."
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Real Madrid midfielder Wesley Sneijder is reluctant to leave the Bernabeu despite being forced out of the club.
The Spanish giants are keen to offload a number of assets after splashing out £250million on the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka and Xabi Alonso.
The influx of new Galacticos means Dutchman Sneijder is surplus to requirements and reports in Spain have suggested Bernabeu chiefs have been negotiating a deal to offload the midfielder to Inter Milan.
However, the 25-year-old is adamant he will remain at the club and has vowed to prove his worth by ousting the superstars out of the team with hard work.
"I want to play at Real Madrid. I don't want to leave because I know I am capable of being an important part of this team," Sneijder told Spanish sports newspaper Marca.
"I will fight until the very last moment to stay here. I will continue to train hard like a good professional so they see I am keen to continue here."
BULLSHIT.
he just wants more money to leave the club
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Come on Villa! 0-2 8)
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Liverpool 1 Aston Villa 3. Excellent. Undefeated at home the whole of last season, beaten in their 2nd game this season. Their team is seriously lacking in depth. So badly that they have to play Lucas from the start. And then a terrifying bench of Voronin and Babel. They're not gonna win shit this season.
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Liverpool 1 Aston Villa 3. Excellent. Undefeated at home the whole of last season, beaten in their 2nd game this season. Their team is seriously lacking in depth. So badly that they have to play Lucas from the start. And then a terrifying bench of Voronin and Babel. They're not gonna win shit this season.
8)
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THE pregnant sister of stabbed soccer ace Calum Davenport mouthed "I love you" in court yesterday to the man accused of the attack.
Cara Davenport, 28, sported a black eye as she sat in the public gallery to show her support for Worrell Whitehurst, the father of her unborn child.
West Ham defender Calum, 26, was stabbed up to six times in the legs during the 5am incident on Saturday.
He was yesterday described as "stable" in hospital - amid fears one of the limbs may require AMPUTATION.
Powerfully-built Whitehurst, 25, faced Bedford magistrates accused of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
He is also accused of causing actual bodily harm to Calum's mum Kim Stupple, 50, in the incident at her home in Kempston, near Bedford.
Whitehurst, who wore a grey T-shirt and blue jeans in court, is further charged with possessing an offensive weapon, a kitchen knife, and driving a Peugeot car while disqualified.
Cara, thought to be five months pregnant, sat with friends and relatives of Whitehurst throughout the 20-minute hearing. She whispered the words, "I love you" to him as he was remanded in custody and returned to the cells.
It is understood ex-England Under-21 international Calum, who was bought by the Hammers from Tottenham for �3million, was knifed following a night out with friends.
The star, who lives near his family with wife Zoey and daughter Angel-Skye, four, had an emergency op.
But he had lost 50 per cent of his blood and it is believed that doctors at Bedford Hospital fear he may still need to have one of his legs removed.
Even if he keeps his leg, it is feared Calum may never play again.
West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola and Spurs' boss Harry Redknapp both wished Calum the best as the teams met at the weekend.
Pals say Whitehurst works full-time on the railways. He is a former footballer who, it is claimed, had trials at Derby County.
He was arrested in Derby on Saturday afternoon and brought back to Bedford for questioning. He will next appear at Luton Crown Court on November 16.
Friends last night revealed that the father of Cara's first child is a notorious armed robber serving life in prison. Neville Knight, 35, lived the high life in the Caribbean on loot from brutal armed raids. He and Cara had baby Calum Junior together in 2005, her pals said.
A 19-year-old arrested after Calum's stabbing has been bailed by Bedfordshire police pending further inquiries.
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THE pregnant sister of stabbed soccer ace Calum Davenport mouthed "I love you" in court yesterday to the man accused of the attack.
Cara Davenport, 28, sported a black eye as she sat in the public gallery to show her support for Worrell Whitehurst, the father of her unborn child.
West Ham defender Calum, 26, was stabbed up to six times in the legs during the 5am incident on Saturday.
He was yesterday described as "stable" in hospital - amid fears one of the limbs may require AMPUTATION.
Powerfully-built Whitehurst, 25, faced Bedford magistrates accused of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
He is also accused of causing actual bodily harm to Calum's mum Kim Stupple, 50, in the incident at her home in Kempston, near Bedford.
Whitehurst, who wore a grey T-shirt and blue jeans in court, is further charged with possessing an offensive weapon, a kitchen knife, and driving a Peugeot car while disqualified.
Cara, thought to be five months pregnant, sat with friends and relatives of Whitehurst throughout the 20-minute hearing. She whispered the words, "I love you" to him as he was remanded in custody and returned to the cells.
It is understood ex-England Under-21 international Calum, who was bought by the Hammers from Tottenham for �3million, was knifed following a night out with friends.
The star, who lives near his family with wife Zoey and daughter Angel-Skye, four, had an emergency op.
But he had lost 50 per cent of his blood and it is believed that doctors at Bedford Hospital fear he may still need to have one of his legs removed.
Even if he keeps his leg, it is feared Calum may never play again.
West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola and Spurs' boss Harry Redknapp both wished Calum the best as the teams met at the weekend.
Pals say Whitehurst works full-time on the railways. He is a former footballer who, it is claimed, had trials at Derby County.
He was arrested in Derby on Saturday afternoon and brought back to Bedford for questioning. He will next appear at Luton Crown Court on November 16.
Friends last night revealed that the father of Cara's first child is a notorious armed robber serving life in prison. Neville Knight, 35, lived the high life in the Caribbean on loot from brutal armed raids. He and Cara had baby Calum Junior together in 2005, her pals said.
A 19-year-old arrested after Calum's stabbing has been bailed by Bedfordshire police pending further inquiries.
Thanks for the info, man.
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SNEIJDER INTER:ITS FUCKIN OFFICIAL !!! 8) 8) 8)
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Props for Sneijder. He ain't exactly the guy you need, tho.
(lo vedo più bravo a lanciare palla in profondità che a servire Eto'o con palla bassa, alla Diego. Un pò come chessò un D'Agostino.. per di più non gioca trequartista classico dietro le punte, ma nell'Ajax giocava regista e nel Real e nell'Olanda esterno.. Cmq è bravo, sono curioso di vedere come lo farà giocare Mourinho, anche perchè poi Balotelli - sempre più bravo e sempre più esterno, Quaresma e Mancini dove li metti?)
Sorry for the italian, i explained him why.
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Good signing, was hoping Spurs would sign Huntelaar or/and Sneijder.
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Props for Sneijder. He ain't exactly the guy you need, tho.
(lo vedo più bravo a lanciare palla in profondità che a servire Eto'o con palla bassa, alla Diego. Un pò come chessò un D'Agostino.. per di più non gioca trequartista classico dietro le punte, ma nell'Ajax giocava regista e nel Real e nell'Olanda esterno.. Cmq è bravo, sono curioso di vedere come lo farà giocare Mourinho, anche perchè poi Balotelli - sempre più bravo e sempre più esterno, Quaresma e Mancini dove li metti?)
Sorry for the italian, i explained him why.
beh però se lancia in profondità eto'o dovrà solo sbattersi di meno,diego si è piu trequartista però io sono convinto che se hai i piedi buoni (e lui li usa benissimo entrambi) puoi anche diventare un trequartista,a 25 anni.
mancini dovrebbe finire al genoa al fotofinish,balotelli e quaresma rimangono. c'è spazio per tutti,il piu è che se lo meritino
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Mourinho has the team he wanted.
Ferrara, if we sign Rafinha or Grosso, too.
It will be a good year.
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Robben to Munich :o
Real Madrid Winger Arjen Robben Seals £22m Bayern Munich Move
Real Madrid winger Arjen Robben has confirmed he has accepted an offer to join Bayern Munich.
The Dutchman’s future has been the subject of intense speculation all summer following the arrivals of Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka.
A return to England has been mooted for Robben with Tottenham credited with an interest in the former Chelsea star, and in recent days Manchester United have also been linked with the player.
However, Bayern Munich have stolen a march on their rivals by agreeing a €25million (£22million) deal with Real to bring the Dutch international to the Allianz Arena. (Sky Sports)
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Robben to Munich :o
Its just an account for RIBERY (in the next few days or next year for SURE)
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^Next year for sure, he won't leave this season. But he'll be a lot cheaper then. But I would've kept Robben, he was the best Madrid player last year.
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Robben is a good player, im not sure why real would want to get rid of him other than having to recoup some money.
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Robben is a good player, im not sure why real would want to get rid of him other than having to recoup some money.
Bayern Munich have completed the signing of former Chelsea winger Arjen Robben from Real Madrid for a reported £22m.
Robben will have a medical on Friday and Bayern chief Uli Hoeness hopes the Dutchman will be able to play against champions VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday.
The 25-year-old had been linked with a move away from the Bernabeu since the arrivals of Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka.
Hoeness said: "He will make our team even more attractive."
Robben said: "I feel very welcome here. This is a big club with a great history and I am delighted to be here now.
"Everything went so quickly. There were a few things that I had to consider and in the end I decided that I would like to transfer to a big club like FC Bayern."
Bayern coach Louis Van Gaal compared Robben's creative style to that of Franck Ribery, the French winger who Van Gaal wants to move into central midfield.
"Ribery has this quality, but Robben does, too," said Van Gaal. "And we need that, I think."
Robben earned a reputation at both Chelsea and Real as an exciting playmaker but one who was easily injured, and he only played 50 matches in two seasons in Spain. He has 43 caps for the Netherlands.
Hoeness, Bayern's general manager, added: "He's one of the best attacking midfielders in Europe. He's always been one of the players we wanted.
"Our intention is to have Robben play on the right and Franck Ribery on the left. If it all goes perfectly and without any hitches, it would be theoretically possible for him to play on Saturday."
Van Gaal is off to a rocky start as Bayern Munich's new coach. The team remains winless in its first three league games, with just two points from a possible nine.
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Didn't Expect this... real nice addition.
Anyway Bayern still sucks
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The chosen one looks extremely exited about this signing. :D
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The chosen one looks extremely exited about this signing. :D
he's always like that.
he prefers deco,but deco is too "old" now.
anyway,if mourinho is not happy he can go away tomorrow,who cares.
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who cares about shitty inter milan?
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Didn't Expect this... real nice addition.
Anyway Bayern still sucks
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who cares about shitty inter milan?
+1
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Inter really fucked Barca with that Etoo+hella €/Ibra - swap... they didn't impress against that eastern european team...
I hope Robben plays today 8)
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Get in there Abou Diaby you legend. What a gift of a goal. We played shite today and still won. That will be the difference between us and Chelsea, and the rest of the teams in the league this year. United and Chelsea will win games where they haven't played well but still get a win out of it. Arsenal don't have that and Liverpool as I said aren't gonna win shit this season.
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I can't believe we didn't get that penalty, and a big fuck you goes out to Diaby.
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I can't believe we didn't get that penalty, and a big fuck you goes out to Diaby.
You scored from the subsquent move anyway, from where i was sitting it looked like a good tackle from Fletcher, but after seeing it on TV he got lucky.
Its typical Arsenal, when its time to step up they cant do it. We were pretty shocking yet still grinded out the result. Tactically fregie got it wrong leaving Rooney isolated, giggs was so wasteful with the ball, as was Valencia who looked scared when things wernt going well.
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I can't believe we didn't get that penalty, and a big fuck you goes out to Diaby.
You scored from the subsquent move anyway, from where i was sitting it looked like a good tackle from Fletcher, but after seeing it on TV he got lucky.
Its typical Arsenal, when its time to step up they cant do it. We were pretty shocking yet still grinded out the result. Tactically fregie got it wrong leaving Rooney isolated, giggs was so wasteful with the ball, as was Valencia who looked scared when things wernt going well.
Giggs was pissing me off the whole match. Untill he chipped in on both the goals. Games this big aren't for him anymore. Fergie should stick with him for the easier games when we don't really need our full strength squad out.
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I can't believe we didn't get that penalty, and a big fuck you goes out to Diaby.
You scored from the subsquent move anyway, from where i was sitting it looked like a good tackle from Fletcher, but after seeing it on TV he got lucky.
Its typical Arsenal, when its time to step up they cant do it. We were pretty shocking yet still grinded out the result. Tactically fregie got it wrong leaving Rooney isolated, giggs was so wasteful with the ball, as was Valencia who looked scared when things wernt going well.
Giggs was pissing me off the whole match. Untill he chipped in on both the goals. Games this big aren't for him anymore. Fergie should stick with him for the easier games when we don't really need our full strength squad out.
Fair play to him for the pass for the penalty but the own goal was another misplaced cross from a free kick.
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(http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01468/Burnley_supporter_1468410i.jpg)
a Burnley fan :D
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sick ass shit....
Anderlecht - Standard Luik/Liege
(http://i29.tinypic.com/33e1wfd.gif)
(http://media.coveritlive.com/media/image/200908/phpl51qGGanderlecht.jpg)
if they do this to AZ we are gonna fuckin riot
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sick ass shit....
Anderlecht - Standard Luik/Liege
(http://i29.tinypic.com/33e1wfd.gif)
(http://media.coveritlive.com/media/image/200908/phpl51qGGanderlecht.jpg)
if they do this to AZ we are gonna fuckin riot
:o
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sick ass shit....
Anderlecht - Standard Luik/Liege
(http://i29.tinypic.com/33e1wfd.gif)
if they do this to AZ we are gonna fuckin riot
no,y'all are just a bunch of pussy supporters
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sick ass shit....
Anderlecht - Standard Luik/Liege
(http://i29.tinypic.com/33e1wfd.gif)
(http://media.coveritlive.com/media/image/200908/phpl51qGGanderlecht.jpg)
if they do this to AZ we are gonna fuckin riot
:o
wasilewski is a dirty ass weasil. but this is too much.
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(http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/08HHb4Gbyv9Fv/610x.jpg)
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sick ass shit....
Anderlecht - Standard Luik/Liege
(http://i29.tinypic.com/33e1wfd.gif)
(http://media.coveritlive.com/media/image/200908/phpl51qGGanderlecht.jpg)
if they do this to AZ we are gonna fuckin riot
:o
wasilewski is a dirty ass weasil. but this is too much.
wasilewski is (was) really good defender.. that faggot who broke his leg should fuckin die.. only retards play like this
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^^Shocking tackle, even though he didn't deliberately stamp on his leg, he made no attempt to play the ball and was probably hoping to get fouled himself.
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(http://gotgifs.com/gifs/1888.gif)
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his career is clearly over man. hope this creates some awareness.
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(http://gotgifs.com/gifs/1888.gif)
OH SUPERFUNNY
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(http://gotgifs.com/gifs/1888.gif)
:laugh: haha ;D
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sick ass shit....
Anderlecht - Standard Luik/Liege
(http://i29.tinypic.com/33e1wfd.gif)
(http://media.coveritlive.com/media/image/200908/phpl51qGGanderlecht.jpg)
(http://static.totallycrap.com/2009/09/zkn5YRoCAaejNtDu/sizes/beglium_be/1_beglium_be_530.jpg)
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sick ass shit....
Anderlecht - Standard Luik/Liege
(http://i29.tinypic.com/33e1wfd.gif)
(http://media.coveritlive.com/media/image/200908/phpl51qGGanderlecht.jpg)
(http://static.totallycrap.com/2009/09/zkn5YRoCAaejNtDu/sizes/beglium_be/1_beglium_be_530.jpg)
:o
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http://www.youtube.com/v/S4qHKXkXumY
Any of you guys see this
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http://www.youtube.com/v/S4qHKXkXumY
Any of you guys see this
2 of the guys team-mates ran in at 0:38 and at least one of them shoulda ruined that guy.
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woah! whata kick.
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(http://inter.it/aas/img/120048.jpg)
José Mourinho threw new signing Wesley Sneijder straight into the fray and the Dutch midfielder was quick to fire an early warning with a trademark long-range drive, forcing Storari to a difficult one-handed save.
But it was Thiago Motta in the 29 minute, Milito on penalty in the 36 minute, Maicon in the first half overtime and Stankovic in the 67 minute who scored the goals and made the headlines in Italy.
A resounding 4-0 victory for Inter in a match that also saw AC Milan reduced to ten men after the dismissal of Gattuso after 40 minutes.
A great start for Sneijder at his new club and after the game he told Fobazo:
- "It was an unforgettable night for me. In the last couple of day almost everything in my life has changed. I'm so happy to be here and I'm proud of being a part of this Inter Milan team."
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(http://inter.it/aas/img/120048.jpg)
José Mourinho threw new signing Wesley Sneijder straight into the fray and the Dutch midfielder was quick to fire an early warning with a trademark long-range drive, forcing Storari to a difficult one-handed save.
But it was Thiago Motta in the 29 minute, Milito on penalty in the 36 minute, Maicon in the first half overtime and Stankovic in the 67 minute who scored the goals and made the headlines in Italy.
A resounding 4-0 victory for Inter in a match that also saw AC Milan reduced to ten men after the dismissal of Gattuso after 40 minutes.
A great start for Sneijder at his new club and after the game he told Fobazo:
- "It was an unforgettable night for me. In the last couple of day almost everything in my life has changed. I'm so happy to be here and I'm proud of being a part of this Inter Milan team."
Dude just bought a new house in Madrid. He was forced by Real to go to a different club, he wants to play and be a part of the team that becomes world champion in South Africa next summer. Sneijder didn't want to leave Real, so don't believe anything when he talks about pride & Inter in the same sentence.
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(http://inter.it/aas/img/120048.jpg)
José Mourinho threw new signing Wesley Sneijder straight into the fray and the Dutch midfielder was quick to fire an early warning with a trademark long-range drive, forcing Storari to a difficult one-handed save.
But it was Thiago Motta in the 29 minute, Milito on penalty in the 36 minute, Maicon in the first half overtime and Stankovic in the 67 minute who scored the goals and made the headlines in Italy.
A resounding 4-0 victory for Inter in a match that also saw AC Milan reduced to ten men after the dismissal of Gattuso after 40 minutes.
A great start for Sneijder at his new club and after the game he told Fobazo:
- "It was an unforgettable night for me. In the last couple of day almost everything in my life has changed. I'm so happy to be here and I'm proud of being a part of this Inter Milan team."
Dude just bought a new house in Madrid. He was forced by Real to go to a different club, he wants to play and be a part of the team that becomes world champion in South Africa next summer. Sneijder didn't want to leave Real, so don't believe anything when he talks about pride & Inter in the same sentence.
NOW is happy to be with inter,so STFU.
and lmao about the new house and all the other shit.
I see an happy guy here.....
(http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/08HHb4Gbyv9Fv/610x.jpg)
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Dude just bought a new house in Madrid. He was forced by Real to go to a different club, he wants to play and be a part of the team that becomes world champion in South Africa next summer. Sneijder didn't want to leave Real, so don't believe anything when he talks about pride & Inter in the same sentence.
Yeah, every (read: most of them) player say they are very happy to be at their new club, so proud and stuff like that even they were forced out of their former club. Sneijder's case isn't any different, classic case.
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Dude just bought a new house in Madrid. He was forced by Real to go to a different club, he wants to play and be a part of the team that becomes world champion in South Africa next summer. Sneijder didn't want to leave Real, so don't believe anything when he talks about pride & Inter in the same sentence.
Yeah, every (read: most of them) player say they are very happy to be at their new club, so proud and stuff like that even they were forced out of their former club. Sneijder's case isn't any different, classic case.
Sneijder asked if he would be able to play regularly at Madrid,the answers has been negative.
NOW,of course,he's happy to play among the first 11 of a team like Inter with the number 10. He's in the team with players like eto'o,maicon,julio cesar...not with eduardo,vela and bendtner :D
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Dude just bought a new house in Madrid. He was forced by Real to go to a different club, he wants to play and be a part of the team that becomes world champion in South Africa next summer. Sneijder didn't want to leave Real, so don't believe anything when he talks about pride & Inter in the same sentence.
Yeah, every (read: most of them) player say they are very happy to be at their new club, so proud and stuff like that even they were forced out of their former club. Sneijder's case isn't any different, classic case.
Sneijder asked if he would be able to play regularly at Madrid,the answers has been negative.
NOW,of course,he's happy to play among the first 11 of a team like Inter with the number 10. He's in the team with players like eto'o,maicon,julio cesar...not with eduardo,vela and bendtner :D
Arsenal>>>>>>Inter
and I would rather play with Fabregas, van Persie or Rosicky than with Quaresma or Materazzi :D
and lol @ the videos (except the one from the Anderlecht game)
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Dude just bought a new house in Madrid. He was forced by Real to go to a different club, he wants to play and be a part of the team that becomes world champion in South Africa next summer. Sneijder didn't want to leave Real, so don't believe anything when he talks about pride & Inter in the same sentence.
Yeah, every (read: most of them) player say they are very happy to be at their new club, so proud and stuff like that even they were forced out of their former club. Sneijder's case isn't any different, classic case.
Sneijder asked if he would be able to play regularly at Madrid,the answers has been negative.
NOW,of course,he's happy to play among the first 11 of a team like Inter with the number 10. He's in the team with players like eto'o,maicon,julio cesar...not with eduardo,vela and bendtner :D
Arsenal>>>>>>Inter
and I would rather play with Fabregas, van Persie or Rosicky than with Quaresma or Materazzi :D
You are a borussia supporter,you don't have a fuckin clue about football. :loser:
p.s. quaresma and materazzi are not even in the first 11,the fuck are you talkin about ?
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p.s. quaresma and materazzi are not even in the first 11,the fuck are you talkin about ?
And Vela is? You walked into that one.
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p.s. quaresma and materazzi are not even in the first 11,the fuck are you talkin about ?
And Vela is? You walked into that one.
ah ah
seriously:he took two reserves tryin to compare them to some of the best players from arsenal.
how retarded is that ? :D
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p.s. quaresma and materazzi are not even in the first 11,the fuck are you talkin about ?
And Vela is? You walked into that one.
ah ah
seriously:he took two reserves tryin to compare them to some of the best players from arsenal.
how retarded is that ? :D
Yeah he did but you did it 1st, trying to compare Eto'o and Maicon to Bendtner and Vela.
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p.s. quaresma and materazzi are not even in the first 11,the fuck are you talkin about ?
And Vela is? You walked into that one.
ah ah
seriously:he took two reserves tryin to compare them to some of the best players from arsenal.
how retarded is that ? :D
Yeah he did but you did it 1st, trying to compare Eto'o and Maicon to Bendtner and Vela.
lol how retarded is that?
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p.s. quaresma and materazzi are not even in the first 11,the fuck are you talkin about ?
And Vela is? You walked into that one.
ah ah
seriously:he took two reserves tryin to compare them to some of the best players from arsenal.
how retarded is that ? :D
Yeah he did but you did it 1st, trying to compare Eto'o and Maicon to Bendtner and Vela.
well i can compare eto'o with all the arsenal's strikers and is not even funny.
same thing for maicon with all their defenders ;D
or we wanna talk about the goalkeepers ?
Arsenal>>>>>>Inter my ass dr janitor :laugh: :loser:
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p.s. quaresma and materazzi are not even in the first 11,the fuck are you talkin about ?
And Vela is? You walked into that one.
ah ah
seriously:he took two reserves tryin to compare them to some of the best players from arsenal.
how retarded is that ? :D
Yeah he did but you did it 1st, trying to compare Eto'o and Maicon to Bendtner and Vela.
well i can compare eto'o with all the arsenal's strikers and is not even funny.
same thing for maicon with all their defenders ;D
or we wanna talk about the goalkeepers ?
Arsenal>>>>>>Inter my ass dr janitor :laugh: :loser:
bla bla bla, they won't get further than Arsenal in the CL (like every year), and that's what counts. Inter has been a joke in international competition as long as I can remember, and I don't think that'll change this year just becuase they have Etoo and Snijder. Hmm on the other hand, atleast Mr. 'big game flop' Ibo is gone, so the quarter final may be possible.
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p.s. quaresma and materazzi are not even in the first 11,the fuck are you talkin about ?
And Vela is? You walked into that one.
ah ah
seriously:he took two reserves tryin to compare them to some of the best players from arsenal.
how retarded is that ? :D
Yeah he did but you did it 1st, trying to compare Eto'o and Maicon to Bendtner and Vela.
well i can compare eto'o with all the arsenal's strikers and is not even funny.
same thing for maicon with all their defenders ;D
or we wanna talk about the goalkeepers ?
Arsenal>>>>>>Inter my ass dr janitor :laugh: :loser:
bla bla bla, they won't get further than Arsenal in the CL (like every year), and that's what counts. Inter has been a joke in international competition as long as I can remember, and I don't think that'll change this year just becuase they have Etoo and Snijder. Hmm on the other hand, atleast Mr. 'big game flop' Ibo is gone, so the quarter final may be possible.
i don't see your centenary team in champions.... :loser: :sshh:
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my team doesn't have anything to do with the discussion, (always the same: as soon as Elano has no arguments left he talks about my team) but hey: I can remember the last time my team won the CL and the Intercontinental Cup. Can you claim this too?
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my team doesn't have anything to do with the discussion, (always the same: as soon as Elano has no arguments left he talks about my team) but hey: I can remember the last time my team won the CL and the Intercontinental Cup. Can you claim this too?
It's like "oh your team is not in the CL, you don't have anything to say".
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How many of you are from the cities that your teams represent, and/or hold season tickets for those teams?
Just curious.
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How many of you are from the cities that your teams represent, and/or hold season tickets for those teams?
Just curious.
Not me, I'm from Northern Norway. Still representing Arsenal, trying to watch every match possible.
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my team doesn't have anything to do with the discussion, (always the same: as soon as Elano has no arguments left he talks about my team) but hey: I can remember the last time my team won the CL and the Intercontinental Cup. Can you claim this too?
its because you are just a fuckin hater
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How many of you are from the cities that your teams represent, and/or hold season tickets for those teams?
Just curious.
no, and no :-[ I live about 160 km away from Dortmund, and there a horrible traffic jams in the Ruhrgebiet...
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How many of you are from the cities that your teams represent, and/or hold season tickets for those teams?
Just curious.
live in Alkmaar, season tickets for AZ, yes
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How many of you are from the cities that your teams represent, and/or hold season tickets for those teams?
Just curious.
no, and no :-[ I live about 160 km away from Dortmund, and there a horrible traffic jams in the Ruhrgebiet...
Oh shit, you're a Dortmund fan? There was one point in the late 90s when I thought they'd take over Europe with wunderkind Lars Ricken.
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How many of you are from the cities that your teams represent, and/or hold season tickets for those teams?
Just curious.
live in Alkmaar, season tickets for AZ, yes
Haha, I know the A-L-K boys on here represent.
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Elaine have u seen Sneijders girlfriend btw, one of the hottest dutch chicks, stole her from holland's most famous singer Jan Smit
(hot but fucking dumb, i could never live with a girl like that)
(http://i29.tinypic.com/10r6a6o.jpg)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_j7dwMqOXE
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I used to have an AZ season ticket for years, but now I only go occasionally. It takes too much of my time to go because I don't live in Tha A-L-K anymore, but I do watch every match I can watch :)
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^^damn u left the hood??
where do u live now
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^^damn u left the hood??
where do u live now
H-Town
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so youre going to the Haarlem - Telstar game? i'll probably be throwing bricks there.
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so youre going to the Haarlem - Telstar game? i'll probably be throwing bricks there.
not sure if he means Haarlem or the Double O
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Haarlem + A-L-K >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Double O.
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no, another H-Town. I live close the airport, lol
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How many of you are from the cities that your teams represent, and/or hold season tickets for those teams?
Just curious.
no, and no :-[ I live about 160 km away from Dortmund, and there a horrible traffic jams in the Ruhrgebiet...
Oh shit, you're a Dortmund fan? There was one point in the late 90s when I thought they'd take over Europe with wunderkind Lars Ricken.
yeah, unfortunately Ricken was the MC Hammer of football. I still like him because he always remained loyal, he never changed clubs and now he's our youth coordinator. But the major factor for our downfall was the loss of coach Hitzfeld.
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How many of you are from the cities that your teams represent, and/or hold season tickets for those teams?
Just curious.
no, and no :-[ I live about 160 km away from Dortmund, and there a horrible traffic jams in the Ruhrgebiet...
Oh shit, you're a Dortmund fan? There was one point in the late 90s when I thought they'd take over Europe with wunderkind Lars Ricken.
yeah, unfortunately Ricken was the MC Hammer of football. I still like him because he always remained loyal, he never changed clubs and now he's our youth coordinator. But the major factor for our downfall was the loss of coach Hitzfeld.
Rolled 300 deep until he went bankrupt? ;D
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How many of you are from the cities that your teams represent, and/or hold season tickets for those teams?
Just curious.
no, and no :-[ I live about 160 km away from Dortmund, and there a horrible traffic jams in the Ruhrgebiet...
Oh shit, you're a Dortmund fan? There was one point in the late 90s when I thought they'd take over Europe with wunderkind Lars Ricken.
yeah, unfortunately Ricken was the MC Hammer of football. I still like him because he always remained loyal, he never changed clubs and now he's our youth coordinator. But the major factor for our downfall was the loss of coach Hitzfeld.
Rolled 300 deep until he went bankrupt? ;D
;D No, not that I know.
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I'm hearing reports that Chelsea have been banned from signing players for the next two transfer windows by FIFA, over the circumstances of signing Gael KuKuta.
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I'm hearing reports that Chelsea have been banned from signing players for the next two transfer windows by FIFA, over the circumstances of signing Gael KuKuta.
Really? ;D
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I'm hearing reports that Chelsea have been banned from signing players for the next two transfer windows by FIFA, over the circumstances of signing Gael KuKuta.
Really? ;D
Yep, it's true. However, Chelsea can still appeal.
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I'm hearing reports that Chelsea have been banned from signing players for the next two transfer windows by FIFA, over the circumstances of signing Gael KuKuta.
Really? ;D
Yep, it's true. However, Chelsea can still appeal.
League Two, make way
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I'm hearing reports that Chelsea have been banned from signing players for the next two transfer windows by FIFA, over the circumstances of signing Gael KuKuta.
Really? ;D
Yep, it's true. However, Chelsea can still appeal.
League Two, make way
Unfortunately for my team, it appears they would recall our star defender Michael Mancienne from his loan spell in January, if they cannot sign any defensive cover.
If the ban is upheld, January 2011 will be one hell of a transfer window...
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Elaine have u seen Sneijders girlfriend btw, one of the hottest dutch chicks, stole her from holland's most famous singer Jan Smit
(hot but fucking dumb, i could never live with a girl like that)
(http://i29.tinypic.com/10r6a6o.jpg)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_j7dwMqOXE
he got a son with her,right ?
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Elaine have u seen Sneijders girlfriend btw, one of the hottest dutch chicks, stole her from holland's most famous singer Jan Smit
(hot but fucking dumb, i could never live with a girl like that)
[img]http://i29.tinypic.com/10r6a6o.jpg[img]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_j7dwMqOXE
he got a son with her,right ?
He can't get kids.
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Elaine have u seen Sneijders girlfriend btw, one of the hottest dutch chicks, stole her from holland's most famous singer Jan Smit
(hot but fucking dumb, i could never live with a girl like that)
he got a son with her,right ?
no, the mother of his son is this one
(http://highlow.nl/CMS/images/stories/wesram3.jpg)
(http://www.story.nl/var/UserFiles/Image/Artikelen/Week%2035/WesleySneijder.gif)
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How many of you are from the cities that your teams represent, and/or hold season tickets for those teams?
Just curious.
No longer stay in Glasgow.
Have a season ticket and go to the majority if not all away games at home or abroad concerning The Rangers
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Elaine have u seen Sneijders girlfriend btw, one of the hottest dutch chicks, stole her from holland's most famous singer Jan Smit
(hot but fucking dumb, i could never live with a girl like that)
he got a son with her,right ?
no, the mother of his son is this one
(http://highlow.nl/CMS/images/stories/wesram3.jpg)
(http://www.story.nl/var/UserFiles/Image/Artikelen/Week%2035/WesleySneijder.gif)
Ah ok. I've 'heard' that he's a cool dude,not a crazy motherfucker like van persie. Good for us ;)
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Live in New Zealand now so not been to a game for 4 years unfortunately, from a town 15 minutes outside of Glasgow. Watch every game home and away, not always possible to watch live though.
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How many of you are from the cities that your teams represent, and/or hold season tickets for those teams?
Just curious.
I have a season ticket, i dont live in Manchester though its where my dad is from who didnt give me a choice on what team i could support. I used to live pretty close to Manchester but had to move due to my dads job at the time.
Do my best to watch every match i dont go to, just wish i could get more away tickets !
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How many of you are from the cities that your teams represent, and/or hold season tickets for those teams?
Just curious.
I have a season ticket, i dont live in Manchester though its where my dad is from who didnt give me a choice on what team i could support. I used to live pretty close to Manchester but had to move due to my dads job at the time.
Do my best to watch every match i dont go to, just wish i could get more away tickets !
Away games are the shit. I'm a Wolves season ticket holder, but I went with my United supporting mate to Fulham away last season in the FA Cup. The atmosphere was absolutely superb.
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How many of you are from the cities that your teams represent, and/or hold season tickets for those teams?
Just curious.
I have a season ticket, i dont live in Manchester though its where my dad is from who didnt give me a choice on what team i could support. I used to live pretty close to Manchester but had to move due to my dads job at the time.
Do my best to watch every match i dont go to, just wish i could get more away tickets !
Away games are the shit. I'm a Wolves season ticket holder, but I went with my United supporting mate to Fulham away last season in the FA Cup. The atmosphere was absolutely superb.
Yeah, away games are always a much better atmosphere because it's (As Roy Keane would say) the 'Hardcore' that go to away games, no part time supporters or foreigners looking for a good day out with their cameras. Proper fans.
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How many of you are from the cities that your teams represent, and/or hold season tickets for those teams?
Just curious.
I have a season ticket, i dont live in Manchester though its where my dad is from who didnt give me a choice on what team i could support. I used to live pretty close to Manchester but had to move due to my dads job at the time.
Do my best to watch every match i dont go to, just wish i could get more away tickets !
Away games are the shit. I'm a Wolves season ticket holder, but I went with my United supporting mate to Fulham away last season in the FA Cup. The atmosphere was absolutely superb.
Yeah, away games are always a much better atmosphere because it's (As Roy Keane would say) the 'Hardcore' that go to away games, no part time supporters or foreigners looking for a good day out with their cameras. Proper fans.
True, which in turn helps the atmosphere as everyone goes there with same mind frame to get behind the team.
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Now usually i dont like Adebayor, and wouldn't have a good word to say about the guy but i thought that was class today, Arsenal fans gave him absolute pelters all last year and were giving him dogs abuse all game, but dont like it when the big man gives some back. Deserved a yellow but i'm sure he doesn;t mind.
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Now usually i dont like Adebayor, and wouldn't have a good word to say about the guy but i thought that was class today, Arsenal fans gave him absolute pelters all last year and were giving him dogs abuse all game, but dont like it when the big man gives some back. Deserved a yellow but i'm sure he doesn;t mind.
Do you know why the fans were booing him?
Did you catch what he did to Cesc and RvP?
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Now usually i dont like Adebayor, and wouldn't have a good word to say about the guy but i thought that was class today, Arsenal fans gave him absolute pelters all last year and were giving him dogs abuse all game, but dont like it when the big man gives some back. Deserved a yellow but i'm sure he doesn;t mind.
Do you know why the fans were booing him?
Did you catch what he did to Cesc and RvP?
It was out of order just like arsenal players intentionally trying to injure evra back in may
"What Arsenal did that day was shameful. I was asked if it felt like there was a contract out on me and I had to say 'yes, yes, yes'.
"It's not at all the way in which Arsenal normally handle matches because they usually play really good football and are not overly aggressive - it was a big change. That's why I have to thank the referee.
"He came up to me and said 'Look I don't know what's going on but since half-time all the Arsenal players seem to be out to injure you. Don't get involved'."
Cesc Fabregas, crocked for today's clash, was booked for a high lunge on Evra just after the interval.
The game's simmering temperature was then inflamed when the United star angrily snubbed Fabregas' gesture to shake hands.
Evra explained: "I particularly didn't like the reaction Fabregas showed in that game when he knew full well we had a Champions League final to play that month.
"Yet he put in a bad tackle on me which could easily have robbed me of that final.
"We'll meet again one day, hopefully off the pitch, and I'll be able to let my personality tell him what I think."
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Or when 4 or 5 Arsenal players tried to do Nani in the FA cup a couple of years back? Or when that monkey looking bastard Keown and his chums assaulted RVN? Get off your high horse mate, Arsenal are far from saints.
And i didn't hear it first hand but from someone at the game apparently there was some racist chanting towards Adebayor, perhaps that was why he reacted the way he did.
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Or when 4 or 5 Arsenal players tried to do Nani in the FA cup a couple of years back? Or when that monkey looking bastard Keown and his chums assaulted RVN? Get off your high horse mate, Arsenal are far from saints.
And i didn't hear it first hand but from someone at the game apparently there was some racist chanting towards Adebayor, perhaps that was why he reacted the way he did.
I know our players are far from saints, but these are Ade's former teammates. He played with them for many many years, and he's just gonna turn on them and try to hurt them on purpose? Nah, fuck that man. I've been too thrilled about him anyway. Egocentric bastard.
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city did whoop u pretty bad though ;D
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city did whoop u pretty bad though ;D
Did you watch the game?
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city did whoop u pretty bad though ;D
Did you watch the game?
sort of...i was rather drunk...tbh im just hating ;D
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Or when 4 or 5 Arsenal players tried to do Nani in the FA cup a couple of years back? Or when that monkey looking bastard Keown and his chums assaulted RVN? Get off your high horse mate, Arsenal are far from saints.
And i didn't hear it first hand but from someone at the game apparently there was some racist chanting towards Adebayor, perhaps that was why he reacted the way he did.
I know our players are far from saints, but these are Ade's former teammates. He played with them for many many years, and he's just gonna turn on them and try to hurt them on purpose? Nah, fuck that man. I've been too thrilled about him anyway. Egocentric bastard.
I understand your point but the original challenge from RVP on adebayor which resulted in getting his head stamped on appeared to be set out to injure adebayor.
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How many of you are from the cities that your teams represent, and/or hold season tickets for those teams?
Just curious.
Stay 5 Minutes from Easter Road, Hibernian season ticket holder, used to go to all the away games but works stopping me in the last year
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Normal service resumed.
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Shit, not good, 0-1 Sunderland half time.
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First half was the worst performance i have seen from us in a long time. Were lucky to get a draw in all honesty.
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First half was the worst performance i have seen from us in a long time. Were lucky to get a draw in all honesty.
Didn't watch the match but on Match Of The Day they only showed 2 or 3 highlights from the first half, and 2 of them were Sunderlands. So it really must of been a shit performance.
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First half was the worst performance i have seen from us in a long time. Were lucky to get a draw in all honesty.
Didn't watch the match but on Match Of The Day they only showed 2 or 3 highlights from the first half, and 2 of them were Sunderlands. So it really must of been a shit performance.
Berba's goal was the first shot we really had, scholes was so bad he was subbed at half time. In all honesty though you pretty much could have subbed any of them and they couldnt complain.
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God damn, the weekend is boring without PL.
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God damn, the weekend is boring without PL.
Yeah hate it when the internationals come round.
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Yer, the only times I like internationals are when the tournaments actually come around in the summer. It then means we only have to go 1 month without football as opposed to 2 without them.
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How many of you are from the cities that your teams represent, and/or hold season tickets for those teams?
Just curious.
im a tottenham fan... but im originally from Ilford, which is more of a westham area.. 3/4s' of my family are from east london way so they all follow westham, me and my brother are the outcasts lol..
I dont personally have a season ticket for spurs but lucky for me 3 of my friends have, so i always have the chance to go when they cant make it.. only been to 1 game this season so far, 2-1 against birmingham :)
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God damn, the weekend is boring without PL.
Yeah hate it when the internationals come round.
yeh same here, is wierd as ive got older ive lost interest in international fball, friendlies n qualifiers bore me now... i only start to enjoy it once the tournaments actually start.
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im a tottenham fan...
:stupid:
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im a tottenham fan...
:stupid:
haha coming form a gooner.. Sat 31st Ocotber, Arsenal / Spurs.. its on son!!
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im a tottenham fan...
:stupid:
haha coming form a gooner.. Sat 31st Ocotber, Arsenal / Spurs.. its on son!!
I'm just playing man. Most of the Spurs fans I've met are cool, so there's no beef. I just can't stand the team ;)
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im a tottenham fan...
:stupid:
haha coming form a gooner.. Sat 31st Ocotber, Arsenal / Spurs.. its on son!!
I'm just playing man. Most of the Spurs fans I've met are cool, so there's no beef. I just can't stand the team ;)
yeh its cool man.. personally i dispise everything to do with arsenal lol, but that prob has two do with 2 of my good friends being die hard supporters. so we always beef with each other over it lol..
Big question is who's gonna get 4th spot.. Arsenal, Spurs, Man City or maybe Villa?
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im a tottenham fan...
:stupid:
haha coming form a gooner.. Sat 31st Ocotber, Arsenal / Spurs.. its on son!!
I'm just playing man. Most of the Spurs fans I've met are cool, so there's no beef. I just can't stand the team ;)
yeh its cool man.. personally i dispise everything to do with arsenal lol, but that prob has two do with 2 of my good friends being die hard supporters. so we always beef with each other over it lol..
Big question is who's gonna get 4th spot.. Arsenal, Spurs, Man City or maybe Villa?
I doubt Liverpool will get a top 3 spot this year...
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im a tottenham fan...
:stupid:
haha coming form a gooner.. Sat 31st Ocotber, Arsenal / Spurs.. its on son!!
I'm just playing man. Most of the Spurs fans I've met are cool, so there's no beef. I just can't stand the team ;)
yeh its cool man.. personally i dispise everything to do with arsenal lol, but that prob has two do with 2 of my good friends being die hard supporters. so we always beef with each other over it lol..
Big question is who's gonna get 4th spot.. Arsenal, Spurs, Man City or maybe Villa?
I doubt Liverpool will get a top 3 spot this year...
If you really believe that then you can
* Put £50 on them to finish 4th with Paddy Power and get £187.5 back.
* Put £50 on them to finish 5th or lower with Paddy Power and get £150 back.
If you're right then you will at least make 50% on your investment.
God speed!
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^^^ good shout mate
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im a tottenham fan...
:stupid:
haha coming form a gooner.. Sat 31st Ocotber, Arsenal / Spurs.. its on son!!
I'm just playing man. Most of the Spurs fans I've met are cool, so there's no beef. I just can't stand the team ;)
yeh its cool man.. personally i dispise everything to do with arsenal lol, but that prob has two do with 2 of my good friends being die hard supporters. so we always beef with each other over it lol..
Big question is who's gonna get 4th spot.. Arsenal, Spurs, Man City or maybe Villa?
I doubt Liverpool will get a top 3 spot this year...
youve been sayin that the last 3 seasons....also interested how you sellin a 30+ goals a season striker has somehow improved your chances of finishing ahead of us :laugh:
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Oh yes just got a ticket for Barnsley away, not the biggest game but an away game is always fun.
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NOOOOOOO!!!
Freakin Germany scored in the last minutes....
...I guess this was fourth time we played a draw against them in a row....daaamn, feels kinda shitty....
...I mean yes, great game from us against f'n Germany...but why can't we win these games.....sigh...
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NOOOOOOO!!!
Freakin Germany scored in the last minutes....
...I guess this was fourth time we played a draw against them in a row....daaamn, feels kinda shitty....
...I mean yes, great game from us against f'n Germany...but why can't we win these games.....sigh...
i take it your from finland then? + u's were unlucky, did well to finish 3rd in the group.
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NOOOOOOO!!!
Freakin Germany scored in the last minutes....
...I guess this was fourth time we played a draw against them in a row....daaamn, feels kinda shitty....
...I mean yes, great game from us against f'n Germany...but why can't we win these games.....sigh...
i take it your from finland then? + u's were unlucky, did well to finish 3rd in the group.
Yes sir!
Not sure, but we were maybe the best 3rd placed team in the whole qualifications 8)
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^^ Does Kuqi still play for Finland?
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^^ Does Kuqi still play for Finland?
Yeah fo sho ;D ;D
He is like a mascot for our team....I'm glad that he's still playing quite well...
...it's just that he doesn't have skills AT ALL ;D he runs like hell and knocks people out, but where's the skills :D
People are making jokes about him aaaalll the time and when he scores it's a huge celebration 8)
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Get in there Villa. 8) :)
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And now Liverpool are losing and United winning. 8)
Come on Sunderland.
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And now Liverpool are losing and United winning. 8)
Come on Sunderland.
Get in there Villa. 8) :)
8)
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Looks like we played shit in the second half but a win is a win. Liverpool with 4 defeats already, what a joke. All in all a good day for United. 8)
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http://www.youtube.com/v/wCXYdErH0BA
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The Beach Ball conspiracy:
(http://i33.tinypic.com/opxudg.gif)
(http://i37.tinypic.com/2njg5tl.gif)
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The Beach Ball conspiracy:
(http://i33.tinypic.com/opxudg.gif)
(http://i37.tinypic.com/2njg5tl.gif)
:laugh:
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I hear city have bidden 30 mil for the beach ball.
To be fair to Liverpool the goal shouldnt have standed but Benitez pretty much admitted that they didnt deserve to get anything.
If i was a Liverpool id be more concerned that Benitez has spent 230 mil and managed to turn them from a one man team to a two man team, and hasnt actually managed to make a squad.
Arsenal are moving nicely up the table though.
Looks like we played shit in the second half but a win is a win. Liverpool with 4 defeats already, what a joke. All in all a good day for United. 8)
Going forward we played some really good stuff but when we let the goal in we struggled to deal with the long balls and the height they have in there team.
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I hear city have bidden 30 mil for the beach ball.
To be fair to Liverpool the goal shouldnt have standed but Benitez pretty much admitted that they didnt deserve to get anything.
If i was a Liverpool id be more concerned that Benitez has spent 230 mil and managed to turn them from a one man team to a two man team, and hasnt actually managed to make a squad.
reina mascherano carragher johnson kuyt and benayoun have all clearly contributed nothing then??....l'pool lose a few games and its open season for mindless benitez bashing
only thing concerning me is carragher he's been off the ball all season and centre mid...which hopefully aquilani will plug
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Sunderland are even ahead of Liverpool in the table now. :laugh:
I don't fear Arsenal though, they are too inconsistent.
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I hear city have bidden 30 mil for the beach ball.
To be fair to Liverpool the goal shouldnt have standed but Benitez pretty much admitted that they didnt deserve to get anything.
If i was a Liverpool id be more concerned that Benitez has spent 230 mil and managed to turn them from a one man team to a two man team, and hasnt actually managed to make a squad.
reina mascherano carragher johnson kuyt and benayoun have all clearly contributed nothing then??....l'pool lose a few games and its open season for mindless benitez bashing
only thing concerning me is carragher he's been off the ball all season and centre mid...which hopefully aquilani will plug
Id say since he took over he has bought four good/great players, Torres, Mascherano, Reina and Alonso.
As for Johnson he cant defend , Benayoum and Kuyt are good players but should be nothing more than squad players. These are the type of players who should be coming in when your first choice players are injured because you know they can do a job. They shouldnt be your first choice, for 230 mil spent the squad should be so much better.
Carragher is missing having a good centre midfield in front protecting him, it also doesnt help Johnson and Insua bombing on and leaving the centre backs exsposed.
Sunderland are even ahead of Liverpool in the table now. :laugh:
I don't fear Arsenal though, they are too inconsistent.
Arsenal tend to walk all over the mid table teams but struggle against anyone who is a contender.
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Arsenal are moving nicely up the table though.
8)
Liverpool must be shaking their heads after what Torres said before the season
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'Pool is nothing without Torres and Gerrard. Hah
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'Pool is nothing without Torres and Gerrard. Hah
yup everyone knows that.. what i dont get is they had a big chance to build on what they achieved last season but instead they sell Alonso and Arboela.. then spend £20mill on an injured unproven replacement.. im not hatin on Rafa im just saying he has a strange way about him at times...
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The Beach Ball conspiracy:
(http://i33.tinypic.com/opxudg.gif)
(http://i37.tinypic.com/2njg5tl.gif)
lmao them gifs are awesome, +1 DP :D
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Liverpool will still finish ahead of Arsenal.
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Liverpool will still finish ahead of Arsenal.
I'm not so sure at the moment, if they lose to United on Sunday, they are gonna be playing catch up big time.
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lol at Rangers
Bring On Saturday :D
that is all
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Bad night for British clubs...Liverpool lose 2-1 and AZ have equalised against Arsenal lol.
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http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1778_5639613,00.html
haha
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Bad night for British clubs...Liverpool lose 2-1 and AZ have equalised against Arsenal lol.
Haha, Liverpools season is falling apart in October. Europa League for them I think. :laugh:
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http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1778_5639613,00.html
haha
who do you think will score more this season
Berbatov or the beach ball?
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http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1778_5639613,00.html
haha
who do you think will score more this season
Berbatov or the beach ball?
Haha, you just knew the United fans were planning to chuck a load of beach balls on the Anfield pitch.
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http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1778_5639613,00.html
haha
who do you think will score more this season
Berbatov or the beach ball?
He's already scored 1 more than the beach ball yer :D
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http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1778_5639613,00.html
haha
who do you think will score more this season
Berbatov or the beach ball?
He's already scored 1 more than the beach ball yer :D
But the beach ball has a goal to game ratio, im gonna put a fiver on him first goalscorer this weekend ;D
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apparently its 3/1 on for at least 1 beach ball to be on the pitch during the match, and 6/4 for reina to have to remove one from his box during the match...2nd one seems like a bet to me :)
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http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1778_5639613,00.html
haha
who do you think will score more this season
Berbatov or the beach ball?
He's already scored 1 more than the beach ball yer :D
But the beach ball has a goal to game ratio, im gonna put a fiver on him first goalscorer this weekend ;D
Good point. Impressive ratio. Hopefully it'll score for United. 8)
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apparently its 3/1 on for at least 1 beach ball to be on the pitch during the match, and 6/4 for reina to have to remove one from his box during the match...2nd one seems like a bet to me :)
were did u get these odds from?? :D
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http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1778_5639613,00.html
haha
who do you think will score more this season
Berbatov or the beach ball?
He's already scored 1 more than the beach ball yer :D
But the beach ball has a goal to game ratio, im gonna put a fiver on him first goalscorer this weekend ;D
Good point. Impressive ratio. Hopefully it'll score for United. 8)
;D
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http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,1778_5639613,00.html
haha
who do you think will score more this season
Berbatov or the beach ball?
He's already scored 1 more than the beach ball yer :D
But the beach ball has a goal to game ratio, im gonna put a fiver on him first goalscorer this weekend ;D
Good point. Impressive ratio. Hopefully it'll score for United. 8)
;D
Well no-one has been scoring regularly for us recently so its probably our best shot. An own goal in each of our last 2 league games. :-[
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http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,1~1832420,00.html
Southgate sacked
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Oh the Rangers are shite....
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http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,1~1832420,00.html
Southgate sacked
Jesus, about fucking time. He was never cut out for management. He's the reason they were relegated for me.
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Ah, beach balls....
http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/lboi5ym7qhk&feature=related
:D
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tomorrow Celtic- Hamburg.
Hamburg is a few german teams I don't hate, but they stole us the Europe league and therefore I hope Celtic slaughters them.
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Was disgusting that southgate was ever allowed to manage in the firstplace.
Although it would be funny to see a load of beach balls on the pitch on sunday, would increase the risk of something similar happening to us.
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Ah man the Man U game was drousy, I almost fell asleep. !st half of the Milan game was bad too, but the 2nd was on fire! Seedorf MOTM and even Ronaldinho sparkled at times.
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what a crazy game between real and milan ... WTF :laugh: :laugh:
no comment @ bayern :-[ ... and fuck ribery for faking an injury again
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:-\ ....i don't like this whole 'soccer' lark atm
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The Beach Ball conspiracy:
(http://i33.tinypic.com/opxudg.gif)
(http://i37.tinypic.com/2njg5tl.gif)
lmao them gifs are awesome, +1 DP :D
check the score in the top left corner.
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tomorrow Celtic- Hamburg.
Hamburg is a few german teams I don't hate, but they stole us the Europe league and therefore I hope Celtic slaughters them.
Dont get your hopes up man, we are not good at the moment. A draw would be a good result for us, which it kills me to say since Parkhead was once a fortress.
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tomorrow Celtic- Hamburg.
Hamburg is a few german teams I don't hate, but they stole us the Europe league and therefore I hope Celtic slaughters them.
Dont get your hopes up man, we are not good at the moment. A draw would be a good result for us, which it kills me to say since Parkhead was once a fortress.
with the injuries of Petric and Guerrero, they have no capable striker at the moemnt. But Ze Roberto is a beast, he's been the best player in the BL this season.
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tomorrow Celtic- Hamburg.
Hamburg is a few german teams I don't hate, but they stole us the Europe league and therefore I hope Celtic slaughters them.
You're acting like that's the only reason. You should be supporting Celtic every game except against the men in yellow and black of course.
Mon the hoops!
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tomorrow Celtic- Hamburg.
Hamburg is a few german teams I don't hate, but they stole us the Europe league and therefore I hope Celtic slaughters them.
You're acting like that's the only reason. You should be supporting Celtic every game except against the men in yellow and black of course.
Mon the hoops!
yeah, there is a long friendship between Celtic & Dortmund, I really hope ya'll gon win tonight, cant stand Hamburg; have some props
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Fulham were well unlucky to draw with Roma.. wood have been a famous win for them. + Lol @ Everton they got torn apart, benfica played some real nice stuff.
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Damn Liverpool. The way we've been playing recently ourselves too, I wasn't actually expecting a win today but I thought we'd get a draw. I can't believe Vidic got sent off again. Lets hope he doesn't play in the return fixture.
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liverpool 2 - man u/marriner/the engish media 0
i believe the approiate phrase at times like this is....
HAHAHAHA GET THE FUCK IN....HAVE SOME OF THAT YOU MANC BASTARDS
POOOOOOR OLD UTD IF ONLY THEY WERENT A 1 MAN TEAM NW RONALDOS LEFT ;D :laugh:
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liverpool 2 - man u/marriner/the engish media 0
i believe the approiate phrase at times like this is....
HAHAHAHA GET THE FUCK IN....HAVE SOME OF THAT YOU MANC BASTARDS
POOOOOOR OLD UTD IF ONLY THEY WERENT A 1 MAN TEAM NW RONALDOS LEFT ;D :laugh:
We'll still finish ahead of you. ;)
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YEAH BUT HOPEFULLY THE MEDIA WILL STOP TRYING TO GET RAFA THE SACK FOR AT LEAST A WEEK NOW :laugh:
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Liverpool deserved there win today, on another day we may have had a penalty and carragher should have had a red but that doesnt detract from the fact we were poor.
It was pretty obvious liverpool would play 5 in midfield so you either match them or you play two mobile/pacey centre mids to counter act been a player down. But instead we played carrick and scholes who are good on the ball but dont have the quickest feet or the pace to get away from players. So all we ended doing was wasting possesion the whole match.
As for Vidic, every match this season he has been caught out with players turning him and it was only a matter of time till he was sent off.
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liverpool 2 - man u/marriner/the engish media 0
i believe the approiate phrase at times like this is....
HAHAHAHA GET THE FUCK IN....HAVE SOME OF THAT YOU MANC BASTARDS
POOOOOOR OLD UTD IF ONLY THEY WERENT A 1 MAN TEAM NW RONALDOS LEFT ;D :laugh:
You don't think that last comment is a bit rich coming from a Liverpool fan? When you are missing Torres you are barely top four standard, when you are missing Torres & Gerrard you are just about top ten.
Just remember you done the double over Utd last year and still ended up with fuck all....
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Liverpool deserved there win today, on another day we may have had a penalty and carragher should have had a red but that doesnt detract from the fact we were poor.
It was pretty obvious liverpool would play 5 in midfield so you either match them or you play two mobile/pacey centre mids to counter act been a player down. But instead we played carrick and scholes who are good on the ball but dont have the quickest feet or the pace to get away from players. So all we ended doing was wasting possesion the whole match.
As for Vidic, every match this season he has been caught out with players turning him and it was only a matter of time till he was sent off.
It just goes to show that we need either Hargreaves or Fletcher playing all the time in the centre of midfield. Neither Scholes or Carrick can do the job they do.
Its better for the players to be off form at this time of season than in the later parts. United always raise their game for the 2nd haf of the season so I'm not to worried at the moment. Playing poorly but still in 2nd place in the league and have a 100% record in the Champions League. I would of taken that at this time of the season if you had of told me that in August.
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LMAO @ arsenal :D
I'm happy for the liverpool 8)
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liverpool 2 - man u/marriner/the engish media 0
i believe the approiate phrase at times like this is....
HAHAHAHA GET THE FUCK IN....HAVE SOME OF THAT YOU MANC BASTARDS
POOOOOOR OLD UTD IF ONLY THEY WERENT A 1 MAN TEAM NW RONALDOS LEFT ;D :laugh:
You don't think that last comment is a bit rich coming from a Liverpool fan? When you are missing Torres you are barely top four standard, when you are missing Torres & Gerrard you are just about top ten.
Just remember you done the double over Utd last year and still ended up with fuck all....
you dont think it was a tongue-in-cheek pop at those who claim were a two-man team....who seem to think benayoun kuyt didnt get around 15 a piece last season ::)
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There's a reason why Arsenal does not compete for the two top spots, and yesterday's 2nd half sums it up quite
good horrible.
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Atleast Spurs lost their game ;)
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Propably not that interesting, but I say it anyways :P
Daniel O'Shaughnessy, born 1994, joined Manchester United's academy...the thing is that he comes from the finnish team, HJK, so that's cool....let's hope he has a future in United....
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liverpool 2 - man u/marriner/the engish media 0
i believe the approiate phrase at times like this is....
HAHAHAHA GET THE FUCK IN....HAVE SOME OF THAT YOU MANC BASTARDS
POOOOOOR OLD UTD IF ONLY THEY WERENT A 1 MAN TEAM NW RONALDOS LEFT ;D :laugh:
You don't think that last comment is a bit rich coming from a Liverpool fan? When you are missing Torres you are barely top four standard, when you are missing Torres & Gerrard you are just about top ten.
Just remember you done the double over Utd last year and still ended up with fuck all....
you dont think it was a tongue-in-cheek pop at those who claim were a two-man team....who seem to think benayoun kuyt didnt get around 15 a piece last season ::)
Aah sorry mate, thought you were bein serious. My bad.
Doesn't detract from my original post though, i genuinely think Liverpool ARE a 2 man team. Well 3 if you include Reina. I would be interested to see how many points Liverpool have dropped when Torres hasn't been playing since he joined the pool.
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liverpool 2 - man u/marriner/the engish media 0
i believe the approiate phrase at times like this is....
HAHAHAHA GET THE FUCK IN....HAVE SOME OF THAT YOU MANC BASTARDS
POOOOOOR OLD UTD IF ONLY THEY WERENT A 1 MAN TEAM NW RONALDOS LEFT ;D :laugh:
You don't think that last comment is a bit rich coming from a Liverpool fan? When you are missing Torres you are barely top four standard, when you are missing Torres & Gerrard you are just about top ten.
Just remember you done the double over Utd last year and still ended up with fuck all....
you dont think it was a tongue-in-cheek pop at those who claim were a two-man team....who seem to think benayoun kuyt didnt get around 15 a piece last season ::)
Aah sorry mate, thought you were bein serious. My bad.
Doesn't detract from my original post though, i genuinely think Liverpool ARE a 2 man team. Well 3 if you include Reina. I would be interested to see how many points Liverpool have dropped when Torres hasn't been playing since he joined the pool.
They sold their 3rd best player to Real Madrid.
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Atleast Spurs lost their game ;)
>:( i know, what a fuck up.. i know there's no easy games in the PL now, but come on.. we need to be taking full points from fixatures like this.. especially when were coming down to the Emirates on saturday :-X ... blown a big chance to cement 4th spot,..
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liverpool 2 - man u/marriner/the engish media 0
i believe the approiate phrase at times like this is....
HAHAHAHA GET THE FUCK IN....HAVE SOME OF THAT YOU MANC BASTARDS
POOOOOOR OLD UTD IF ONLY THEY WERENT A 1 MAN TEAM NW RONALDOS LEFT ;D :laugh:
You don't think that last comment is a bit rich coming from a Liverpool fan? When you are missing Torres you are barely top four standard, when you are missing Torres & Gerrard you are just about top ten.
Just remember you done the double over Utd last year and still ended up with fuck all....
you dont think it was a tongue-in-cheek pop at those who claim were a two-man team....who seem to think benayoun kuyt didnt get around 15 a piece last season ::)
Aah sorry mate, thought you were bein serious. My bad.
Doesn't detract from my original post though, i genuinely think Liverpool ARE a 2 man team. Well 3 if you include Reina. I would be interested to see how many points Liverpool have dropped when Torres hasn't been playing since he joined the pool.
well thats your opinion...and to be fair alot of so-called experts spout that rubbish week in week out so its understandable
but how do you think carragher feels about that?
and is mascherano not the best defensive midfielder in the prem?
and as above did kuyt and benayoun not contribute
plus people were sayin this last season when xabi was still here
by all means say our squad lacks depth...because it does...but to call us a two man team is laughable and frankly insulting
and the stats you asked for would prove this...if they didnt andy gray would be spoutin them out every week...much like he does with the zonal marking while ignoring our great defensive record over the 5 years we've deployed it...one goal goes in...its zonal markings fault...
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liverpool 2 - man u/marriner/the engish media 0
i believe the approiate phrase at times like this is....
HAHAHAHA GET THE FUCK IN....HAVE SOME OF THAT YOU MANC BASTARDS
POOOOOOR OLD UTD IF ONLY THEY WERENT A 1 MAN TEAM NW RONALDOS LEFT ;D :laugh:
You don't think that last comment is a bit rich coming from a Liverpool fan? When you are missing Torres you are barely top four standard, when you are missing Torres & Gerrard you are just about top ten.
Just remember you done the double over Utd last year and still ended up with fuck all....
you dont think it was a tongue-in-cheek pop at those who claim were a two-man team....who seem to think benayoun kuyt didnt get around 15 a piece last season ::)
Aah sorry mate, thought you were bein serious. My bad.
Doesn't detract from my original post though, i genuinely think Liverpool ARE a 2 man team. Well 3 if you include Reina. I would be interested to see how many points Liverpool have dropped when Torres hasn't been playing since he joined the pool.
well thats your opinion...and to be fair alot of so-called experts spout that rubbish week in week out so its understandable
but how do you think carragher feels about that?
and is mascherano not the best defensive midfielder in the prem?
and as above did kuyt and benayoun not contribute
plus people were sayin this last season when xabi was still here
by all means say our squad lacks depth...because it does...but to call us a two man team is laughable and frankly insulting
and the stats you asked for would prove this...if they didnt andy gray would be spoutin them out every week...much like he does with the zonal marking while ignoring our great defensive record over the 5 years we've deployed it...one goal goes in...its zonal markings fault...
Oh you have me all wrong mate, i'm not one of those arseholes who go along with everything wankers like Andy Gray & Jamie Redknapp say, i live in New Zealand and thankfully dont have to listen to people like that.
I genuinely like Carragher (after he missed a pen for england at the WC he sent a text to King Kenny saying 'I'd rather miss for England than for LFC') but IMO Liverpool would be no better or worse if they had Agger & Skrtel at the back, Carragher steps up in the big games and is immense but like a lot of Liverpool players doesn't seem motivated for the scraps wi Stoke and shit teams like that.
Now remember this is just my opinion as someone who admittedly doesn't watch EVERY Liverpool game so chances are i'm talking shite, but it's just the way i see it.
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Went to barnsley game last night, good result with a young side Obertan looked pretty good but will whether he can cut it in the Prem is another matter.
There was a bit of trouble(kiosk getting destroyed, bottles thrown on the pitch) the barsley police were expecting a pitch invasion in the second half
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Dear god that Obertan has some sized cranium.
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I know its always the case that you should worry about your own team, but if Liverpool lose to Lyon in midweek, for me Rafa has to go. Its an absolute shambles over there at the moment. How can you go from beating Manchester United to losing to Fulham the next week. With all the money he has spent, for me he has signed about 4 worthy players in that time. Alonso, Torres, Benayoun and Reina. I'm sure Rafa was bought in to win the title for the 1st time in ages and in 5 years he still hasn't managed it. I think its time to let him go.
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I know its always the case that you should worry about your own team, but if Liverpool lose to Lyon in midweek, for me Rafa has to go. Its an absolute shambles over there at the moment. How can you go from beating Manchester United to losing to Fulham the next week. With all the money he has spent, for me he has signed about 4 worthy players in that time. Alonso, Torres, Benayoun and Reina. I'm sure Rafa was bought in to win the title for the 1st time in ages and in 5 years he still hasn't managed it. I think its time to let him go.
I hope Rafa is never fired................................................. In Rafa We Trust
Dear god that Obertan has some sized cranium.
He appears to be the love child of Mikel Silvestre and David Bellion
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top post from Paul Jones, who wrote the Times Fanzone articles:
The full list of players Rafa's signed since he's been at the club (please read the summary below):
2004/05
£2m - Josemi: peanuts and was moved on in a swap for Kromkamp 18 months later
£1.5m - Antonio Nunez: part of the Michael Owen deal and filled a gap for a while. Peanuts.
£10.7m - Xabi Alonso: Massive success and sold for £30m+ in the summer when he wanted to leave
£6m - Luis Garcia: Massive success and sold to Athletico Madrid for £4m
Free - Pelligrino: Stop gap that allowed us to rest Sami for league games, benefitting us massively in Istanbul. Now on the coaching staff.
£6.3m - Fernando Morientes: Pretty much everyone made up when we signed him, top class, but never settled. Sold for £3m to Valencia.
£1m - Scott Carson: One the most highly rated young keepers around. Lost out through injury and signing of Reina when Dudek left the club. Sold for £3.25m.
Total bought: £27.5m
Free - Marcus Babbel: Released to Stuttgart at the end of his career.
£2.5m - Danny Murphy: Xabi Alonso signed to fill the role Murphy had in the side
£8.5m - Michael Owen: Wouldn't sign a new contract and sold before he left on a free. He's done nothing since that is a masterstroke with hindsight.
Free - Stephane Henchoz: Released to Celtic at the end of his career
Total sold: £11m
A total of £16.5m net spend in his first year at the club, with the vast majority of that being spent on Xabi Alonso.
2004/05 net spend: £16.5m
2005/06
£240,000 - Antonio Barragan: Kid for the future. Sold for £675,000 to Deportivo a year later.
Free - Boudewijn Zenden: Signed for nothing and released for nothing. Did a job for us.
£6m - Pepe Reina: In the top 3 or 4 keepers in the world now and still young. One of Rafa's best signings.
£5.6m - Momo Sissoko: Brilliant for a few years, had that eye injury and sold to Juventus when his form dipped for £8.2m. Replaced by Mascherano.
£7m - Peter Crouch: One signing I did question but proved to be a great bit of business. Turned him from a laughing stock into an international. Sold for £11m.
Unkown - Miki Roque: Kid bought for peanuts. Sold again for an unknown amount.
£150,000 - Jack Hobbs: Highly rated 16yr old signed from Lincoln. Didn't progress as hoped and sold to Leicester for a reported £1.5m, although figure not confirmed.
£190,000 Besian Idrizaj: No idea who he is
£1.5m - Mark Gonzales: Cheap player to provide back up for the left wing. Sold for £3.5m to Real Betis.
Exchange - Paul Anderson: Swapped for John Welsh. Sold for £250,000.
Exchange - Jan Kromkamp: Swapped for Josemi. Later sold for £1.75m
£5.8m - Daniel Agger: Blighted by injuries but potentially top class and great signing for the money.
£250,000 - David Martin: Young reserve keeper
Free - Robbie Fowler: Pay as you play deal and no risk involved. Scored a few goals. Released in the summer.
Total bought: £26.73
Free - Vladimir Smicer: Out of contract and released. Played a small part in Istanbul.
£3.5m - El Hadji Diouf: The best £3.5m Rafa has ever recieved.
Free - Pellegrino: Filled the gap in the last 5 months of the previous season, not good enough and released.
£2m - Alou Diarra: Sold for £2m. One of Houllier's buys.
£2m - Antonio Nunez: Bought for £1.5m and now sold for £2m when didn't work out.
£6.5m - Milan Baros: A Houllier signing sold at a profit. He's done nothing since.
Exchange - John Welsh: Swapped for Paul Anderson
Exchange - Josemi: Swapped for Kronkamp.
Total sold: £14m
2005/06 net spend: £12.73m
2006/07
£6m - Craig Bellamy: Good signing and later sold for £7.5m to fund Torres deal.
£2m - Gabriel Palletta: Played a few league cup games, not good enough and sold for £1.2m
Free - Fabio Aurelio: Very injury prone but a good player when fit. Great signing for nothing.
£6.7m - Jermaine Pennant: Second choice after missing out on Alves. Ran his contract down and released. Attitude stank.
£9m - Dirk Kuyt: Has his critics, but has been brilliant for the money. 15 goals last season from wide and vital to the way we play. Ultimate pro. Great signing.
£200,000 - Nabil El Zhar: Few cameos last season and improving. Injured now. Promising still. Peanuts.
£750,000 - Astrit Ajdarevic: No idea who he is, and released on a free to Leicester.
Loan - Daniele Padelli: Reserve keeper, made one appearance and never seen again.
Undisclosed - Jordy Brouwer: Young reserve.
£2.5m - Alvaro Arbeloa: Bargain signing, great service for a few years and sold for £3.5m when running his contract down.
Loan - Javier Mascherano: Rescued from West Ham, now one of the best defensive midfielders in the world and will probably be sold to Barca this summer for a massive profit. Paid £18.6m for him a year later at end of loan deal.
Total bought: £27.15m
£200,000 - Zak Whitbread: Youngster
Undisclosed - Bruno Cheyrou: Houllier flopped, sold for a reported £1.5m.
£3m - Fernando Morientes: Didn't work out. Cut his losses.
Free - Didi Hamann: Great servant, released at the end of his career
£675,000 - Antonio Barragan: Paid £240,000 for him.
£2m - Djimi Traore: Houllier signing and daylight robbery getting £2m for him
£500,000 - Neil Mellor: Signed as a kid and did a job for a while. Not good enough and released.
£1.75m - Jan Kromkamp: Nunez bought for £2m, swapped for him, who then sold for £1.75m. Stop gaps at minimal expense.
£525,000 - Darren Potter: Acadamy lad, not good enough and robbery getting that much for him.
£1.5m - Steven Warnock: Probably sold to cheap and looks a mistake with hindsight. Good squad player.
Free - Salif Diao: The clearout of Houllier's flops continues.
Total sold: £10.15m
2006/07 net spend: £17m
2007/08
£5m - Lucas Leiva: Brazilian player of the year when signed. Could still go either way but a lot to prove.
Undisclosed - Krisztian Nemeth: Promising youngster currently out on loan in Athens.
£270,000 - Mikel San Jose Dominguez: Youngester plays in the reserves.
£1.8m - Sebastian Leto: Left winger signing but refused a work permit. Sold for £3m.
£20.2m - Fernando Torres: Bargain of the century
Free - Andriy Voronin: Free transfer to strengthen the squad. Plays well in Germany, garbage over here.
£5m - Yossi Benayoun: Took a while to settle but now a key player. Superb signing and an absolute bargain.
£11.5m - Ryan Babel: Highly rated dutch international. Absolute waste of space. Bad signing on reflection, but nobody knew how he'd turn out. Still got potential but he can't be arsed.
Undisclosed - Charles Itandje: Back up keeper signed for peanuts. Now released.
£1.3m - Emiliano Insua: Youngster who is now a full Argentinian international and massive potential. Bargain.
£6.5m - Martin Skrtel: Been off form this season so far, but brilliant last year and a good signing for the money.
£18.6m - Javier Mascherano: Completion of loan deal
Total bought: £70.7m
£2.7m – Florent Simana-Pongolle: Houllier youngster sold wanting first team football.
£100,000 – Daniel O’Donnell: Kid sold
Free – Jerzy Dudek: Released at end of contract
Free - Zenden: Released at end of contract
Free – Robbie Fowler: Released at end of contract
£4m – Luis Garcia: Wanted to return to Spain. Great service.
£6m – Djibril Cisse: Houllier signing sold to part fund Torres deal.
£7.5m – Craig Bellamy: Sold at profit to part fund Torres deal
£3.5m – Mark Gonzales: Signed for £1.5m and sold when didn’t work out.
£1.2m – Gabriel Palletta: Bought for £2m but never worked out. Young defender.
£3.5m – Chris Kirkland: Houllier signing. Injury prone and wanted first team football.
£8.2m – Momo Sissoko: Great signing, good service, sold when lost his form at a profit.
Total sold: £36.7m
2007/08 net spend: £34m
2008/09
Free – Philip Degen: Garbage, but free.
£7m - Andrea Dossena: Italian international left back. Hasn’t settled. Bad signing.
£3.5m – Diego Cavalieri: Reserve keeper. Only played league cup games so far.
£1.5m – David N’gog: Young French striker. Promising.
£19m – Robbie Keane: Everyone made up when we signed him. Didn’t work out and sold back to Spurs for £16m.
£8m - Albert Riera: Spanish international. Started well but jury still out.
Total bought: £39m
£4m – John Arne Riise: Good servant but form tailed off. Snapped their hands off at £4m.
Free – Harry Kewell: Harry who?
Undisclosed – Anthony Le Tallec: Houllier youngster finally released. Fee not known.
£11m – Peter Crouch: Laughing stock bought for £7m. Great signing. Wanted first team football.
£2.25m – Danny Guthrie: Youngster from Acadamy thought not good enough.
£3.25m – Scott Carson: Injury prone and Reina now first choice. Sold at profit.
Undisclosed – Steve Finnan: Sold for a fee believed to be £1m
£16m – Robbie Keane: Didn’t work out.
Undisclosed – Jack Hobbs: Young defender that didn’t progress. Sold for believed to £1.5m.
Total sold: £36.5m
2008/09 net spend: £2.5m
2009/10
£17.5m – Glen Johnson: Big fee, but has been brilliant so far.
£17.1m - Alberto Aquilani: Injured so far but meant to be a class act. Highly rated in Italy.
£2m – Sotirios Kyrgiakos: Last minute signing to fill Hyypia’s shoes. Only money we had to spend.
£160,000 – Daniel Ayala: Young defender, played a few times this season and looked promising.
Total bought: £36.76m
£250,000 – Paul Anderson: Youngster that didn’t progess.
Free – Jermaine Pennant: Out of contract. Poor signing.
Free – Miki Roque: No idea who he is. Bought for peanuts.
£3m – Sebastian Leto: Signed for £1.8m but didn’t get a work permit. Had to sell.
£3.5m – Alvaro Arbeloa: Wanted to leave and out of contract in the summer.
£30m – Xabi Alonso: Wanted to leave. Bought for £10.7m. Great signing.
Total sold: £36.75m
2009/10 net spend: £10,000
Total Players Bought: £228,976,000
Total Players Sold: £145,100,000
Total Net Spend: £83,876,000
Part 2 Below:
So, that’s a total spend of just over £83m in 5 years at the club. An average of £16.6m a year.
The vast majority of his signings have been sold at profit, or if still at the club, are worth a lot more than we paid for them. Exceptions being Babel and Dossena, but we’ll still get decent fees for them when sold as they’re full internationals.
A lot of the signings above have been stepping stones in rebuilding the squad, gradually improving it by replacing players with better ones. Our league positions over the past 5 years and the improvement in our league positions and points totals show the progression.
2004/05: Finished 5th – 58 pts
2005/06: Finished 3rd – 82 pts
2006/07: Finished 3rd – 68 pts
2007/08: Finished 4th – 76 pts
2008/09: Finished 2nd – 86 pts
Is it any coincidence that the progression seems to have stopped this summer? Look at the transfer activity above for this year and it might explain why.
Look at our net spend over the past 2 years!
We have a wage bill that is the 5th highest in the league. We can’t afford to pay players £70,000 to be sat on the bench like United and Chelsea can.
Rafa Benitez’ record with signings at the top end of the market is nothing short of brilliant. Robbie Keane being the only flop, but he was sold 6 months later and only a small financial hit taken on that mistake. Rick Parry agreed the fee for buying him in the first place, and common knowledge Rafa wasn’t happy with it; feeling it was far too high.
Where has this myth come from that he’s wasted money on ***** players? Have a look through the lists above and try to point them out. There isn’t many.
The ones that haven’t worked out he’s moved on, and not very often has he made a financial loss on them.
The squad is now worth a hell of a lot more than the one he inherited, and that £83m net spend over 5 years is easily offset by the increased value of the squad. He’d recoup nearly all of that through the sale of Torres alone!
He’s worked absolute wonders with the money he’s had to spend. Then take into account the massive amounts of money he’s self generated by reaching the latter stages of the CL every season. Two final appearances, one win. That £83m he’s spent he’s earned the right to spend.
And when comparing it to what United have spent in the same period is flawed, as they already had a title winning squad and all the foundations in place. They weren’t rebuilding from scratch like we were. It also doesn’t take into account their massive wage bill.
When comparing to Chelsea, they spent all their money before Rafa came to the club and just topping up an already established squad.
Man City have spent more than double in the past 12 months than Rafa Benitez has in his 5 year reign.
Do some people still want to get rid of him? If so, you’ve been listening to Andy Gray and Richard Keys for too much and unable to look at the facts yourself to form an opinion.
Every manager makes tactical mistakes. Every manager makes mistakes in the transfer market. Despite what the press seem to think; Rafael Benitez appears to make less mistakes than most.
We’re expected to win the league and European Cup on a budget and wage bill that is entitled to finish 4th or 5th in the league. We’ve been overachieving under Rafael Benitez, not underachieving.
I’m not even going to mention the environment he’s working in under them two clowns.
You’ll only miss him when he’s gone….
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Holy shit what a game!
We should have won it though...
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top post from Paul Jones, who wrote the Times Fanzone articles:
The full list of players Rafa's signed since he's been at the club (please read the summary below):
2004/05
£2m - Josemi: peanuts and was moved on in a swap for Kromkamp 18 months later
£1.5m - Antonio Nunez: part of the Michael Owen deal and filled a gap for a while. Peanuts.
£10.7m - Xabi Alonso: Massive success and sold for £30m+ in the summer when he wanted to leave
£6m - Luis Garcia: Massive success and sold to Athletico Madrid for £4m
Free - Pelligrino: Stop gap that allowed us to rest Sami for league games, benefitting us massively in Istanbul. Now on the coaching staff.
£6.3m - Fernando Morientes: Pretty much everyone made up when we signed him, top class, but never settled. Sold for £3m to Valencia.
£1m - Scott Carson: One the most highly rated young keepers around. Lost out through injury and signing of Reina when Dudek left the club. Sold for £3.25m.
Total bought: £27.5m
Free - Marcus Babbel: Released to Stuttgart at the end of his career.
£2.5m - Danny Murphy: Xabi Alonso signed to fill the role Murphy had in the side
£8.5m - Michael Owen: Wouldn't sign a new contract and sold before he left on a free. He's done nothing since that is a masterstroke with hindsight.
Free - Stephane Henchoz: Released to Celtic at the end of his career
Total sold: £11m
A total of £16.5m net spend in his first year at the club, with the vast majority of that being spent on Xabi Alonso.
2004/05 net spend: £16.5m
2005/06
£240,000 - Antonio Barragan: Kid for the future. Sold for £675,000 to Deportivo a year later.
Free - Boudewijn Zenden: Signed for nothing and released for nothing. Did a job for us.
£6m - Pepe Reina: In the top 3 or 4 keepers in the world now and still young. One of Rafa's best signings.
£5.6m - Momo Sissoko: Brilliant for a few years, had that eye injury and sold to Juventus when his form dipped for £8.2m. Replaced by Mascherano.
£7m - Peter Crouch: One signing I did question but proved to be a great bit of business. Turned him from a laughing stock into an international. Sold for £11m.
Unkown - Miki Roque: Kid bought for peanuts. Sold again for an unknown amount.
£150,000 - Jack Hobbs: Highly rated 16yr old signed from Lincoln. Didn't progress as hoped and sold to Leicester for a reported £1.5m, although figure not confirmed.
£190,000 Besian Idrizaj: No idea who he is
£1.5m - Mark Gonzales: Cheap player to provide back up for the left wing. Sold for £3.5m to Real Betis.
Exchange - Paul Anderson: Swapped for John Welsh. Sold for £250,000.
Exchange - Jan Kromkamp: Swapped for Josemi. Later sold for £1.75m
£5.8m - Daniel Agger: Blighted by injuries but potentially top class and great signing for the money.
£250,000 - David Martin: Young reserve keeper
Free - Robbie Fowler: Pay as you play deal and no risk involved. Scored a few goals. Released in the summer.
Total bought: £26.73
Free - Vladimir Smicer: Out of contract and released. Played a small part in Istanbul.
£3.5m - El Hadji Diouf: The best £3.5m Rafa has ever recieved.
Free - Pellegrino: Filled the gap in the last 5 months of the previous season, not good enough and released.
£2m - Alou Diarra: Sold for £2m. One of Houllier's buys.
£2m - Antonio Nunez: Bought for £1.5m and now sold for £2m when didn't work out.
£6.5m - Milan Baros: A Houllier signing sold at a profit. He's done nothing since.
Exchange - John Welsh: Swapped for Paul Anderson
Exchange - Josemi: Swapped for Kronkamp.
Total sold: £14m
2005/06 net spend: £12.73m
2006/07
£6m - Craig Bellamy: Good signing and later sold for £7.5m to fund Torres deal.
£2m - Gabriel Palletta: Played a few league cup games, not good enough and sold for £1.2m
Free - Fabio Aurelio: Very injury prone but a good player when fit. Great signing for nothing.
£6.7m - Jermaine Pennant: Second choice after missing out on Alves. Ran his contract down and released. Attitude stank.
£9m - Dirk Kuyt: Has his critics, but has been brilliant for the money. 15 goals last season from wide and vital to the way we play. Ultimate pro. Great signing.
£200,000 - Nabil El Zhar: Few cameos last season and improving. Injured now. Promising still. Peanuts.
£750,000 - Astrit Ajdarevic: No idea who he is, and released on a free to Leicester.
Loan - Daniele Padelli: Reserve keeper, made one appearance and never seen again.
Undisclosed - Jordy Brouwer: Young reserve.
£2.5m - Alvaro Arbeloa: Bargain signing, great service for a few years and sold for £3.5m when running his contract down.
Loan - Javier Mascherano: Rescued from West Ham, now one of the best defensive midfielders in the world and will probably be sold to Barca this summer for a massive profit. Paid £18.6m for him a year later at end of loan deal.
Total bought: £27.15m
£200,000 - Zak Whitbread: Youngster
Undisclosed - Bruno Cheyrou: Houllier flopped, sold for a reported £1.5m.
£3m - Fernando Morientes: Didn't work out. Cut his losses.
Free - Didi Hamann: Great servant, released at the end of his career
£675,000 - Antonio Barragan: Paid £240,000 for him.
£2m - Djimi Traore: Houllier signing and daylight robbery getting £2m for him
£500,000 - Neil Mellor: Signed as a kid and did a job for a while. Not good enough and released.
£1.75m - Jan Kromkamp: Nunez bought for £2m, swapped for him, who then sold for £1.75m. Stop gaps at minimal expense.
£525,000 - Darren Potter: Acadamy lad, not good enough and robbery getting that much for him.
£1.5m - Steven Warnock: Probably sold to cheap and looks a mistake with hindsight. Good squad player.
Free - Salif Diao: The clearout of Houllier's flops continues.
Total sold: £10.15m
2006/07 net spend: £17m
2007/08
£5m - Lucas Leiva: Brazilian player of the year when signed. Could still go either way but a lot to prove.
Undisclosed - Krisztian Nemeth: Promising youngster currently out on loan in Athens.
£270,000 - Mikel San Jose Dominguez: Youngester plays in the reserves.
£1.8m - Sebastian Leto: Left winger signing but refused a work permit. Sold for £3m.
£20.2m - Fernando Torres: Bargain of the century
Free - Andriy Voronin: Free transfer to strengthen the squad. Plays well in Germany, garbage over here.
£5m - Yossi Benayoun: Took a while to settle but now a key player. Superb signing and an absolute bargain.
£11.5m - Ryan Babel: Highly rated dutch international. Absolute waste of space. Bad signing on reflection, but nobody knew how he'd turn out. Still got potential but he can't be arsed.
Undisclosed - Charles Itandje: Back up keeper signed for peanuts. Now released.
£1.3m - Emiliano Insua: Youngster who is now a full Argentinian international and massive potential. Bargain.
£6.5m - Martin Skrtel: Been off form this season so far, but brilliant last year and a good signing for the money.
£18.6m - Javier Mascherano: Completion of loan deal
Total bought: £70.7m
£2.7m – Florent Simana-Pongolle: Houllier youngster sold wanting first team football.
£100,000 – Daniel O’Donnell: Kid sold
Free – Jerzy Dudek: Released at end of contract
Free - Zenden: Released at end of contract
Free – Robbie Fowler: Released at end of contract
£4m – Luis Garcia: Wanted to return to Spain. Great service.
£6m – Djibril Cisse: Houllier signing sold to part fund Torres deal.
£7.5m – Craig Bellamy: Sold at profit to part fund Torres deal
£3.5m – Mark Gonzales: Signed for £1.5m and sold when didn’t work out.
£1.2m – Gabriel Palletta: Bought for £2m but never worked out. Young defender.
£3.5m – Chris Kirkland: Houllier signing. Injury prone and wanted first team football.
£8.2m – Momo Sissoko: Great signing, good service, sold when lost his form at a profit.
Total sold: £36.7m
2007/08 net spend: £34m
2008/09
Free – Philip Degen: Garbage, but free.
£7m - Andrea Dossena: Italian international left back. Hasn’t settled. Bad signing.
£3.5m – Diego Cavalieri: Reserve keeper. Only played league cup games so far.
£1.5m – David N’gog: Young French striker. Promising.
£19m – Robbie Keane: Everyone made up when we signed him. Didn’t work out and sold back to Spurs for £16m.
£8m - Albert Riera: Spanish international. Started well but jury still out.
Total bought: £39m
£4m – John Arne Riise: Good servant but form tailed off. Snapped their hands off at £4m.
Free – Harry Kewell: Harry who?
Undisclosed – Anthony Le Tallec: Houllier youngster finally released. Fee not known.
£11m – Peter Crouch: Laughing stock bought for £7m. Great signing. Wanted first team football.
£2.25m – Danny Guthrie: Youngster from Acadamy thought not good enough.
£3.25m – Scott Carson: Injury prone and Reina now first choice. Sold at profit.
Undisclosed – Steve Finnan: Sold for a fee believed to be £1m
£16m – Robbie Keane: Didn’t work out.
Undisclosed – Jack Hobbs: Young defender that didn’t progress. Sold for believed to £1.5m.
Total sold: £36.5m
2008/09 net spend: £2.5m
2009/10
£17.5m – Glen Johnson: Big fee, but has been brilliant so far.
£17.1m - Alberto Aquilani: Injured so far but meant to be a class act. Highly rated in Italy.
£2m – Sotirios Kyrgiakos: Last minute signing to fill Hyypia’s shoes. Only money we had to spend.
£160,000 – Daniel Ayala: Young defender, played a few times this season and looked promising.
Total bought: £36.76m
£250,000 – Paul Anderson: Youngster that didn’t progess.
Free – Jermaine Pennant: Out of contract. Poor signing.
Free – Miki Roque: No idea who he is. Bought for peanuts.
£3m – Sebastian Leto: Signed for £1.8m but didn’t get a work permit. Had to sell.
£3.5m – Alvaro Arbeloa: Wanted to leave and out of contract in the summer.
£30m – Xabi Alonso: Wanted to leave. Bought for £10.7m. Great signing.
Total sold: £36.75m
2009/10 net spend: £10,000
Total Players Bought: £228,976,000
Total Players Sold: £145,100,000
Total Net Spend: £83,876,000
Part 2 Below:
So, that’s a total spend of just over £83m in 5 years at the club. An average of £16.6m a year.
The vast majority of his signings have been sold at profit, or if still at the club, are worth a lot more than we paid for them. Exceptions being Babel and Dossena, but we’ll still get decent fees for them when sold as they’re full internationals.
A lot of the signings above have been stepping stones in rebuilding the squad, gradually improving it by replacing players with better ones. Our league positions over the past 5 years and the improvement in our league positions and points totals show the progression.
2004/05: Finished 5th – 58 pts
2005/06: Finished 3rd – 82 pts
2006/07: Finished 3rd – 68 pts
2007/08: Finished 4th – 76 pts
2008/09: Finished 2nd – 86 pts
Is it any coincidence that the progression seems to have stopped this summer? Look at the transfer activity above for this year and it might explain why.
Look at our net spend over the past 2 years!
We have a wage bill that is the 5th highest in the league. We can’t afford to pay players £70,000 to be sat on the bench like United and Chelsea can.
Rafa Benitez’ record with signings at the top end of the market is nothing short of brilliant. Robbie Keane being the only flop, but he was sold 6 months later and only a small financial hit taken on that mistake. Rick Parry agreed the fee for buying him in the first place, and common knowledge Rafa wasn’t happy with it; feeling it was far too high.
Where has this myth come from that he’s wasted money on ***** players? Have a look through the lists above and try to point them out. There isn’t many.
The ones that haven’t worked out he’s moved on, and not very often has he made a financial loss on them.
The squad is now worth a hell of a lot more than the one he inherited, and that £83m net spend over 5 years is easily offset by the increased value of the squad. He’d recoup nearly all of that through the sale of Torres alone!
He’s worked absolute wonders with the money he’s had to spend. Then take into account the massive amounts of money he’s self generated by reaching the latter stages of the CL every season. Two final appearances, one win. That £83m he’s spent he’s earned the right to spend.
And when comparing it to what United have spent in the same period is flawed, as they already had a title winning squad and all the foundations in place. They weren’t rebuilding from scratch like we were. It also doesn’t take into account their massive wage bill.
When comparing to Chelsea, they spent all their money before Rafa came to the club and just topping up an already established squad.
Man City have spent more than double in the past 12 months than Rafa Benitez has in his 5 year reign.
Do some people still want to get rid of him? If so, you’ve been listening to Andy Gray and Richard Keys for too much and unable to look at the facts yourself to form an opinion.
Every manager makes tactical mistakes. Every manager makes mistakes in the transfer market. Despite what the press seem to think; Rafael Benitez appears to make less mistakes than most.
We’re expected to win the league and European Cup on a budget and wage bill that is entitled to finish 4th or 5th in the league. We’ve been overachieving under Rafael Benitez, not underachieving.
I’m not even going to mention the environment he’s working in under them two clowns.
You’ll only miss him when he’s gone….
a nice unbiased piece of writing there ::)
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I can't believe Rafa has not made the best out of players like Lucas and Babel. So much talent, wasted.
And lol, you sure described many of them signings as fantastic.
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I can't believe Rafa has not made the best out of players like Lucas and Babel. So much talent, wasted.
And lol, you sure described many of them signings as fantastic.
lol didnt actually read it then?oh and i didnt write it
and leggy why is it when something is pro-rafa its biase yet we can run around saying rafa has spent 200mill with out taking into account what hes recouped,the rebuilding off a squad,the value of the current squad as opposed to the one he inherited and the uninformed/neutrals take it as gospel
i wonder how much city spurs and chelsea have spent/recouped in the same period ::)
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I can't believe Rafa has not made the best out of players like Lucas and Babel. So much talent, wasted.
And lol, you sure described many of them signings as fantastic.
It's not Rafa's fault that these players don't blow up....Why would it be his fault that Babel is to dumb to score a goal?
Of course, there are many signings who were everything but fantsatic, but compared to Arsenal and especially Chelski he made the best out of the money....
Pool has been a serious contender in the last few seasons, even won the title, whereas Chelski spent more than 700m € and still hasn't won the Cl trophy, and even finished behind Liverpool last year. And Arsenal, I really like Arsenal, but what has Wenger achieved in the last few years? And I'm pretty sure Arsenal has more money than Pool.
Looking at the performances in the CL and Premier League, Benitez made a better job than Wenger...
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Why are all shitting on Liverpool like that, Barca and Inter might drop out too ;D ;D ;D
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I can't believe Rafa has not made the best out of players like Lucas and Babel. So much talent, wasted.
And lol, you sure described many of them signings as fantastic.
lol didnt actually read it then?oh and i didnt write it
and leggy why is it when something is pro-rafa its biase yet we can run around saying rafa has spent 200mill with out taking into account what hes recouped,the rebuilding off a squad,the value of the current squad as opposed to the one he inherited and the uninformed/neutrals take it as gospel
i wonder how much city spurs and chelsea have spent/recouped in the same period ::)
i have nothing against rafa, but that is one of the most unbiased pieces of writing ive seen in a long time...
on a side note, Babel just scored an absolute screamer for Liverpool against Lyon, could be a much-needed away win for Liverpool
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could be a much-needed away win for Liverpool
or maybe not lol ;D
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Wow, disappointed in Inter winning like that. I wanted the CL to be moved to the Europe League, cause Bayern is probably going there too :laugh:
Still got hopes for Barca going there, that would be the shit.
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I can't believe Rafa has not made the best out of players like Lucas and Babel. So much talent, wasted.
And lol, you sure described many of them signings as fantastic.
lol didnt actually read it then?oh and i didnt write it
and leggy why is it when something is pro-rafa its biase yet we can run around saying rafa has spent 200mill with out taking into account what hes recouped,the rebuilding off a squad,the value of the current squad as opposed to the one he inherited and the uninformed/neutrals take it as gospel
i wonder how much city spurs and chelsea have spent/recouped in the same period ::)
So why would you post it like you're the author. Not giving any source. Give credit where credit is due.. :-X
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I can't believe Rafa has not made the best out of players like Lucas and Babel. So much talent, wasted.
And lol, you sure described many of them signings as fantastic.
lol didnt actually read it then?oh and i didnt write it
and leggy why is it when something is pro-rafa its biase yet we can run around saying rafa has spent 200mill with out taking into account what hes recouped,the rebuilding off a squad,the value of the current squad as opposed to the one he inherited and the uninformed/neutrals take it as gospel
i wonder how much city spurs and chelsea have spent/recouped in the same period ::)
So why would you post it like you're the author. Not giving any source. Give credit where credit is due.. :-X
top post from Paul Jones, who wrote the Times Fanzone articles:
as i said clearly didnt read it then...top line kidda :-\
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I can't believe Rafa has not made the best out of players like Lucas and Babel. So much talent, wasted.
And lol, you sure described many of them signings as fantastic.
lol didnt actually read it then?oh and i didnt write it
and leggy why is it when something is pro-rafa its biase yet we can run around saying rafa has spent 200mill with out taking into account what hes recouped,the rebuilding off a squad,the value of the current squad as opposed to the one he inherited and the uninformed/neutrals take it as gospel
i wonder how much city spurs and chelsea have spent/recouped in the same period ::)
So why would you post it like you're the author. Not giving any source. Give credit where credit is due.. :-X
top post from Paul Jones, who wrote the Times Fanzone articles:
as i said clearly didnt read it then...top line kidda :-\
Ah sorry, didn't read that. Lol. My bad :-\
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Wolves vs Arsenal tomorrow. If we keep it down to 0-2 that'll be respectable, anything more and I'll be one of the fans they show crying at the end of the game lol.
Who knows? We could sneak a result from a long throw, but the current generation of Arsenal players seem to be reaching their potential as a team and looking very dangerous.
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I can't believe Rafa has not made the best out of players like Lucas and Babel. So much talent, wasted.
And lol, you sure described many of them signings as fantastic.
lol didnt actually read it then?oh and i didnt write it
and leggy why is it when something is pro-rafa its biase yet we can run around saying rafa has spent 200mill with out taking into account what hes recouped,the rebuilding off a squad,the value of the current squad as opposed to the one he inherited and the uninformed/neutrals take it as gospel
i wonder how much city spurs and chelsea have spent/recouped in the same period ::)
Pretty much blows away the theory that benitez has no money where as in fact only 3 teams have spent more than benitez and nett per season liverpool are the third highest spenders behind city and chelsea.
Also since the premier league began liverpool are the thrid highest nett spending side per season and only chelsea have spent more on players than liverpool in the whole period.
http://www.transferleague.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1
Spend 04 - 09 Purchased Sold Nett Per Season
1 Manchester City £292,750,000 £71,900,000 £220,850,000 £36,808,333
2 Chelsea £267,950,000 £123,300,000 £144,650,000 £24,108,333
3 Liverpool £247,730,000 £134,080,000 £113,650,000 £18,941,667
4 Tottenham £262,000,000 £163,550,000 £98,450,000 £16,408,333
5 Aston Villa £130,200,000 £37,255,000 £92,945,000 £15,490,833
6 Sunderland £154,080,000 £67,900,000 £86,180,000 £14,363,333
9 Stoke City £39,100,000 £10,095,000 £29,005,000 £4,834,167
7 Manchester Utd £188,650,000 £161,050,000 £27,600,000 £4,600,000
8 Everton £102,100,500 £78,200,000 £23,900,500 £3,983,417
18 West Ham £94,145,000 £7125,000 £22,820,000 £3,803,333
15 Hull £22,415,000 £2,975,000 £19,440,000 £3,240,000
10 Fulham £59,925,000 £40,725,000 £19,200,000 £3,200,000
12 Birmingham City £60,800,000 £41,825,000 £18,975,000 £3,162,500
11 Bolton £42,400,000 £26,300,000 £16,100,000 £2,683,333
13 Wolves £22,075,000 £15,575,000 £6,500,000 £1,083,333
14 Burnley £10,505,000 £8,625,000 £1,880,000 £313,333
15 Blackburn Rovers £49,052,000 £57,290,000 -£8,238,000 -£1,373,000
16 Wigan £57,850,000 £66,250,000 -£8,400,000 -£1,400,000
17 Portsmouth £92,200,000 £107,240,000 -£15,040,000 -£2,506,667
18 Arsenal £112,050,000 £138,320,000 -£26,270,000 -£4,378,333
Newcastle £120,750,000 £106,400,000 £14,350,000 £2,391,667
Middlesbrough £62,200,000 £54,500,000 £7,700,000 £1,283,333
Leeds United £5,900,000 £13,050,000 -£7,150,000 -£1,191,667
Since the premiership started
Net Spend 92 - 2010
Purchased Sold Nett Per Season
1 Chelsea £558,190,000 £191,875,000 £366,315,000 £20,350,833
2 Manchester City £396,110,000 £102,553,000 £293,557,000 £16,308,722
3 Liverpool £415,355,000 £209,720,000 £205,635,000 £11,424,167
4 Tottenham £379,850,000 £202,017,500 £177,832,500 £9,879,583
5 Aston Villa £253,240,000 £108,225,000 £145,015,000 £8,056,389
6 Manchester United £410,350,000 £275,565,000 £134,785,000 £7,488,056
7 Sunderland £226,265,000 £108,730,000 £117,535,000 £6,529,722
9 Fulham £121,281,000 £42,895,000 £78,386,000 £4,354,778
8 Birmingham City £117,020,000 £58,575,000 £58,445,000 £3,246,944
15 Everton £216,745,500 £161,270,000 £55,475,500 £3,081,972
10 Arsenal £269,940,000 £237,574,000 £32,366,000 £1,798,111
11 Wolves £70,419,000 £38,245,000 £32,174,000 £1,787,444
12 Stoke City £45,890,000 £21,030,000 £24,860,000 £1,381,111
13 Hull £23,970,000 £4,480,000 £19,490,000 £1,082,778
14 Bolton £75,720,000 £64,770,000 £10,950,000 £608,333
15 Burnley £18,400,000 £11,670,000 £6,730,000 £373,889
16 Blackburn Rovers £177,602,000 £172,335,000 £5,267,000 £292,611
17 Wigan £70,865,000 £70,392,500 £472,500 £26,250
18 Portsmouth £115,100,000 £127,425,000 -£12,325,000 -£684,722
19 West Ham £167,582,000 £182,982,000 -£15,400,000 -£855,556
Middlesbrough £179,285,000 £108,770,000 £70,515,000 £3,917,500
Newcastle £304,195,000 £198,225,000 £105,970,000 £5,887,222
Leeds United £145,780,000 £141,345,000 £4,435,000 £246,389
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I can't believe Rafa has not made the best out of players like Lucas and Babel. So much talent, wasted.
And lol, you sure described many of them signings as fantastic.
lol didnt actually read it then?oh and i didnt write it
and leggy why is it when something is pro-rafa its biase yet we can run around saying rafa has spent 200mill with out taking into account what hes recouped,the rebuilding off a squad,the value of the current squad as opposed to the one he inherited and the uninformed/neutrals take it as gospel
i wonder how much city spurs and chelsea have spent/recouped in the same period ::)
Pretty much blows away the theory that benitez has no money where as in fact only 3 teams have spent more than benitez and nett per season liverpool are the third highest spenders behind city and chelsea.
Also since the premier league began liverpool are the thrid highest nett spending side per season and only chelsea have spent more on players than liverpool in the whole period.
http://www.transferleague.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1
Spend 04 - 09 Purchased Sold Nett Per Season
1 Manchester City £292,750,000 £71,900,000 £220,850,000 £36,808,333
2 Chelsea £267,950,000 £123,300,000 £144,650,000 £24,108,333
3 Liverpool £247,730,000 £134,080,000 £113,650,000 £18,941,667
4 Tottenham £262,000,000 £163,550,000 £98,450,000 £16,408,333
5 Aston Villa £130,200,000 £37,255,000 £92,945,000 £15,490,833
6 Sunderland £154,080,000 £67,900,000 £86,180,000 £14,363,333
9 Stoke City £39,100,000 £10,095,000 £29,005,000 £4,834,167
7 Manchester Utd £188,650,000 £161,050,000 £27,600,000 £4,600,000
8 Everton £102,100,500 £78,200,000 £23,900,500 £3,983,417
18 West Ham £94,145,000 £7125,000 £22,820,000 £3,803,333
15 Hull £22,415,000 £2,975,000 £19,440,000 £3,240,000
10 Fulham £59,925,000 £40,725,000 £19,200,000 £3,200,000
12 Birmingham City £60,800,000 £41,825,000 £18,975,000 £3,162,500
11 Bolton £42,400,000 £26,300,000 £16,100,000 £2,683,333
13 Wolves £22,075,000 £15,575,000 £6,500,000 £1,083,333
14 Burnley £10,505,000 £8,625,000 £1,880,000 £313,333
15 Blackburn Rovers £49,052,000 £57,290,000 -£8,238,000 -£1,373,000
16 Wigan £57,850,000 £66,250,000 -£8,400,000 -£1,400,000
17 Portsmouth £92,200,000 £107,240,000 -£15,040,000 -£2,506,667
18 Arsenal £112,050,000 £138,320,000 -£26,270,000 -£4,378,333
Newcastle £120,750,000 £106,400,000 £14,350,000 £2,391,667
Middlesbrough £62,200,000 £54,500,000 £7,700,000 £1,283,333
Leeds United £5,900,000 £13,050,000 -£7,150,000 -£1,191,667
Since the premiership started
Net Spend 92 - 2010
Purchased Sold Nett Per Season
1 Chelsea £558,190,000 £191,875,000 £366,315,000 £20,350,833
2 Manchester City £396,110,000 £102,553,000 £293,557,000 £16,308,722
3 Liverpool £415,355,000 £209,720,000 £205,635,000 £11,424,167
4 Tottenham £379,850,000 £202,017,500 £177,832,500 £9,879,583
5 Aston Villa £253,240,000 £108,225,000 £145,015,000 £8,056,389
6 Manchester United £410,350,000 £275,565,000 £134,785,000 £7,488,056
7 Sunderland £226,265,000 £108,730,000 £117,535,000 £6,529,722
9 Fulham £121,281,000 £42,895,000 £78,386,000 £4,354,778
8 Birmingham City £117,020,000 £58,575,000 £58,445,000 £3,246,944
15 Everton £216,745,500 £161,270,000 £55,475,500 £3,081,972
10 Arsenal £269,940,000 £237,574,000 £32,366,000 £1,798,111
11 Wolves £70,419,000 £38,245,000 £32,174,000 £1,787,444
12 Stoke City £45,890,000 £21,030,000 £24,860,000 £1,381,111
13 Hull £23,970,000 £4,480,000 £19,490,000 £1,082,778
14 Bolton £75,720,000 £64,770,000 £10,950,000 £608,333
15 Burnley £18,400,000 £11,670,000 £6,730,000 £373,889
16 Blackburn Rovers £177,602,000 £172,335,000 £5,267,000 £292,611
17 Wigan £70,865,000 £70,392,500 £472,500 £26,250
18 Portsmouth £115,100,000 £127,425,000 -£12,325,000 -£684,722
19 West Ham £167,582,000 £182,982,000 -£15,400,000 -£855,556
Middlesbrough £179,285,000 £108,770,000 £70,515,000 £3,917,500
Newcastle £304,195,000 £198,225,000 £105,970,000 £5,887,222
Leeds United £145,780,000 £141,345,000 £4,435,000 £246,389
im not arguing with united fans about football anymore
theres a reason they support utd after all ::)
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I can't believe Rafa has not made the best out of players like Lucas and Babel. So much talent, wasted.
And lol, you sure described many of them signings as fantastic.
lol didnt actually read it then?oh and i didnt write it
and leggy why is it when something is pro-rafa its biase yet we can run around saying rafa has spent 200mill with out taking into account what hes recouped,the rebuilding off a squad,the value of the current squad as opposed to the one he inherited and the uninformed/neutrals take it as gospel
i wonder how much city spurs and chelsea have spent/recouped in the same period ::)
Pretty much blows away the theory that benitez has no money where as in fact only 3 teams have spent more than benitez and nett per season liverpool are the third highest spenders behind city and chelsea.
Also since the premier league began liverpool are the thrid highest nett spending side per season and only chelsea have spent more on players than liverpool in the whole period.
http://www.transferleague.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1
Spend 04 - 09 Purchased Sold Nett Per Season
1 Manchester City £292,750,000 £71,900,000 £220,850,000 £36,808,333
2 Chelsea £267,950,000 £123,300,000 £144,650,000 £24,108,333
3 Liverpool £247,730,000 £134,080,000 £113,650,000 £18,941,667
4 Tottenham £262,000,000 £163,550,000 £98,450,000 £16,408,333
5 Aston Villa £130,200,000 £37,255,000 £92,945,000 £15,490,833
6 Sunderland £154,080,000 £67,900,000 £86,180,000 £14,363,333
9 Stoke City £39,100,000 £10,095,000 £29,005,000 £4,834,167
7 Manchester Utd £188,650,000 £161,050,000 £27,600,000 £4,600,000
8 Everton £102,100,500 £78,200,000 £23,900,500 £3,983,417
18 West Ham £94,145,000 £7125,000 £22,820,000 £3,803,333
15 Hull £22,415,000 £2,975,000 £19,440,000 £3,240,000
10 Fulham £59,925,000 £40,725,000 £19,200,000 £3,200,000
12 Birmingham City £60,800,000 £41,825,000 £18,975,000 £3,162,500
11 Bolton £42,400,000 £26,300,000 £16,100,000 £2,683,333
13 Wolves £22,075,000 £15,575,000 £6,500,000 £1,083,333
14 Burnley £10,505,000 £8,625,000 £1,880,000 £313,333
15 Blackburn Rovers £49,052,000 £57,290,000 -£8,238,000 -£1,373,000
16 Wigan £57,850,000 £66,250,000 -£8,400,000 -£1,400,000
17 Portsmouth £92,200,000 £107,240,000 -£15,040,000 -£2,506,667
18 Arsenal £112,050,000 £138,320,000 -£26,270,000 -£4,378,333
Newcastle £120,750,000 £106,400,000 £14,350,000 £2,391,667
Middlesbrough £62,200,000 £54,500,000 £7,700,000 £1,283,333
Leeds United £5,900,000 £13,050,000 -£7,150,000 -£1,191,667
Since the premiership started
Net Spend 92 - 2010
Purchased Sold Nett Per Season
1 Chelsea £558,190,000 £191,875,000 £366,315,000 £20,350,833
2 Manchester City £396,110,000 £102,553,000 £293,557,000 £16,308,722
3 Liverpool £415,355,000 £209,720,000 £205,635,000 £11,424,167
4 Tottenham £379,850,000 £202,017,500 £177,832,500 £9,879,583
5 Aston Villa £253,240,000 £108,225,000 £145,015,000 £8,056,389
6 Manchester United £410,350,000 £275,565,000 £134,785,000 £7,488,056
7 Sunderland £226,265,000 £108,730,000 £117,535,000 £6,529,722
9 Fulham £121,281,000 £42,895,000 £78,386,000 £4,354,778
8 Birmingham City £117,020,000 £58,575,000 £58,445,000 £3,246,944
15 Everton £216,745,500 £161,270,000 £55,475,500 £3,081,972
10 Arsenal £269,940,000 £237,574,000 £32,366,000 £1,798,111
11 Wolves £70,419,000 £38,245,000 £32,174,000 £1,787,444
12 Stoke City £45,890,000 £21,030,000 £24,860,000 £1,381,111
13 Hull £23,970,000 £4,480,000 £19,490,000 £1,082,778
14 Bolton £75,720,000 £64,770,000 £10,950,000 £608,333
15 Burnley £18,400,000 £11,670,000 £6,730,000 £373,889
16 Blackburn Rovers £177,602,000 £172,335,000 £5,267,000 £292,611
17 Wigan £70,865,000 £70,392,500 £472,500 £26,250
18 Portsmouth £115,100,000 £127,425,000 -£12,325,000 -£684,722
19 West Ham £167,582,000 £182,982,000 -£15,400,000 -£855,556
Middlesbrough £179,285,000 £108,770,000 £70,515,000 £3,917,500
Newcastle £304,195,000 £198,225,000 £105,970,000 £5,887,222
Leeds United £145,780,000 £141,345,000 £4,435,000 £246,389
im not arguing with united fans about football anymore
theres a reason they support utd after all ::)
No argument here mate, just putting the "facts" out there, its difficult to argue when the "facts" dont suit your argument.
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Not too optimistic about tmw, defensivly we are looking shambolic and if ferguson doesnt start with carrick, anderson and fletcher i can see us getting over run.
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I can't believe Rafa has not made the best out of players like Lucas and Babel. So much talent, wasted.
And lol, you sure described many of them signings as fantastic.
lol didnt actually read it then?oh and i didnt write it
and leggy why is it when something is pro-rafa its biase yet we can run around saying rafa has spent 200mill with out taking into account what hes recouped,the rebuilding off a squad,the value of the current squad as opposed to the one he inherited and the uninformed/neutrals take it as gospel
i wonder how much city spurs and chelsea have spent/recouped in the same period ::)
Pretty much blows away the theory that benitez has no money where as in fact only 3 teams have spent more than benitez and nett per season liverpool are the third highest spenders behind city and chelsea.
Also since the premier league began liverpool are the thrid highest nett spending side per season and only chelsea have spent more on players than liverpool in the whole period.
http://www.transferleague.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1
Spend 04 - 09 Purchased Sold Nett Per Season
1 Manchester City £292,750,000 £71,900,000 £220,850,000 £36,808,333
2 Chelsea £267,950,000 £123,300,000 £144,650,000 £24,108,333
3 Liverpool £247,730,000 £134,080,000 £113,650,000 £18,941,667
4 Tottenham £262,000,000 £163,550,000 £98,450,000 £16,408,333
5 Aston Villa £130,200,000 £37,255,000 £92,945,000 £15,490,833
6 Sunderland £154,080,000 £67,900,000 £86,180,000 £14,363,333
9 Stoke City £39,100,000 £10,095,000 £29,005,000 £4,834,167
7 Manchester Utd £188,650,000 £161,050,000 £27,600,000 £4,600,000
8 Everton £102,100,500 £78,200,000 £23,900,500 £3,983,417
18 West Ham £94,145,000 £7125,000 £22,820,000 £3,803,333
15 Hull £22,415,000 £2,975,000 £19,440,000 £3,240,000
10 Fulham £59,925,000 £40,725,000 £19,200,000 £3,200,000
12 Birmingham City £60,800,000 £41,825,000 £18,975,000 £3,162,500
11 Bolton £42,400,000 £26,300,000 £16,100,000 £2,683,333
13 Wolves £22,075,000 £15,575,000 £6,500,000 £1,083,333
14 Burnley £10,505,000 £8,625,000 £1,880,000 £313,333
15 Blackburn Rovers £49,052,000 £57,290,000 -£8,238,000 -£1,373,000
16 Wigan £57,850,000 £66,250,000 -£8,400,000 -£1,400,000
17 Portsmouth £92,200,000 £107,240,000 -£15,040,000 -£2,506,667
18 Arsenal £112,050,000 £138,320,000 -£26,270,000 -£4,378,333
Newcastle £120,750,000 £106,400,000 £14,350,000 £2,391,667
Middlesbrough £62,200,000 £54,500,000 £7,700,000 £1,283,333
Leeds United £5,900,000 £13,050,000 -£7,150,000 -£1,191,667
Since the premiership started
Net Spend 92 - 2010
Purchased Sold Nett Per Season
1 Chelsea £558,190,000 £191,875,000 £366,315,000 £20,350,833
2 Manchester City £396,110,000 £102,553,000 £293,557,000 £16,308,722
3 Liverpool £415,355,000 £209,720,000 £205,635,000 £11,424,167
4 Tottenham £379,850,000 £202,017,500 £177,832,500 £9,879,583
5 Aston Villa £253,240,000 £108,225,000 £145,015,000 £8,056,389
6 Manchester United £410,350,000 £275,565,000 £134,785,000 £7,488,056
7 Sunderland £226,265,000 £108,730,000 £117,535,000 £6,529,722
9 Fulham £121,281,000 £42,895,000 £78,386,000 £4,354,778
8 Birmingham City £117,020,000 £58,575,000 £58,445,000 £3,246,944
15 Everton £216,745,500 £161,270,000 £55,475,500 £3,081,972
10 Arsenal £269,940,000 £237,574,000 £32,366,000 £1,798,111
11 Wolves £70,419,000 £38,245,000 £32,174,000 £1,787,444
12 Stoke City £45,890,000 £21,030,000 £24,860,000 £1,381,111
13 Hull £23,970,000 £4,480,000 £19,490,000 £1,082,778
14 Bolton £75,720,000 £64,770,000 £10,950,000 £608,333
15 Burnley £18,400,000 £11,670,000 £6,730,000 £373,889
16 Blackburn Rovers £177,602,000 £172,335,000 £5,267,000 £292,611
17 Wigan £70,865,000 £70,392,500 £472,500 £26,250
18 Portsmouth £115,100,000 £127,425,000 -£12,325,000 -£684,722
19 West Ham £167,582,000 £182,982,000 -£15,400,000 -£855,556
Middlesbrough £179,285,000 £108,770,000 £70,515,000 £3,917,500
Newcastle £304,195,000 £198,225,000 £105,970,000 £5,887,222
Leeds United £145,780,000 £141,345,000 £4,435,000 £246,389
im not arguing with united fans about football anymore
theres a reason they support utd after all ::)
No argument here mate, just putting the "facts" out there, its difficult to argue when the "facts" dont suit your argument.
the facts do support my arguement i said benitez hasnt wasted money and is a top manager look at our net spend the last 3 seasons is that really what a title contending side needs to be spending?
plus our average under benitez is actually 16mill as broken down in the facts i posted lol
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Not too optimistic about tmw, defensivly we are looking shambolic and if ferguson doesnt start with carrick, anderson and fletcher i can see us getting over run.
My thoughts exactly, but whenever I say we are going to win, we never do. Hopefully my negativeness will lead to a win instead. I just hope Scholes doesn't start. I don't think he's cut out for these type of games anymore. He should be saved for European matches where the pace is slower and for the lesser teams in the league.
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I can't believe Rafa has not made the best out of players like Lucas and Babel. So much talent, wasted.
And lol, you sure described many of them signings as fantastic.
lol didnt actually read it then?oh and i didnt write it
and leggy why is it when something is pro-rafa its biase yet we can run around saying rafa has spent 200mill with out taking into account what hes recouped,the rebuilding off a squad,the value of the current squad as opposed to the one he inherited and the uninformed/neutrals take it as gospel
i wonder how much city spurs and chelsea have spent/recouped in the same period ::)
Pretty much blows away the theory that benitez has no money where as in fact only 3 teams have spent more than benitez and nett per season liverpool are the third highest spenders behind city and chelsea.
Also since the premier league began liverpool are the thrid highest nett spending side per season and only chelsea have spent more on players than liverpool in the whole period.
http://www.transferleague.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1
Spend 04 - 09 Purchased Sold Nett Per Season
1 Manchester City £292,750,000 £71,900,000 £220,850,000 £36,808,333
2 Chelsea £267,950,000 £123,300,000 £144,650,000 £24,108,333
3 Liverpool £247,730,000 £134,080,000 £113,650,000 £18,941,667
4 Tottenham £262,000,000 £163,550,000 £98,450,000 £16,408,333
5 Aston Villa £130,200,000 £37,255,000 £92,945,000 £15,490,833
6 Sunderland £154,080,000 £67,900,000 £86,180,000 £14,363,333
9 Stoke City £39,100,000 £10,095,000 £29,005,000 £4,834,167
7 Manchester Utd £188,650,000 £161,050,000 £27,600,000 £4,600,000
8 Everton £102,100,500 £78,200,000 £23,900,500 £3,983,417
18 West Ham £94,145,000 £7125,000 £22,820,000 £3,803,333
15 Hull £22,415,000 £2,975,000 £19,440,000 £3,240,000
10 Fulham £59,925,000 £40,725,000 £19,200,000 £3,200,000
12 Birmingham City £60,800,000 £41,825,000 £18,975,000 £3,162,500
11 Bolton £42,400,000 £26,300,000 £16,100,000 £2,683,333
13 Wolves £22,075,000 £15,575,000 £6,500,000 £1,083,333
14 Burnley £10,505,000 £8,625,000 £1,880,000 £313,333
15 Blackburn Rovers £49,052,000 £57,290,000 -£8,238,000 -£1,373,000
16 Wigan £57,850,000 £66,250,000 -£8,400,000 -£1,400,000
17 Portsmouth £92,200,000 £107,240,000 -£15,040,000 -£2,506,667
18 Arsenal £112,050,000 £138,320,000 -£26,270,000 -£4,378,333
Newcastle £120,750,000 £106,400,000 £14,350,000 £2,391,667
Middlesbrough £62,200,000 £54,500,000 £7,700,000 £1,283,333
Leeds United £5,900,000 £13,050,000 -£7,150,000 -£1,191,667
Since the premiership started
Net Spend 92 - 2010
Purchased Sold Nett Per Season
1 Chelsea £558,190,000 £191,875,000 £366,315,000 £20,350,833
2 Manchester City £396,110,000 £102,553,000 £293,557,000 £16,308,722
3 Liverpool £415,355,000 £209,720,000 £205,635,000 £11,424,167
4 Tottenham £379,850,000 £202,017,500 £177,832,500 £9,879,583
5 Aston Villa £253,240,000 £108,225,000 £145,015,000 £8,056,389
6 Manchester United £410,350,000 £275,565,000 £134,785,000 £7,488,056
7 Sunderland £226,265,000 £108,730,000 £117,535,000 £6,529,722
9 Fulham £121,281,000 £42,895,000 £78,386,000 £4,354,778
8 Birmingham City £117,020,000 £58,575,000 £58,445,000 £3,246,944
15 Everton £216,745,500 £161,270,000 £55,475,500 £3,081,972
10 Arsenal £269,940,000 £237,574,000 £32,366,000 £1,798,111
11 Wolves £70,419,000 £38,245,000 £32,174,000 £1,787,444
12 Stoke City £45,890,000 £21,030,000 £24,860,000 £1,381,111
13 Hull £23,970,000 £4,480,000 £19,490,000 £1,082,778
14 Bolton £75,720,000 £64,770,000 £10,950,000 £608,333
15 Burnley £18,400,000 £11,670,000 £6,730,000 £373,889
16 Blackburn Rovers £177,602,000 £172,335,000 £5,267,000 £292,611
17 Wigan £70,865,000 £70,392,500 £472,500 £26,250
18 Portsmouth £115,100,000 £127,425,000 -£12,325,000 -£684,722
19 West Ham £167,582,000 £182,982,000 -£15,400,000 -£855,556
Middlesbrough £179,285,000 £108,770,000 £70,515,000 £3,917,500
Newcastle £304,195,000 £198,225,000 £105,970,000 £5,887,222
Leeds United £145,780,000 £141,345,000 £4,435,000 £246,389
im not arguing with united fans about football anymore
theres a reason they support utd after all ::)
No argument here mate, just putting the "facts" out there, its difficult to argue when the "facts" dont suit your argument.
the facts do support my arguement i said benitez hasnt wasted money and is a top manager look at our net spend the last 3 seasons is that really what a title contending side needs to be spending?
plus our average under benitez is actually 16mill as broken down in the facts i posted lol
Only two teams dont have to balance there books city and chelsea so you wont be able to match them in terms of spending.
Out of all the other sides who books need to be balanced Benitez has out spent them all in total purchases and nett per season (bar spurs depending on if the figure is 16 or 18 mil). So id say they are spending what is needed to produce a title challenge.
Once again the problem isnt money but how benitez spends it and deals with the players he has.
Take the torres situation, he is having to nurse him through the season as he has no viable option even though he has had at his dispense robbie keane, crouch and bellamy. Then he has the option to pick up Owen for nothing and doesnt because he didnt think owen would want to sit on the bench. Owen probably would have paid liverpool to sit on the bench, instead of keeping the above he is now left with n gog and voronin who would struggle to get into the starting line up at 75% of the clubs in the premier legue.
This summer he spends 18 mil on a full back, who cant defend, when clearly a striker is needed. Add to the fact that he spends the summer before desperatly trying to sell alonso to buy an inferior player in Barry and then spends this summer begging him to stay only to replace him with someone who is injured and has had a chequered injury past to be polite. If Benitez hadnt treated Alonso like a piece of crap he would still be there.
Vast amounts of money spent and no squad built even though last season Liverpool had the largest squad (number wise) in the league.
Not too optimistic about tmw, defensivly we are looking shambolic and if ferguson doesnt start with carrick, anderson and fletcher i can see us getting over run.
My thoughts exactly, but whenever I say we are going to win, we never do. Hopefully my negativeness will lead to a win instead. I just hope Scholes doesn't start. I don't think he's cut out for these type of games anymore. He should be saved for European matches where the pace is slower and for the lesser teams in the league.
when he has time on the ball he can spray it around beautifully, but once closed down isnt quick enough to get away and doesnt have the legs to close down opposition players.
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Fucking Chelsea....
5 points behind vs 7 points behind last year,, it can still happen
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Can't believe we're going away with nothing. We were much the better team. No way should it of been a free kick. I said to myself before the free kick was taken that it was going in. I just knew it.
if ferguson doesnt start with carrick, anderson and fletcher i can see us getting over run.
You was right about this. We coped with Chelsea pretty easily the whole match.
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A fear result would be 0-0 or 0-1,, never in the world chelsea desevred that win...
Anderson keep on impressing. I see a big future for him and hopefuly Sir Alex will keep using him..
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Damn that Chelsea match...gutted....
...just watched lyon vs marseille.... 5 - 5!!! ;D two goals after 90 minutes....
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Fucking Chelsea....
5 points behind vs 7 points behind last year,, it can still happen
Of course it can, i hate bringing out this particular cliche, but only someone very new to the game of football would write off Utd before Christmas.
Fletcher & Anderson seem to form quite a good midfield, they both played against City as well didn;t they?
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Hahaha, Liverpool is so awful!
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Hahaha, Liverpool is so awful!
So Birmingham can hold them to a draw but United can't. :grumpy:
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Hahaha, Liverpool is so awful!
So Birmingham can hold them to a draw but United can't. :grumpy:
The Scousers obviously cheated their way to one point as the Brummies sure deserved all three.
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Hahaha, Liverpool is so awful!
So Birmingham can hold them to a draw but United can't. :grumpy:
The Scousers obviously cheated their way to one point as the Brummies sure deserved all three.
::)
Ngoooooooooooaaaallllll!!!
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Hahaha, Liverpool is so awful!
So Birmingham can hold them to a draw but United can't. :grumpy:
The Scousers obviously cheated their way to one point as the Brummies sure deserved all three.
::)
Ngoooooooooooaaaallllll!!!
So you're denying his horrible dive?
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Hahaha, Liverpool is so awful!
So Birmingham can hold them to a draw but United can't. :grumpy:
The Scousers obviously cheated their way to one point as the Brummies sure deserved all three.
::)
Ngoooooooooooaaaallllll!!!
So you're denying his horrible dive?
im denying they deserved the win we ran them ragged second half...cant say we deserved a win but a draw was fair result imo
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A draw is not a fear result if you gotta cheat to get it...
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A draw is not a fear result if you gotta cheat to get it...
riiiiiiiiiiiiiight
(http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:CWDZKYeKalQ8lM:http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo91/RedElvis_2008/Ferguson-Untilwescore.jpg)
and k-dub least benitez a)saw it and b) admitted it was a harsh decision wenger wouldnt have
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Hahaha, Liverpool is so awful!
So Birmingham can hold them to a draw but United can't. :grumpy:
The Scousers obviously cheated their way to one point as the Brummies sure deserved all three.
::)
Ngoooooooooooaaaallllll!!!
So you're denying his horrible dive?
im denying they deserved the win we ran them ragged second half...cant say we deserved a win but a draw was fair result imo
II think Birmingham was fantastic at defence. Plus they took advantage of their chances.
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woe smicer named czech boss a day after announcing his retirement :o
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A draw is not a fear result if you gotta cheat to get it...
riiiiiiiiiiiiiight
(http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:CWDZKYeKalQ8lM:http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo91/RedElvis_2008/Ferguson-Untilwescore.jpg)
and k-dub least benitez a)saw it and b) admitted it was a harsh decision wenger wouldnt have
Please suport KRAP(Keep Rafa At Pool)
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Hahaha, Liverpool is so awful!
So Birmingham can hold them to a draw but United can't. :grumpy:
The Scousers obviously cheated their way to one point as the Brummies sure deserved all three.
::)
Ngoooooooooooaaaallllll!!!
So you're denying his horrible dive?
im denying they deserved the win we ran them ragged second half...cant say we deserved a win but a draw was fair result imo
II think Birmingham was fantastic at defence. Plus they took advantage of their chances.
yeh Jeromes goal was a great strike
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Sad thing about Enke :-\
RIP
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yeah, it's sad, RIP
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Fucking Chelsea....
5 points behind vs 7 points behind last year,, it can still happen
Of course it can, i hate bringing out this particular cliche, but only someone very new to the game of football would write off Utd before Christmas.
Fletcher & Anderson seem to form quite a good midfield, they both played against City as well didn;t they?
yeah, i personally think Anderson is drastically underated. All he needs to do is sort out his shooting, great player.
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Fucking Chelsea....
5 points behind vs 7 points behind last year,, it can still happen
Of course it can, i hate bringing out this particular cliche, but only someone very new to the game of football would write off Utd before Christmas.
Fletcher & Anderson seem to form quite a good midfield, they both played against City as well didn;t they?
yeah, i personally think Anderson is drastically underated. All he needs to do is sort out his shooting, great player.
Yup, Ando is underrated as hell :-X
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Fucking Chelsea....
5 points behind vs 7 points behind last year,, it can still happen
Of course it can, i hate bringing out this particular cliche, but only someone very new to the game of football would write off Utd before Christmas.
Fletcher & Anderson seem to form quite a good midfield, they both played against City as well didn;t they?
yeah, i personally think Anderson is drastically underated. All he needs to do is sort out his shooting, great player.
Yup, Ando is underrated as hell :-X
hes on my shirt:)
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Van Persie injured for a long time....Arsenal is fucked
that's why i hate country football
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Van Persie injured for a long time....Arsenal is fucked
that's why i hate country football
true,, ima a United fan, but still, it fucks up my fantasy Premier League 11..
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Van Persie injured for a long time....Arsenal is fucked
that's why i hate country football
true,, ima a United fan, but still, it fucks up my fantasy Premier League 11..
RVP is in my team also, but i did have a little smile when i heard he was injured.
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Van Persie injured for a long time....Arsenal is fucked
that's why i hate country football
true,, ima a United fan, but still, it fucks up my fantasy Premier League 11..
RVP is in my team also, but i did have a little smile when i heard he was injured.
Why?
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Portugal 1-0 over Bosnia 8)
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Van Persie injured for a long time....Arsenal is fucked
that's why i hate country football
true,, ima a United fan, but still, it fucks up my fantasy Premier League 11..
RVP is in my team also, but i did have a little smile when i heard he was injured.
Why?
Because you're playing so well at the moment and he's played an important part in that great run of games you've had.
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Back to the fitba this weekend!
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Yeah, Arsenal are fucked without RVP.. at least against the better teams and considering the season overall.
Fantasy team:
I got Adebayor to replace Torres when he got injured, and now considered RVP to replace Adeb. since he's playing shitty at the mo, but decided to wait for the international break, because I nearly expected someone to get injured.. somebody always does.. will go for Defoe then I guess.
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Portugal 1-0 over Bosnia 8)
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Stupid damn Friendly Internationals. >:(
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Van Persie sets return date
Arsenal striker's injury not as serious as first feared
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5696973,00.html
That's good news, lol
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Van Persie injured for a long time....Arsenal is fucked
that's why i hate country football
true,, ima a United fan, but still, it fucks up my fantasy Premier League 11..
RVP is in my team also, but i did have a little smile when i heard he was injured.
Why?
Because you're playing so well at the moment and he's played an important part in that great run of games you've had.
Yup, would have prefered it to have been fabregas though lol.
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Van Persie injured for a long time....Arsenal is fucked
that's why i hate country football
true,, ima a United fan, but still, it fucks up my fantasy Premier League 11..
RVP is in my team also, but i did have a little smile when i heard he was injured.
Why?
Because you're playing so well at the moment and he's played an important part in that great run of games you've had.
Yup, would have prefered it to have been fabregas though lol.
Haters! ;)
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Van Persie injured for a long time....Arsenal is fucked
that's why i hate country football
true,, ima a United fan, but still, it fucks up my fantasy Premier League 11..
RVP is in my team also, but i did have a little smile when i heard he was injured.
Why?
Because you're playing so well at the moment and he's played an important part in that great run of games you've had.
Yup, would have prefered it to have been fabregas though lol.
Haters! ;)
Speak for yourself. :D
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Van Persie injured for a long time....Arsenal is fucked
that's why i hate country football
true,, ima a United fan, but still, it fucks up my fantasy Premier League 11..
RVP is in my team also, but i did have a little smile when i heard he was injured.
Why?
Because you're playing so well at the moment and he's played an important part in that great run of games you've had.
Yup, would have prefered it to have been fabregas though lol.
Haters! ;)
Speak for yourself. :D
What are you talking about?
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Van Persie injured for a long time....Arsenal is fucked
that's why i hate country football
true,, ima a United fan, but still, it fucks up my fantasy Premier League 11..
RVP is in my team also, but i did have a little smile when i heard he was injured.
Why?
Because you're playing so well at the moment and he's played an important part in that great run of games you've had.
Yup, would have prefered it to have been fabregas though lol.
Haters! ;)
Speak for yourself. :D
What are you talking about?
You hate United as much as we hate Arsenal. Don't lie. ;D
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Van Persie injured for a long time....Arsenal is fucked
that's why i hate country football
true,, ima a United fan, but still, it fucks up my fantasy Premier League 11..
RVP is in my team also, but i did have a little smile when i heard he was injured.
Why?
Because you're playing so well at the moment and he's played an important part in that great run of games you've had.
Yup, would have prefered it to have been fabregas though lol.
Haters! ;)
Speak for yourself. :D
What are you talking about?
You hate United as much as we hate Arsenal. Don't lie. ;D
Yeah, but I do not wish injury on any of your players.
However, I'd rather see you win PL instead of Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham.
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Van Persie injured for a long time....Arsenal is fucked
that's why i hate country football
true,, ima a United fan, but still, it fucks up my fantasy Premier League 11..
RVP is in my team also, but i did have a little smile when i heard he was injured.
Why?
Because you're playing so well at the moment and he's played an important part in that great run of games you've had.
Yup, would have prefered it to have been fabregas though lol.
Haters! ;)
Speak for yourself. :D
What are you talking about?
You hate United as much as we hate Arsenal. Don't lie. ;D
Yeah, but I do not wish injury on any of your players.
However, I'd rather see you win PL instead of Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham.
Likewise for me actually. I'll accept being beaten to the title by you but not Chelsea or Liverpool. Spurs don't even belong on this conversation. :D
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Damn n00b mods thinking they can playa-hate on other players. :grumpy:
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Van Persie injured for a long time....Arsenal is fucked
that's why i hate country football
true,, ima a United fan, but still, it fucks up my fantasy Premier League 11..
RVP is in my team also, but i did have a little smile when i heard he was injured.
Why?
Because you're playing so well at the moment and he's played an important part in that great run of games you've had.
Yup, would have prefered it to have been fabregas though lol.
Haters! ;)
Speak for yourself. :D
What are you talking about?
You hate United as much as we hate Arsenal. Don't lie. ;D
Yeah, but I do not wish injury on any of your players.
However, I'd rather see you win PL instead of Chelsea, Liverpool, Tottenham.
Likewise for me actually. I'll accept being beaten to the title by you but not Chelsea or Liverpool. Spurs don't even belong on this conversation. :D
I was just mentioning the biggest rivals.
Damn n00b mods thinking they can playa-hate on other players. :grumpy:
Haha :D
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Damn n00b mods thinking they can playa-hate on other players. :grumpy:
You was one of us once. Stop hating. :D
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big european world cup tourney games tomorrow!
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Damn n00b mods thinking they can playa-hate on other players. :grumpy:
You was one of us once. Stop hating. :D
What?
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Damn n00b mods thinking they can playa-hate on other players. :grumpy:
You was one of us once. Stop hating. :D
What?
Don't worry
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Damn n00b mods thinking they can playa-hate on other players. :grumpy:
You was one of us once. Stop hating. :D
What?
A young mod on the come-up. ;D
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Damn n00b mods thinking they can playa-hate on other players. :grumpy:
You was one of us once. Stop hating. :D
What?
A young mod on the come-up. ;D
Ah yeah.:D
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the Bosnian fans are classless! It'll be a good feeling to see their fans crying home tomorrow!
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i'd rather see arsenal win it...but i think chelsea have got it this year tbh
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the Bosnian fans are classless! It'll be a good feeling to see their fans crying home tomorrow!
Haris Medunjanin will play with Bosnia, so I'll support them. GO BOSNIA!! :banana_rock:
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the Bosnian fans are classless! It'll be a good feeling to see their fans crying home tomorrow!
Haris Medunjanin will play with Bosnia, so I'll support them. GO BOSNIA!! :banana_rock:
Not a chanceeeee
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the Bosnian fans are classless! It'll be a good feeling to see their fans crying home tomorrow!
Haris Medunjanin will play with Bosnia, so I'll support them. GO BOSNIA!! :banana_rock:
Not a chanceeeee
Let's hope you're wrong :P
Right now it looks like Ukraine and Egypt will miss the WC...
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^HAHA, no way. I don't think Bosnia is good enough to beat us by 2 goals. Even if they beat us 2-1, we advance.
Wow at Ukraine losing at home right now.
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^HAHA, no way. I don't think Bosnia is good enough to beat us by 2 goals. Even if they beat us 2-1, we advance.
Wow at Ukraine losing at home right now.
it's fucking greece... i know they became european champions a few years ago, but greece is and has always been a c-country. ukraine being a b-country, haha
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Egypt is out. Algeria goes to South-Africa.
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^HAHA, no way. I don't think Bosnia is good enough to beat us by 2 goals. Even if they beat us 2-1, we advance.
Wow at Ukraine losing at home right now.
it's fucking greece... i know they became european champions a few years ago, but greece is and has always been a c-country. ukraine being a b-country, haha
Ya, Ukraine should have went through. Especially at home
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Wow, Ireland 1-0 up. 8)
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Ireland are holding their own in this match. They've had the much better chances.
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Portugal goes tru...
Slovenia beats Russia!! kinda crazy,, *The norwegian ref made a big mistake on the red card...!!!
France Vs Irland is for me O^Shea Vs Evra, and even thought Evra is proble the most stabile player in the united squad i always rute for the underdogs,,, lets see what extra time brings..
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WOW, crazy handball by Henry... thats shouldent be a goal at all..
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WOW, crazy handball by Henry... thats shouldent be a goal at all..
Sickening. Ireland have been absolutley robbed. Obviously the fact that they only need 1 is still there, but now they can't go to a penalty shoot-out. Ireland have been fantastic defensively and it looks like they are going out to a lucky piece of shit goal.
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WOW, crazy handball by Henry... thats shouldent be a goal at all..
Sickening. Ireland have been absolutley robbed. Obviously the fact that they only need 1 is still there, but now they can't go to a penalty shoot-out. Ireland have been fantastic defensively and it looks like they are going out to a lucky piece of shit goal.
And France goes to the World Cup after cheating.. i hate when these things happens..
Fuck it, we need video refs...
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WOW, crazy handball by Henry... thats shouldent be a goal at all..
Sickening. Ireland have been absolutley robbed. Obviously the fact that they only need 1 is still there, but now they can't go to a penalty shoot-out. Ireland have been fantastic defensively and it looks like they are going out to a lucky piece of shit goal.
And France goes to the World Cup after cheating.. i hate when these things happens..
Fuck it, we need video refs...
Indeed, but only for circumstances like that and whether the ball is over the line. I really don't think that would slow the game down that much.
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the Bosnian fans are classless! It'll be a good feeling to see their fans crying home tomorrow!
:'(
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Egypt is out. Algeria goes to South-Africa.
I wish Egypt had won ... these fuckin foreigners are celebrating in the French streets like they won it all :-X
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the Bosnian fans are classless! It'll be a good feeling to see their fans crying home tomorrow!
:'(
LOL it's only the truth my man. What they did at the airport to the Portuguese team was 100% classless and then the shenanigans today at the game with the throwing stuff on the field was extra classless. Great feeling to eliminate them.
We go through! (without Ronaldo playing in this playoff)
8)
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Egypt is out. Algeria goes to South-Africa.
I wish Egypt had won ... these fuckin foreigners are celebrating in the French streets like they won it all :-X
That's why I'm somewhat glad Turkey and Morocco didn't make it, lol.
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the Bosnian fans are classless! It'll be a good feeling to see their fans crying home tomorrow!
:'(
LOL it's only the truth my man. What they did at the airport to the Portuguese team was 100% classless and then the shenanigans today at the game with the throwing stuff on the field was extra classless. Great feeling to eliminate them.
We go through! (without Ronaldo playing in this playoff)
8)
im with portugal, what happened at the airport ??? seen the game could of done better but we still got the win. go portugal 8)
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^ apparently fans began spitting, yelling and throwing things at the Portuguese players as they arrived
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Egypt is out. Algeria goes to South-Africa.
WTF? They won the Africa Cup
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The Portuguese are fucking faggots and the French are cheats - and thanks to FIFA they are both at the World Cup. Ireland would have brought a lot more fans than France to South Africa and the huge respect I had for Henry has now gone.
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The Portuguese are fucking faggots and the French are cheats - and thanks to FIFA they are both at the World Cup. Ireland would have brought a lot more fans than France to South Africa and the huge respect I had for Henry has now gone.
and what did we do to warrant that? besides beating Bosnia, fair and square, clearly being the better team with a 2-0 aggregate win and no controversial moments in either game whatsoever ::)
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The only reason Ireland and some others average teams can keep it up is Raymond Domenech which is easily the worst coach in history ... when you have players like Benzema, Malouda , Mexes , Trezeguet , Vieira not seeing any minutes or not even part of the selection , there is definetely something wrong .. ( plus no game plan , weak substitutions)
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The only reason Ireland and some others average teams can keep it up is Raymond Domenech which is easily the worst coach in history ... when you have players like Benzema, Malouda , Mexes , Trezeguet , Vieira not seeing any minutes or not even part of the selection , there is definetely something wrong .. ( plus no game plan , weak substitutions)
that is horrible..but our coach is sadly just as bad :'(
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The only reason Ireland and some others average teams can keep it up is Raymond Domenech which is easily the worst coach in history ... when you have players like Benzema, Malouda , Mexes , Trezeguet , Vieira not seeing any minutes or not even part of the selection , there is definetely something wrong .. ( plus no game plan , weak substitutions)
that is horrible..but our coach is sadly just as bad :'(
yeah, Portugal shouldn't need to go through the "playoffs" to qualify aswell ... I mean this current French team even with a great coach wouldn't be as great as we're used to be in the Zidane era by any stretch of iimagination and can't fuck with Spain, Brazil or England but we still should be a top 5 European team ... what we are clearly not
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The only reason Ireland and some others average teams can keep it up is Raymond Domenech which is easily the worst coach in history ... when you have players like Benzema, Malouda , Mexes , Trezeguet , Vieira not seeing any minutes or not even part of the selection , there is definetely something wrong .. ( plus no game plan , weak substitutions)
that is horrible..but our coach is sadly just as bad :'(
yeah, Portugal shouldn't need to go through the "playoffs" to qualify aswell ... I mean this current French team even with a great coach wouldn't be as great as we're used to be in the Zidane era by any stretch of iimagination and can't fuck with Spain, Brazil or England but we still should be a top 5 European team ... what we are clearly not
We certainly shouldn't. The coach is a joke and also makes joke selections. The team is banged up right now but prior to all the injuries, calling up players like Manuel Fernandes and Luis Boa Morte was a JOKE.
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1-0 to United. Awesome goal by Fletcher. 8)
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1-0 to United. Awesome goal by Fletcher. 8)
Yeah definetly!! More goals coming in the 2nd half, I know.... 8)
UNITED!!! 8)
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I've just got back from seeing us get dicked by Chelsea. Didn't really expect anything out of the game, just a good sing-song with our away massive.
Chelsea's fans are pathetic; worse than Arsenal's even. Nice stadium complex they've built tho.
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I've just got back from seeing us get dicked by Chelsea. Didn't really expect anything out of the game, just a good sing-song with our away massive.
Chelsea's fans are pathetic; worse than Arsenal's even. Nice stadium complex they've built tho.
I was going to put a tenner on Chelsea to win 4-0 this morning but I bottled it, gutted now. If only ay.
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I've just got back from seeing us get dicked by Chelsea. Didn't really expect anything out of the game, just a good sing-song with our away massive.
Chelsea's fans are pathetic; worse than Arsenal's even. Nice stadium complex they've built tho.
There home support is pretty pathetic, we were out singing them the other week even when they were winning.
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Got damn,,,,,!!! Totenham 9 - 1 Wigan....
Defoe whit 5 goals,, Lennon played amazing at the wing.. Sick freekick by Bentley...
it was 1-0 at halftime,, second half has to be some of the most amaing 45 minutes i ever seen in fotball...
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Got damn,,,,,!!! Totenham 9 - 1 Wigan....
Defoe whit 5 goals,, Lennon played amazing at the wing.. Sick freekick by Bentley...
it was 1-0 at halftime,, second half has to be some of the most amaing 45 minutes i ever seen in fotball...
What a day, what a team.. and Wigans goal should have been disallowed for handball. ;D ;D
Premier League Team of the round:
Gomes
Corluka Woodgate Dawson Ekotto
Lennon Palacios Huddlestone Kranjcar
Defoe Crouch
;) :D
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Can't believe we couldn't get the ball past Fulop. Gutted, really.
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Got damn,,,,,!!! Totenham 9 - 1 Wigan....
Defoe whit 5 goals,, Lennon played amazing at the wing.. Sick freekick by Bentley...
it was 1-0 at halftime,, second half has to be some of the most amaing 45 minutes i ever seen in fotball...
What a day, what a team.. and Wigans goal should have been disallowed for handball. ;D ;D
Premier League Team of the round:
Gomes
Corluka Woodgate Dawson Ekotto
Lennon Palacios Huddlestone Kranjcar
Defoe Crouch
;) :D
We Are Tottenham, Super Tottenham, We Are Tottenham, From The Lane... ;D ;D :D :D :) :)
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I've just got back from seeing us get dicked by Chelsea. Didn't really expect anything out of the game, just a good sing-song with our away massive.
Chelsea's fans are pathetic; worse than Arsenal's even. Nice stadium complex they've built tho.
There home support is pretty pathetic, we were out singing them the other week even when they were winning.
The only time I've ever heard Celtic outsung was on a rare occasion losing to Rangers and that's including games against Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool.
Can't speak for Wolves though. ;D
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Man, what a frustrating match against Besiktas :-X
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Man, what a frustrating match against Besiktas :-X
Whoa, I didn't watch this. Sure we lost. A bit annoying our undefeated run at OT in Europe was bought to an end by Besiktas, and not by a bigger club. Fergie really needs to put a stronger team out next time. Finishing top of the group is vital. I don't want to be playing bigger teams in the next round. Though saying that, all the big teams seem to be struggling. We're through and that's what matters really.
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I've just got back from seeing us get dicked by Chelsea. Didn't really expect anything out of the game, just a good sing-song with our away massive.
Chelsea's fans are pathetic; worse than Arsenal's even. Nice stadium complex they've built tho.
There home support is pretty pathetic, we were out singing them the other week even when they were winning.
The only time I've ever heard Celtic outsung was on a rare occasion losing to Rangers and that's including games against Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool.
Can't speak for Wolves though. ;D
WHAT?? haha i try and go to Celtic park at least once a season and every time they are a quiet bunch.........Best fans in the world though eh ;)
60 thousand boring bastards.............. :D
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what a day for football tmw
everton v liverpool
arsenal v chelsea
barca v real madrid
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what a day for football tmw
everton v liverpool
arsenal v chelsea
barca v real madrid
yeah no doubt!!
and props to Wazza for his hattrick, last one he made was in 2006 against bolton.
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I've just got back from seeing us get dicked by Chelsea. Didn't really expect anything out of the game, just a good sing-song with our away massive.
Chelsea's fans are pathetic; worse than Arsenal's even. Nice stadium complex they've built tho.
There home support is pretty pathetic, we were out singing them the other week even when they were winning.
The only time I've ever heard Celtic outsung was on a rare occasion losing to Rangers and that's including games against Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool.
Can't speak for Wolves though. ;D
WHAT?? haha i try and go to Celtic park at least once a season and every time they are a quiet bunch.........Best fans in the world though eh ;)
60 thousand boring bastards.............. :D
Shite.
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what a day for football tmw
everton v liverpool
arsenal v chelsea
barca v real madrid
yeah no doubt!!
and props to Wazza for his hattrick, last one he made was in 2006 against bolton.
All props to Rooney, but he diddent play to well actualy.... The whole team played like crap first 45...
Second half mutch better and they controled it.. Good to see giggsy whit both goal and assist. Valencia was good to i think... Fletc, Carrick and Scholes diddent impress to mutch, and Evra played one of his worst games in the red shirt..
Anyways,, 1-4 s good result....
Lets hope Arsenal takes Chealsa down today even if i doubt it,,,
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Daily round-up:
Chelsea 0WNED Arsenal.
Barca pretty much owned Real, but could have gone both ways still.. surely nobody can deny Messi as best Football player alive?
Class of his own.
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Barca was far from owning Real. If Ronaldo hadn't fucked up a 100% chance things would be different. Real was just in the momentum and Barca was nowhere to be seen for about 20 minutes and then Ronaldo didn't score and things changed. Plus Higuain and Benzema both had like 95% chance once but didn't score (yes I know, same with Barca with Messi, Abidal and Pique). Draw would be the fair result.
BTW Pepe and Marcelo suck horse cock. How the fuck do you let Ibra completely alone, fucking retards
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milan - 7
juventus - 8
we still on top 8)
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Congrats to Messi for winning Ballon d'Or 8)
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Congrats to Messi for winning Ballon d'Or 8)
Fully deserved.
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Congrats to Messi for winning Ballon d'Or 8)
Fully deserved.
Indeed.
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Both of Darren Gibson's goals = 8)
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Oh shut up. >:(
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Both of Darren Gibson's goals = 8)
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LOL, hows this for a shocking miss:
http://uk.video.yahoo.com/watch/6535094/16964012
But you cant deny the goal he scores is an absolute screamer!
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LOL, hows this for a shocking miss:
http://uk.video.yahoo.com/watch/6535094/16964012
But you cant deny the goal he scores is an absolute screamer!
:laugh:
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AZ part company with Ronald Koeman
5 december 2009
ALKMAAR- Ronald Koeman has left AZ with immediate effect. Koeman has reached an amicable agreement with the club over the termination of his contract, following a board meeting.
The search for a new manager has already started and while that continues the assistant coaches will take charge of the team on a temporary basis. AZ also part company with assistant coach Tonny Bruins Slot.
Dutch Super Cup
Ronald Koeman had been in charge of AZ since 12 June. The Alkmaar outfit won the Dutch Super Cup but failed to qualify for the next round of the Champions League. AZ are currently lying sixth in the Dutch league. Koeman’s contract with AZ was to expire in the summer of 2011.
;D :D 8)
FINALLY!
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Milijas scored a fucking screamer yesterday 8) 8) 8)
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Koeman is weg. Ik heb er een biertje op gedronken.
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AZ part company with Ronald Koeman
5 december 2009
ALKMAAR- Ronald Koeman has left AZ with immediate effect. Koeman has reached an amicable agreement with the club over the termination of his contract, following a board meeting.
The search for a new manager has already started and while that continues the assistant coaches will take charge of the team on a temporary basis. AZ also part company with assistant coach Tonny Bruins Slot.
Dutch Super Cup
Ronald Koeman had been in charge of AZ since 12 June. The Alkmaar outfit won the Dutch Super Cup but failed to qualify for the next round of the Champions League. AZ are currently lying sixth in the Dutch league. Koeman’s contract with AZ was to expire in the summer of 2011.
;D :D 8)
FINALLY!
damn case of getting punished for over-achieving if ever i heard one ;D
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I had a great day out at White Hart Lane today ;D
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And Villa had a nice day out at Old Trafford. >:(
At least Everton did us a favour though. 8)
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:raisetheroof:
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:raisetheroof:
Nice one. As much as I love Rafa being there, he has got to go now. I know I keep going on about this, but it's now definitely time.
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And Villa had a nice day out at Old Trafford. >:(
At least Everton did us a favour though. 8)
True, but we didnt take advantage and ended up the day 1 point further behind than when we started.
:raisetheroof:
Nice one. As much as I love Rafa being there, he has got to go now. I know I keep going on about this, but it's now definitely time.
Rafa must never leave !
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Rafa must never leave !
This ;D
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KRAP
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I had a great day out at White Hart Lane today ;D
>:( :grumpy: :grumpy: >:(
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I had a great day out at White Hart Lane today ;D
>:( :grumpy: :grumpy: >:(
:laugh:
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I had a great day out at White Hart Lane today ;D
>:( :grumpy: :grumpy: >:(
:laugh:
(http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/931/actionsmiley060.gif)
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Damn, Rafa should have went to Bayern a few weeks back when they sucked. Now he will be unemployed for a while.
Plus, my Liverpool niggas, replacing Rafa with Klinsmann is a horrible idea, just sayin. Klinsmann is so bad.
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I had a great day out at White Hart Lane today ;D
>:( :grumpy: :grumpy: >:(
:laugh:
(http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/931/actionsmiley060.gif)
Lulz
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Ciro Ferrara is a looser...fuck off from Juve
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I had a great day out at White Hart Lane today ;D
>:( :grumpy: :grumpy: >:(
:laugh:
(http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/931/actionsmiley060.gif)
Lulz
We doubled up on Aaron Lennon which made it difficult for Spurs, but Kranjcar still had a decent chance he should've buried from a great move down the right.
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^^ Word, ironically, Lennon & Kranjcar single-handedly buried City yesterday.. top notch performances from both wingers. 8)
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^^ Word, ironically, Lennon & Kranjcar single-handedly buried City yesterday.. top notch performances from both wingers. 8)
Damn, Lennon would be beastin if he could play like this all the time, he's too inconsistent...I like him though.
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^^ Word, ironically, Lennon & Kranjcar single-handedly buried City yesterday.. top notch performances from both wingers. 8)
Damn, Lennon would be beastin if he could play like this all the time, he's too inconsistent...I like him though.
No wonder he can't do that, smart managers makes sure to double up on Lennon, and some times even tripling up. :D
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^^ Word, ironically, Lennon & Kranjcar single-handedly buried City yesterday.. top notch performances from both wingers. 8)
Damn, Lennon would be beastin if he could play like this all the time, he's too inconsistent...I like him though.
No wonder he can't do that, smart managers makes sure to double up on Lennon, and some times even tripling up. :D
We doubled up and cut off the supply to Lennon, meaning that Spurs often switched to the left and played through Benoit Assou-Ekotto who had a decent game. I don't blame him for smacking that fan, he was trying to win the game on his own almost.
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HAHA
'pool keeps losing 8)
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HAHA
'pool keeps losing 8)
Didn't know they was playing. Ahahahahahaha. In Rafa we trust. 8)
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Fulham are beasts.
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Fulham are beasts.
>:(
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Fulham are beasts.
>:(
That match was hard to watch...terrible game :-X
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Easy 3-0
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Fulham are beasts.
>:(
That match was hard to watch...terrible game :-X
united's injury list is laughable. arsenal to win the league.
what does everyone think of Mark Hughes getting fired? personally, i think they should've kept him until the end of the season, they're sixth in the league and are bound to get a Europa League spot. whats wrong with that? Champions League in the first year is unrealistic, regardless of how much they've spent. if anything, firing Hughes will do more harm than good. at least in the short term, i bet they lose their next few games.
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what does everyone think of Mark Hughes getting fired? personally, i think they should've kept him until the end of the season, they're sixth in the league and are bound to get a Europa League spot. whats wrong with that? Champions League in the first year is unrealistic, regardless of how much they've spent. if anything, firing Hughes will do more harm than good. at least in the short term, i bet they lose their next few games.
I was quite surprised. Seems like Hughes had the City ship on the right course.
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what does everyone think of Mark Hughes getting fired? personally, i think they should've kept him until the end of the season, they're sixth in the league and are bound to get a Europa League spot. whats wrong with that? Champions League in the first year is unrealistic, regardless of how much they've spent. if anything, firing Hughes will do more harm than good. at least in the short term, i bet they lose their next few games.
I was quite surprised. Seems like Hughes had the City ship on the right course.
Shocking result for us, i know we have severe injuries in defence but we should be doing better. Its just fortunate chelsea drew today.
As for Hughes it was only a matter of time, he was already in charge when the owners took over so technically he isnt "there man". There obviously going to spend big in jan so more than likely didnt want him doing it.
He was doing an ok job but no doubt the owners probably had unrealistic expectations.
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what does everyone think of Mark Hughes getting fired? personally, i think they should've kept him until the end of the season, they're sixth in the league and are bound to get a Europa League spot. whats wrong with that? Champions League in the first year is unrealistic, regardless of how much they've spent. if anything, firing Hughes will do more harm than good. at least in the short term, i bet they lose their next few games.
I was quite surprised. Seems like Hughes had the City ship on the right course.
Shocking result for us, i know we have severe injuries in defence but we should be doing better. Its just fortunate chelsea drew today.
As for Hughes it was only a matter of time, he was already in charge when the owners took over so technically he isnt "there man". There obviously going to spend big in jan so more than likely didnt want him doing it.
He was doing an ok job but no doubt the owners probably had unrealistic expectations.
of course they have unrealistic expectations. look at Chelsea. how many managers have they had since the Russian took over?
ps. "their"
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Letting a manager spend that amount of money in the summer and then not even giving him 6 months to turn them in to a team is a clear indication of how fucked up the EPL is these days.
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Letting a manager spend that amount of money in the summer and then not even giving him 6 months to turn them in to a team is a clear indication of how fucked up the EPL is these days.
very true
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Champions League in the first year is unrealistic
it was Hughes's second season, first year he finished 10th, didn't qualify for Europe or win any trophies. Even now City are 12 points behind the leaders in a season where no1 has been consistent at the top. 7 league wins after nearly half a season is poor, when you consider that 5 teams have already comfortably reached double figures in league wins.
His transfers have been poor too, particularly in defense. Apart from Given & Bellamy no-one has justified their transfers. Toure fell off years ago, whilst Lescott is just a decent defender more known for being a goalscoring defender then a top quality defender. Bridge has played shit too. If it wasn't for Given(who has been the top GK this season in prem) City wouldn't be in the top 10.
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mancini will do a better job no doubt 8)
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mancini will do a better job no doubt 8)
Yep ;D
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good debut for mancini 8)
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bah serves hughes right how many managers have chelsea been through since ambravich came in....did he really think it would be anny different at city
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what does everyone think of Mark Hughes getting fired? personally, i think they should've kept him until the end of the season, they're sixth in the league and are bound to get a Europa League spot. whats wrong with that? Champions League in the first year is unrealistic, regardless of how much they've spent. if anything, firing Hughes will do more harm than good. at least in the short term, i bet they lose their next few games.
I was quite surprised. Seems like Hughes had the City ship on the right course.
Shocking result for us, i know we have severe injuries in defence but we should be doing better. Its just fortunate chelsea drew today.
As for Hughes it was only a matter of time, he was already in charge when the owners took over so technically he isnt "there man". There obviously going to spend big in jan so more than likely didnt want him doing it.
He was doing an ok job but no doubt the owners probably had unrealistic expectations.
of course they have unrealistic expectations. look at Chelsea. how many managers have they had since the Russian took over?
ps. "their"
lol im terrible when it comes to spelling and using the correct "there".
Need to win today as Chelsea dropped points yesterday.
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Fulham are beasts.
>:(
That match was hard to watch...terrible game :-X
united's injury list is laughable. arsenal to win the league.
Everton's
Jagielka
Yobo
Phil Neville
Arteta
Anichebe
Distin
Rodwell
Gosling
Just coming back from injury
Yakubu
Osman
Vaughan
Baines
Bilyaletadinov
Nobody can complain about injurys this season when compared to that list.
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at least our injury problems seem to be clearing up somewhat
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The king is gone; long live the king. Manchester City supporters may have liked Mark Hughes, but they love their club. They sang Roberto Mancini’s name last night as the new manager chalked up another victory and another clean sheet and then set his sights on competing for the Barclays Premier League title.
A fine individual performance from the recalled Craig Bellamy, and two goals from Carlos Tévez, allowed City to move level on points with Aston Villa immediately beneath the top four. But this was City’s first away win and, perhaps more tellingly for an Italian manager looking to import his title-winning habits, their first back-to-back clean sheets since August.
Bellamy certainly appeared impressed. “Personally, I had great affection for Mark Hughes, but that’s the nature of football,” he said. “If I want to carry on at Manchester City, I need to keep producing performances at a very high level. This club is going places and I want to be a part of it.”
Wolverhampton Wanderers, after a tough run in which they have also faced Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea and Arsenal, remain above the relegation zone knowing that they played well in the opening half before the class of a £200 million squad capitalised on their breaks. Wolves still have more than enough to retain their Premier League status, however. Their next two league games, against West Ham United and Wigan Athletic, will be crucial as they look to build on three victories in their past six games.
Mancini, needing his blue-and-white scarf in subzero temperatures last night, says he has only worked with his defence for four days, but getting Kolo Touré to preside over clean sheets in successive matches suggests City may have hired a miracle worker. Wolves made the City back line look jittery, particularly when Kevin Doyle got at them, but Touré, in his last game before leaving for the African Cup of Nations with Ivory Coast, and Vincent Kompany just about did enough to earn the blank.
As in Saturday’s 2-0 win over Stoke City, Gareth Barry and Nigel de Jong sat in more than was their custom under the previous manager, while the full backs, Micah Richards and Pablo Zabaleta, ventured forward only if they knew they had cover. Javier Garrido, on as a substitute, was granted licence to take the free kick late on that saw off Wolves’ spirited challenge. But it was Bellamy, working in tandem with Tévez, who gave City the cutting edge that proved the difference between the teams.
If City are title contenders, then Wolves should consider themselves worthy of a mid-table finish. Notwithstanding their 2-0 defeat away to Liverpool 48 hours earlier, Mick McCarthy’s team looked refreshed. Perhaps their manager will only receive half the abuse for making a mere five changes to his outfield selection. But, just as at Old Trafford, when his reserves — sorry, make that his squad alternatives — lasted for half an hour before conceding a goal, they were again undone after suggesting they could conquer superior opponents.
Against Arsenal last month, Wolves had been the better side for half an hour before caving in once the first goal went in. Since then, however, McCarthy’s team have won three games and gained the corresponding selfbelief. Playing off the totem pole that is Chris Iwelumo, Andrew Surman could not quite keep his shot down from a promising knockdown. Then Karl Henry sent in a grass-cutter that Shay Given saved on his line.
Having survived such an opening, however, City started making their penetration count, with Bellamy to the fore. His dummy allowed him to spin away from Jody Craddock on the left and when Christophe Berra failed to get tight enough, Tévez scythed in his seventh goal in seven games via a deflection off his would-be marker.
City withstood more pressure from Wolves early in the second half and extended their lead when they benefited from a close offside call.
Bellamy was shown to be the offender in the build-up before a clearance fell for Barry to race forward and draw the foul from Michael Mancienne on the edge of the penalty area. Salt was rubbed into Wolves’ wounds when Garrido scored with a brilliant free kick, curled around the wall and into the bottom corner of the net.
Tévez then chipped wide when clean through but made amends when fed by Robinho, donning his gloves for the final freezing minutes. Tévez manoeuvred sufficient space to guide home his twelfth goal of the season.
Mancini maintains that he needs one of his big men — he referred to Benjani Mwaruwari and Roque Santa Cruz rather than Emmanuel Adebayor, who will be in Angola for January — fit to offer the option of playing a target man for Bellamy and Tévez to feed off. “If we don’t pass too long and play a shorter-passing game,” he said, “I think we can arrive in the top four.” Or better.
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Great performance last night
Mancini is the man 8)
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Great performance last night
Mancini is the man 8)
Im not sure that citys owners think he is the man judging by the talk of him been nothing more than a stop gap till the summer.
He has started well though but it has been a pretty easy couple of games to start with, i would have expected city to beat both Stoke and Wolves if Hughes had still been in charge.
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Great performance last night
Mancini is the man 8)
Im not sure that citys owners think he is the man judging by the talk of him been nothing more than a stop gap till the summer.
He has started well though but it has been a pretty easy couple of games to start with, i would have expected city to beat both Stoke and Wolves if Hughes had still been in charge.
which coach they are waiting in the summer ?
i've heard that mancini's contract is something like 6 months + 3 years if the city will be in champions league next year
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Great performance last night
Mancini is the man 8)
Im not sure that citys owners think he is the man judging by the talk of him been nothing more than a stop gap till the summer.
He has started well though but it has been a pretty easy couple of games to start with, i would have expected city to beat both Stoke and Wolves if Hughes had still been in charge.
So The Sun newspaper and other shite like that, know what our owner wants and see him as a stop gap ::)
All the media are shittin it that we might gate crash the SKY 4
The start of the Wolves game we were pretty shit, then Mancini changed the formation and we looked much better. Hughes would have just kept it the same
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Great performance last night
Mancini is the man 8)
Im not sure that citys owners think he is the man judging by the talk of him been nothing more than a stop gap till the summer.
He has started well though but it has been a pretty easy couple of games to start with, i would have expected city to beat both Stoke and Wolves if Hughes had still been in charge.
So The Sun newspaper and other shite like that, know what our owner wants and see him as a stop gap ::)
All the media are shittin it that we might gate crash the SKY 4
The start of the Wolves game we were pretty shit, then Mancini changed the formation and we looked much better. Hughes would have just kept it the same
Yeah, we passed the ball around well but we had no cutting edge. Even without the soft refereeing decisions, I think Tevez and Bellamy would've destroyed us anyway. I think a better team than us will show you up this season, unless you sort that defence out.
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Great performance last night
Mancini is the man 8)
Im not sure that citys owners think he is the man judging by the talk of him been nothing more than a stop gap till the summer.
He has started well though but it has been a pretty easy couple of games to start with, i would have expected city to beat both Stoke and Wolves if Hughes had still been in charge.
So The Sun newspaper and other shite like that, know what our owner wants and see him as a stop gap ::)
All the media are shittin it that we might gate crash the SKY 4
The start of the Wolves game we were pretty shit, then Mancini changed the formation and we looked much better. Hughes would have just kept it the same
Yeah, we passed the ball around well but we had no cutting edge. Even without the soft refereeing decisions, I think Tevez and Bellamy would've destroyed us anyway. I think a better team than us will show you up this season, unless you sort that defence out.
Show us up???
Bin beat twice this season mate
And maybe you can tell me why the Wolves fans were singin to us 'Where were u when u were shit'??
We had 28 thousand in Div 2 lol
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Great performance last night
Mancini is the man 8)
Im not sure that citys owners think he is the man judging by the talk of him been nothing more than a stop gap till the summer.
He has started well though but it has been a pretty easy couple of games to start with, i would have expected city to beat both Stoke and Wolves if Hughes had still been in charge.
So The Sun newspaper and other shite like that, know what our owner wants and see him as a stop gap ::)
All the media are shittin it that we might gate crash the SKY 4
The start of the Wolves game we were pretty shit, then Mancini changed the formation and we looked much better. Hughes would have just kept it the same
Yeah, we passed the ball around well but we had no cutting edge. Even without the soft refereeing decisions, I think Tevez and Bellamy would've destroyed us anyway. I think a better team than us will show you up this season, unless you sort that defence out.
Show us up???
Bin beat twice this season mate
And maybe you can tell me why the Wolves fans were singin to us 'Where were u when u were shit'??
We had 28 thousand in Div 2 lol
I didn't join in with those chants, I'm fully aware of your attendances in the lower leagues. I also didn't join in the Sheep Shagger chants, given that we have three welsh internationals at our club.
But read what I put again; a newly promoted team like us was able to create openings against you in both games until your £30m attackers started showing their class. A team with a decent attacking force (like Spurs) will put you to the sword UNLESS you spend that Arab money and get some decent defenders in.
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Great performance last night
Mancini is the man 8)
Im not sure that citys owners think he is the man judging by the talk of him been nothing more than a stop gap till the summer.
He has started well though but it has been a pretty easy couple of games to start with, i would have expected city to beat both Stoke and Wolves if Hughes had still been in charge.
So The Sun newspaper and other shite like that, know what our owner wants and see him as a stop gap ::)
All the media are shittin it that we might gate crash the SKY 4
The start of the Wolves game we were pretty shit, then Mancini changed the formation and we looked much better. Hughes would have just kept it the same
Im not one to believe what the papers say but Hiddinks agent did come out and say he was contacted and asked if he wanted the job which started all the rumours about Hughes position. No doubt they also went after Mourinho and if he became avaliable they would more than likely do it again.
As for the sky 4 i dont think anyone is against it getting mixed up, i for sure dont mind. Who ever finishes in the top 4 will finish there on merit.
I think city fans in general just need to get things in to perspective, only 4 months ago adebayor and hughes were the men. What exactly do you expect from them this season and next ?
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ALEX FERGUSON thinks Leeds could be back in the Premier League in a couple of years - and he will welcome them with open arms.
Manchester United and their old rivals renew hostilities when they meet at Old Trafford tomorrow for what promises to be a feisty FA Cup third-round tie.
And Fergie admits he has missed the fallen Yorkshire giants since they were relegated from the top flight back in 2004.
Simon Grayson has got Leeds back on track and hopes are high this War of the Roses could be back on the Premier League fixture list in the near future.
United boss Ferguson said: "I don't think they will be too far away from the Premier League in the next couple of years. They look to be an absolute certainty for the Championship next year.
"The motivation that is coming from the manager means they have a great chance of being in the Premier League in the next couple of years.
"I don't have to spell out what Leeds have meant to Manchester United over the years. It would be a fantastic, feisty occasion every time we have met.
"It always carried a degree of hostility which meant we had to tell the players to behave themselves on the pitch because there was no need to add to the problems off the pitch.
"Leeds are bringing 8,000 fans and it is going to be a busy day for the police and it will be a brilliant atmosphere.
"When we used to play Leeds, I used to enjoy the games. The atmosphere was always electric."
United are strong favourites to make light work of the runaway League One leaders but Fergie has been impressed by what he has seen of them.
He added: "I watched Leeds against Liverpool in the League Cup and they did really well.
"Simon Grayson has done a fantastic job. He has instilled great motivation in his team and they have not let him down."
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Another victory for mancini with the city yesterday 8)
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God damn I hope City crash n burn!
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God damn I hope City crash n burn!
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btw Africa Cup starts in 1 week 8)
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OMFG, losing to Leeds now. Our season is turning into a joke.
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God damn I hope City crash n burn!
Whatever
How good was that match at the swamp today hahahaha
Maybe the Carling cup is now more important for United hahaha
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OMFG, losing to Leeds now. Our season is turning into a joke.
Because Manchester United can win everything even without ronaldo :D
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Leeds United caused the biggest shock of the FA Cup third round so far with a 1-0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Jermaine Beckford, the Leeds striker, scored in the 19th minute for the League One leaders as United lost at this stage of the competition for the first time since losing to Bournemouth in 1984.
Beckford struck his fifth goal in three games and 20th of the season when he ran on to a 50-metre pass from Johnny Howson. The striker's poor first touch sent him wide but he managed to angle a shot past Wes Brown and goalkeeper Tomas Kuszczak.
It was the first time Sir Alex Ferguson had suffered defeat in the third round, the stage at which the top clubs enter the FA Cup, since he became Manchester United manager in 1986.
The 9,000 away fans went wild with delight at the end of a thrilling Cup tie which produced the first big shock of the round after a series of predictable results yesterday.
"It was a good long diagonal ball from Johnny Howson and nine times out of ten Jermaine finishes them off and that's what he did," Simon Grayson, the Leeds manager, said. "We gave ourselves an opportunity to go and win the game from there and with a bit of luck here and there we've hung on."
The margin of victory which could have been even greater if Beckford had scored after 78 minutes instead of dragging his shot just wide.
Robert Snodgrass smashed a 25-metre free kick against the United bar two minutes later before goalkeeper Casper Ankergren parried a goalbound effort from Wayne Rooney in stoppage time.
Michael Owen, Dimitar Berbatov and Rooney went close to equalising for Manchester United but Leeds, who needed a replay to get past non-League Kettering Town in the last round, hung on for a memorable victory - their first at Old Trafford since 1981.
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I'm shocked! We were bad! :-X
I'm getting lil bit frustrated with Berbatov, he did nothing today, in my opionion...
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Berbatov is a lazy git.
YORKSHIRE!! YORKSHIRE!! YORKSHIRE!!
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I'm shocked! We were bad! :-X
I'm getting lil bit frustrated with Berbatov, he did nothing today, in my opionion...
how much did u pay for him again?
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I'm shocked! We were bad! :-X
I'm getting lil bit frustrated with Berbatov, he did nothing today, in my opionion...
how much did u pay for him again?
Don't remind me about that :-[
Nah but fo real....I dont' really care about the money, I just want him to be more consistant...he has great skills and unbelievable first touch...but he is a striker, I want goals!!
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"Apart from the snowfall which smothered the Carling Cup semi‑final between Manchester's two clubs, 2010 has dawned to wildly contrasting fortunes for City and United. Sunday's 1-0 FA Cup humbling by Leeds was accompanied by reports that United's owners, the Florida‑based Glazer family, are trying again to refinance the £700m debts which their 2005 takeover has imposed on the club. For City, Saturday's 1-0 Cup victory at Middlesbrough has been followed by the solid news that Sheikh Mansour, City's Abu Dhabi owner, has personally invested £395m in the club since he took over 17 months ago, converting all of it into shares, not loans.
In simple terms, the lottery of English football clubs being companies up for sale on the open market has delivered a winning ticket to the Blues, not the Reds. Mansour has made an enormous financial investment in City, while the Glazers, since they bought United in their bitterly contested takeover, have given the club not one penny to spend. Quite the opposite; their ownership has drained the club of huge sums of money. In only three years up to 30 June 2008, the closing date of their most recent published accounts, United became liable to pay a staggering £263m in interest alone. Despite that, the capital lump sum which United owe to banks and hedge funds has actually snowballed by £159m, from £540m in 2005, to £699m in 2008.
That increase is accounted for partly by the very high interest charged on the £275m the Glazers borrowed from three hedge funds to buy United. When the entire debt was refinanced only 15 months later in August 2006, the hedge fund debt had risen by £79.1m, which included £13.2m for "early redemption". The refinancing paid that off, leaving United with £525m owed to banks and £138m owed to hedge funds. An estimated £29m was paid in professional fees then, principally to bankers, lawyers and accountants. Reports that the Glazers have appointed two banks,JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank, to seek refinancing again with bank bonds should be understood in that context: huge fees will be charged, there are likely to be early repayment premiums again on the £175m hedge fund debt United now owe, and the refinancing is likely to increase the total debt owed.
The Glazer family's spokesman refused to comment this week on those reports, and both JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank issued no comments. However, City sources indicated the reports are correct, and the refinancing is thought to be concentrating on the hedge fund debt, which is accumulating interest at 14.25%. The interest is rolling up: £38m interest was payable to the hedge funds in 2006-07; £23m in the year to June 2008; £25m to June 2009. By the time the capital is due for repayment, in August 2017, if it has not been refinanced and already paid off, the accumulated capital will have risen from an initial £138m borrowed from hedge funds, when the Glazers refinanced in August 2006, to £580m. That is in addition to the £524m of bank and other borrowings which United owed at June 2008.
The club and the Glazer family's spokesman have insisted that despite the interest payable, £69m in the year to 30 June 2008, which helped push United from an operating profit of £80m to a £43m loss, Sir Alex Ferguson has money to spend. Ferguson has maintained since the summer that he has not done so because United-calibre players are not available, and there is not "value in the market". He argues that players are overpriced, partly because of Mansour's intervention.
After United lost the Champions League final in May, Ferguson might have been expected to substantially strengthen his squad, but instead, Cristiano Ronaldo was sold to Real Madrid for £81m, and the manager signed only Antonio Valencia, for £17.5m from Wigan, Michael Owen, on a free transfer, and Gabriel Obertan, for £3m from Bordeaux. Whatever their protestations that money remains available, United's weakening through injury, occasional underperformance and Ferguson's dismissive approach to buying players means United are simply not carrying themselves as proud, cash-rich, Premier League champions with the Ronaldo money still in the bank. Time is surely running out for the argument that the debts – now, with interest, certainly more than £700m, vastly more than any other English club – are not financially constraining.
The Glazers have overseen a period of sustained success at Old Trafford, winning three Premier League titles and the Champions League in 2008, and Ferguson has always spoken supportively of their regime, which he finds easier to deal with than the regulated stock market-listed entity United were before. United insiders credit the Glazers with bringing in some of the roster of sponsors whose lucrative deals reflect the club's global presence and popularity. However, by far the largest proportion of United's record £257m turnover was still earned in the UK in 2007-08, and the largest proportion, £101.5m, came from match days at Old Trafford.
There, ticket prices have been increased significantly since the Glazers took over, a policy presented as a commercial virtue when they sought the refinancing in August 2006. Although United still boast awesome near-76,000 full houses for Premier League matches, and 74,526 witnessed the Leeds crash on Sunday, tickets do now remain on sale for most matches. United's spokesman, Phil Townsend, confirmed this week that bookings of corporate hospitality packages are down in the recession, and a third-round FA Cup exit will not have been in Ferguson's plan for the season or the Glazers' financial projections.
Stories have seeped out of United this season about rounds of quite meagre cuts, and Townsend acknowledged that the club has indeed been looking to cut costs. Twelve staff have been made redundant recently, he said, although he pointed out that this was from around 550 people employed in various departments.
"Like all other businesses in the current financial climate we have been looking to keep costs down," he said. "The demand for match-by-match corporate hospitality packages has gone down, depending on the fixture, but our 55,000 season tickets are sold out. We present a stable business model, the interest payments are serviced from the operating profit, and the club has said there is money for the manager to spend."
It is difficult to decipher how far the Glazers' own fortunes have been affected by the economic downturn, because they operate principally as private investors in the US. The family's charitable foundation says of Malcolm Glazer on its website that he "owns, has owned or has been the largest shareholder" of companies including Harley Davidson, Formica, Tonka, and Omega Protein, but some of those interests were sold off several years ago. The US property industry, in which the Glazers are significant investors, particularly in shopping malls, via their First Allied Corporation, is one of the sectors most pulverised by the economic typhoon.
The family's NFL franchise, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, enjoyed sustained success under the Glazers, winning the 2003 Super Bowl, yet have just concluded a miserable season, finishing bottom of their division with three wins from 16 games. Media reports, never denied, consistently said the Bucs were spending $30m (£19m) less than the permitted $100m under the NFL salary cap; the system allows franchise owners to take surplus money out for themselves. In January last year, the Glazers replaced the veteran, Super Bowl-winning coach Jon Gruden with Raheem Morris, who at 32 was the youngest coach in the NFL. The Glazers are still hailing that as a "bold decision", but the series of defeats have led to profound disillusionment among Bucs fans, who have also endured ticket price rises, and crowds at the Tampa Bay stadium have declined.
With a United squad looking suddenly threadbare, and a vintage manager due for retirement himself before too long, United supporters cannot help but see parallels between Stretford and Florida. Duncan Drasdo, chair of the Manchester United Supporters Trust, said this week: "We warned from the beginning that the Glazer takeover would saddle the club with huge debts and now we can see them biting. If it were a race, then United are dragging their owners behind them like a tractor, while City's owners are providing rocket fuel."
Before the Glazers arrived in 2005, nobody could have foreseen this bizarre reversal in Manchester. United, then the world's richest club, are lurching into the new decade with punishing debts, while City, of all clubs, are being roundly criticised after the sacking of their manager for being too ruthless, driven and improbably rich."
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Im going to Old Trafford Januray 27 to see United crush the last bit of hope City had of winning a title this year. Gonna be lovley.
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(http://haroon247.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/shefio.jpg)
LOL
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Im going to Old Trafford Januray 27 to see United crush the last bit of hope City had of winning a title this year. Gonna be lovley.
Where u from I wonder????
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Im going to Old Trafford Januray 27 to see United crush the last bit of hope City had of winning a title this year. Gonna be lovley.
Where u from I wonder????
Norway. Because my english is not that good?
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Im going to Old Trafford Januray 27 to see United crush the last bit of hope City had of winning a title this year. Gonna be lovley.
Where u from I wonder????
Norway. Because my english is not that good?
No, because like u
Most United fans aint from Manchester
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Im going to Old Trafford Januray 27 to see United crush the last bit of hope City had of winning a title this year. Gonna be lovley.
Where u from I wonder????
Norway. Because my english is not that good?
No, because like u
Most United fans aint from Manchester
True, and im not going to try to defend that. I was to young to decide when my father decided for me, but then again, he aint from England ether.
I have a favoirite team whitch is Machester United but i love all football and the best football is played in England. What tipped me over when i was old enought to realy choose by myself was Eric Cantona and he is still today the main reason i suport United, And Ole Gunne Solskjær off course, since he nowregian.
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Im going to Old Trafford Januray 27 to see United crush the last bit of hope City had of winning a title this year. Gonna be lovley.
Where u from I wonder????
Norway. Because my english is not that good?
No, because like u
Most United fans aint from Manchester
and most city fans are form stockport, blah blah blah. We could do this all day lol.
I see Manchini is confident saying the 33 year banner on the stretty will have to be taken down this year.
As for the Glazer story, everyone knew from the day they took over that the club was fucked thats why the demostrations were so strong. Unlike Liverpool who welcomed Gillete and Hicks thinking it guaranteed success. It just shows how well we have done in winning the league, EC, league cup etc since they took over, the only good thing is the club is valued at over a billion pound so it outweighs the debt.
I'm shocked! We were bad! :-X
I'm getting lil bit frustrated with Berbatov, he did nothing today, in my opionion...
In not one to get on the back of players representing united but Ferguson needs to cut his losses with Berbatov, i sit there each week and watch him do one good thing per game usually a piece of amazing skill but that skill is pointless if it doesnt lead to anything. He is not contributing anything in terms of goals or assists, it worried me that Fergie said that basically Rooney and Owen are in competition to partner Berbatov. Its as if he has been given a free pass, personally i think we are weak up front (and the wings) but id rather see players who put the effort in and fail than one who has undoubted quality but wastes it. The amount of times he gives the ball away and lectures the person he was passing it to is ridiculous. One thing that sums it up was that he was asked how many times united had won the league, bare in mind that a big thing was made of united equalling liverpool with 18 championships. Berbatov didnt even know this, he ummmed and arrred before saying 20. When you compare him to Evra who has immersed himself in the history of the club and gives a 100% every week its ridiculous.
OMFG, losing to Leeds now. Our season is turning into a joke.
Losing to Leeds was pretty much inexcusable, even with the fact that 6 players who started were 22 or under we should still have had more than enough to beat them. They out fought and out played and we would have been lucky to get a result.
I dont see us winning anything this year, as we are far too inconsistant, like previously said we are weak up front, out wide and due to injuries at the moment in defence. It just shows the poor standard of the league that we still have a chance of winning the league due to the other clubs not been any better. The winner of the league this year will prob be the best of a bad bunch !
I can see us maybe getting past Milan in the EC but we wont win it and depending on the team Fergie puts out against City will play a huge part of whether we get to the league cup final. Even if we did i wouldnt be suprised if Villa beat us again. Maybe im been pessamistic on the back of some bad results but we need to go on a run of victorys and get teams fearing us again.
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Veron turns down man city
He aint like Tevez ;) Id like to see him back in the premiership (not with city), he didnt do himself justice, prob one of the best passers of the ball i have seen.
Estudiantes midfield ace Juan Sebastian Veron has confirmed he's rejected an offer from Manchester City.
The 34-year-old former Chelsea and Manchester United midfielder is enjoying a renaissance at Estudiantes - and was crowned South American Player of the Year last year.
A number of clubs have looked to entice him back to Europe, and Veron has revealed that Roberto Mancini made him an offer.
However, the Argentine star has snubbed the chance to link up with his former Sampdoria and Lazio team-mate - in order to remain with Estudiantes.
"It's not a fact of money. First of all is the family, an second, I have made a decision and I want to respect it, that is what I feel and Estudiantes is the place where I feel comfortable," said Veron.
"If I would have accepted this offer I wouldn't have been true with my convictions, with myself and with the people."
Veron's agent Miguel Pires gave the detail of City's offer.
"Veron said to me that he received a phone call from Mancini and that he had offered him £7million and the same to Estudiantes for a one-year contract.
"In addition, that amount would have got duplicated if he would have continued at Manchester City during 2011."
http://www.tribalfootball.com/estudiantes-star-veron-admits-rejecting-man-city-554951
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First off that Veron story is bollox, that some fan posted up on goal.com ::)
As if we would want him
And tell me again where your from again? ;D
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First off that Veron story is bollox, that some fan posted up on goal.com ::)
As if we would want him
And tell me again where your from again? ;D
why wouldnt you want the south american player of the year ? If it is the hoax it got the bbc aswell
"1500 GMT: Former Manchester United and Chelsea midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron has told Argentine radio station La Red that he has turned down a £7m move to Manchester City from Estudiantes."
In 2001 there was an analysis by the manchester institute for popular culture of the postcodes of season ticket holders of united and city to judge who had the most season ticket holders from manchester, the results were
Manchester City - 16,481 season tickets holders 6678 with manchester postcodes
Manchester United - 27,667 season tickets holders 7808 with manchester postcodes
So in 2001 there were more season ticket holders in manchester going to watch united than city. There will of course be loads of fans outside of manchester as united are a global brand. You can take the piss but this exactly what city are trying to achieve and if they do have success and manage this then city will also been tarnished with the same brush.
I may not be living in Manchester but thats where my family is from, people do move. My family has a steep tradition of supporting united going back to the busby babes era, im not some hop on the bandwagon fan. Ive been going to united games since 1989. Ive lost count the amount of times my dad reminds me how lucky i am to be watching united in this era, rather than when he was going regularly in the 70's and 80's.
Anyway you still havent said what you expect from city this season and next ?
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And I could put up another study that shows we have more fans in Manchester, I just cant be arsed with it all.
I know the score because I live here.
And our owners have always stated it will always be the fans club. And with an owner like ours why would he try ripping us off? And pushing the real fans away? Its not like he needs the money ;D
We aint your lot and I hope our club never treats us like they treat U. Like with them season tickets rip offs where u have to pay 4 cup games.
No wonder many working class Mancs dont go 2 Old Trafford anymore Maybe thats why its like a morgue.
As 4 what I expect this season. I just dont know, anything can happen with City :)
We still have a game in hand and we will be bringing in some more players this month. So we have a good chance to break into the top 4.
TBH I think the league is poor this season
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And I could put up another study that shows we have more fans in Manchester, I just cant be arsed with it all.
I know the score because I live here.
And our owners have always stated it will always be the fans club. And with an owner like ours why would he try ripping us off? And pushing the real fans away? Its not like he needs the money ;D
We aint your lot and I hope our club never treats us like they treat U. Like with them season tickets rip offs where u have to pay 4 cup games.
No wonder many working class Mancs dont go 2 Old Trafford anymore Maybe thats why its like a morgue.
As 4 what I expect this season. I just dont know, anything can happen with City :)
We still have a game in hand and we will be bringing in some more players this month. So we have a good chance to break into the top 4.
TBH I think the league is poor this season
Its not even four games its for the whole season but you can opt out of the league cup if you choose to (then cant apply for aways) and i think kids can opt out of the EC also.
The league is poor as a whole, all this any team can beat another so it must be a good league is nonsense. It may mean its entertaining but it doesnt mean its good quality.
It looks like your getting Viera i dont think he is the player he was but still could do a good job. Who else is looking likely ?
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Dont know why we need Viera tbh maybe he will be more a squad player.
We have the Beast that is De Jong in midfield ;D
Not bin much transfer talk going on at the minute??
We deffo need some full backs though
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i live in Manchester aswell. i very rarely see people wearing red. blue, however, is a different story.
also, KURUPTION-81, do your stats take into account the face that in 2001 Old Trafford could hold twice the amount of spectators than Maine Road?
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Dont know why we need Viera tbh maybe he will be more a squad player.
tbh i think there's a fair bit of sentiment involved in Mancini signing him. Being a football manager is already hard enough without nepotism dictating your transfers.
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i live in Manchester aswell. i very rarely see people wearing red. blue, however, is a different story.
also, KURUPTION-81, do your stats take into account the face that in 2001 Old Trafford could hold twice the amount of spectators than Maine Road?
united fans only where black because we are mean and moody ;D
It just looked at how many season ticket holders there were at the time and how many with a manchester postcode.
Dont know why we need Viera tbh maybe he will be more a squad player.
We have the Beast that is De Jong in midfield ;D
Not bin much transfer talk going on at the minute??
We deffo need some full backs though
Viera has plenty of experience which will come in handy, i thought bridge would be good but it hasnt really happened.
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birmingham have bidded for babel...voronin and dossena on way out...rodriguez on way in
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Am I the only one who can spell Vieira properly? Get a grip boys!
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can't wait to see vieira @ his first derby against united :D
too bad keane is no more a united player,but there's always neville,right ?
http://www.youtube.com/v/mFkYRXlwQxA
listen to keane in the background ;D
fuckin classic! ;D
KEANE=GOD
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http://www.youtube.com/v/vJedslzEs-c
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can't wait to see vieira @ his first derby against united :D
too bad keane is no more a united player,but there's always neville,right ?
http://www.youtube.com/v/mFkYRXlwQxA
listen to keane in the background ;D
fuckin classic! ;D
KEANE=GOD
Viera got put in his place.
We were rubbish again yesterday, no goal threat at all was freezing aswell !
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Vieira got put in his place.
Yeah I would say so too......you know until the 8th minute when he scored. Goal of the game went to the bold John O'Shea though making it 4-2 to Manure.
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Vieira got put in his place.
Yeah I would say so too......you know until the 8th minute when he scored. Goal of the game went to the bold John O'Shea though making it 4-2 to Manure.
That was a nice finish by John O'Shea, very unlike him.
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We were rubbish again yesterday, no goal threat at all was freezing aswell !
yeah, it was a bad game. It's gonna be interesting season....
...hopefully Diouf can bring the goals (or is he going to be manucho v. 2.0. :P)
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We were rubbish again yesterday, no goal threat at all was freezing aswell !
yeah, it was a bad game. It's gonna be interesting season....
...hopefully Diouf can bring the goals (or is he going to be manucho v. 2.0. :P)
huh diouf did i miss something??
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We were rubbish again yesterday, no goal threat at all was freezing aswell !
yeah, it was a bad game. It's gonna be interesting season....
...hopefully Diouf can bring the goals (or is he going to be manucho v. 2.0. :P)
huh diouf did i miss something??
Not your Diouf, they bought an African from Molde - a Norwegian club.
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We were rubbish again yesterday, no goal threat at all was freezing aswell !
yeah, it was a bad game. It's gonna be interesting season....
...hopefully Diouf can bring the goals (or is he going to be manucho v. 2.0. :P)
huh diouf did i miss something??
Not talking about El-Hadji "Spit" Diouf, another Diouf.
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LMAO
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We were rubbish again yesterday, no goal threat at all was freezing aswell !
yeah, it was a bad game. It's gonna be interesting season....
...hopefully Diouf can bring the goals (or is he going to be manucho v. 2.0. :P)
huh diouf did i miss something??
Not talking about El-Hadji "Spit" Diouf, another Diouf.
damn him and rooney would have been quite a partnership ;D
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epic finish to the opening game of the African Cup of Nations.
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LMAO
(http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/7082/angmal.png)
:o
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United look fucked
Without the sale of Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United, who announced pre-tax profits of £48.2m today, would have been reporting a loss of £31.8m.
The figure for the year up to 30 June 2009 includes the record £80m fee received from Real Madrid for the sale of Cristiano Ronaldo and also £41.9m paid out in interest on a huge loan of £509.5m. The club's turnover was also up to £278.5m from £256.2m a year ago.
The figures were released on a morning when United officially confirmed their intention to raise £500m through bonds in order to refinance their debts. While United are at least in profit once more, the figures merely emphasise what a drain on resources their debt position has become.
The situation without the sale of the Portuguese clearly is unsustainable over the long term, hence the refinancing plans of the club's US-based owners, the Glazer family.
"Manchester United today announced that it will be seeking to raise approximately £500m aggregate principal amount from an offering of senior secured notes due 2017," said a United statement.
"The notes, whose proceeds will be used to refinance existing debt secured against the club, will be issued by MU Finance plc."
Because these "senior secured notes" will be used to pay off the club debt, they will not touch the £175m worth of payment-in-kind notes that are currently attracting 14.25% interest.
They are the Glazers' personal debt, so another avenue will presumably be pursued to try to reduce that interest, which is rolling up annually at a staggering rate.
In contrast to the days when United were a successful publicly quoted company and offered plenty of financial information on a six-monthly basis, now there is no financial requirement to do so it is kept to a minimum.
Clearly, though, there are areas of improvement, including confirmation that the US finance company Aon will be the new shirt sponsors next season, while more sponsorship deals have been announced, underlining the impressive attraction United are across the globe.
Yet many supporters remain concerned about the financial structures underpinning the club, even if as recently as Friday, Sir Alex Ferguson tried to quell any fears, insisting the decision not to spend three-quarters of the cash received for Ronaldo was his alone.
"I don't have any concerns about the financial situation," he said. "There is absolutely no issue at all. I am really confident about that.
"Concerns of the supporters are down to the fact that I haven't moved in the transfer market. But that is nothing to do with the Glazers or with David Gill. It is simply because I am not going to pay £50million for a striker who is not worth it."
Headline figures
Group turnover 2009: £278.5m. 2008: £256.2m.
Matchday revenue 2009: £108.8m. 2008: £101.5m.
Media revenue 2009: £99.7m. 2008: £90.7m.
Commercial revenue 2009: £70m. 2008: £64m.
Group operating profit before depreciation and amortisation of players' registrations and goodwill 2009: £91.3m. 2008: £80.4m.
Net interest payable 2009: (£41.9m). 2008: (£45.5m).
Profit on player transfers 2009: £80.7m. £21.8m.
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Carlos Tevez hits treble as Manchester City march on
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Manchester City 4 Blackburn 1
Carlos Tevez scored a hat-trick as impressive Manchester City crushed Blackburn Rovers 4-1 to move into fourth place in the Premier League.
Their victory preserved Roberto Mancini's perfect start at his new club with a fourth successive win, the best ever by a Manchester City manager.
They were inspired by Tevez who put City ahead after seven minutes, added their third after 49 minutes and their fourth in the first minute of stoppage time.
Micah Richards also got on the scoresheet in the first half while Morten Gamst Pedersen replied for unimpressive Rovers after 71 minutes.
Richards ran half the length of the pitch before slipping the ball to Benjani whose shot cannoned off a post back into the path of the onrushing defender who finished with aplomb.
Blackburn, without a league win for nine matches, remained 13th, but are just three points above the relegation zone.
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Teves is on fire
Fergie sign him up
Fergie Fergie sign him up ;D
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they should get Tevez tested
dont know what Maradona as given him
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Adam you put something up about Fergie every year and it never seems to work out for you, i seem to remember him being on a 'sinking ship' last year, then ended up winning the league & getting to a CL final.
Wouldn't it make more sense to put it up at the end of the season?
But the way things are looking right now it looks like he has made a major fuck up not splashing the cash on Tevez, but Fergie is very rarely wrong and I'll reserve judgement until May.
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they should get Tevez tested
dont know what Maradona as given him
::)
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Adam you put something up about Fergie every year and it never seems to work out for you, i seem to remember him being on a 'sinking ship' last year, then ended up winning the league & getting to a CL final.
Wouldn't it make more sense to put it up at the end of the season?
But the way things are looking right now it looks like he has made a major fuck up not splashing the cash on Tevez, but Fergie is very rarely wrong and I'll reserve judgement until May.
When did I say he was on a sinking ship last year??
The clock is ticking on United and they know it ;D
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Adam you put something up about Fergie every year and it never seems to work out for you, i seem to remember him being on a 'sinking ship' last year, then ended up winning the league & getting to a CL final.
Wouldn't it make more sense to put it up at the end of the season?
But the way things are looking right now it looks like he has made a major fuck up not splashing the cash on Tevez, but Fergie is very rarely wrong and I'll reserve judgement until May.
When did I say he was on a sinking ship last year??
The clock is ticking on United and they know it ;D
Your avatar for most of last year was Fergie on a sinking ship was it not? If it was someone else, apologies to you.
Have to disagree with you anyway mate, as much as i want to see City challenging for the title (not because of any great love of City, just for something different) as long as Fergie is at Utd they will be there or thereabouts. When he fucks off that will be a different story, i think they will really struggle.
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Avatar wasn't mine mate
I know what your saying about Fergie but look at what United have released today
UNITED have admitted for the first time that their Premier League sepremacy is under threat.
Supporters have been shaken to core by financial results released on Monday, which laid bare the crippling affect the club’s mammoth £700m loan is having on Old Trafford.
With United now seeking £500m investment in the form of bonds, they have been forced to reveal the risks associated with buying into the club.
Primary among them is the fear that Sir Alex Ferguson’s impending retirement will prompt a downturn in performance and a failure to “attract and retain” top players.
United’s hierarchy have also pointed to the likes of mega-rich rivals like City and Chelsea as major threats to their continued dominance, while possible UEFA regulations on debt could “limit our ability to acquire or retain top players.”
The risks have been included in 322-page document distributed to potential investors as United look to issue the £500m of bonds that would considerably ease the debt taken on by the Glazer family when controversially buying the club in 2005.
Risks
It is standard procedure to lay out any risks associated with potential investments and the points highlighted can be considered worst case scenarios.
Also included is the threat of terrorism when United travel abroad or indeed on home soil at the “iconic” Old Trafford, described as a “potential target.”
But with United’s concerns laid out in black and white, they will only fuel the fears of supporters still stunned by Monday’s results.
Despite a year in which the club won the Premier League, Club World Cup and Carling Cup, while reaching the Champions League final and semi finals of the FA Cup, they still relied on the world record £80m sale of Cristiano Ronaldo to avoid announcing a loss of £31.8m.
They also enjoyed a healthy increase in matchday, media and commercial revenue, but still only made a profit of £48.2m. And the fact they made interest payments of £42m on a £509m loan demonstrates just how much of a burden their debts have become.
Experts say the bond issue will be attractive to investors and a sound business move for the club.
Grim
But it has also forced to United to face some grim possibilities.
Potential investors would obviously want to know what the future holds beyond Ferguson.
“Any successor to our manager may not be as successful as he has been,” the document bluntly reads. “A downturn in the performance of the first team may adversely affect our ability to attract and retain such coaches and players.”
Regarding the threat of City and Chelsea, it adds: “In the Premier League, recent investment from wealthy team owners has led to teams with strong financial backing. The increase in competition could result in our first team finishing lower in the Premier League than we have in the past and jeopardising our qualification for or results in the Champions League.”
Such comments will make chastening reading for supporters. But should the document have the desired effect in attracting £500m of fresh investment it will already be a sizeable step in ensuring such fears do not become a reality.
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The Togo striker is still struggling to come to terms with the machine-gun atrocity that left three dead in an attack on the squad's team buses.
Adebayor appeared on African TV yesterday still looking physically and emotionally drained - and even wearing his old club Arsenal's shirt.
City have said they will give him as much time as he needs to recover from Friday's horrific ordeal. But it emerged last night Adebayor could return as early as the weekend if, as expected, he is released by Togo.
FIFA confirmed it is up to Togo to decide when the players can play for their clubs again.
The West African country withdrew from the African Nations Cup after the terrorist attack that left three officials dead and two players wounded.
There is some confusion however over whether the Togo FA have appealed to be allowed back into the competition - though organisers insist no such move can now take place.
When that situation is finally clarified, it is expected that Togo will release the players back to their clubs.
FIFA's rules state: "A player who has been called up by his association is, unless otherwise agreed by the relevant association, not entitled to play for the club with which he is registered during the period for which he has been released."
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haha I saw the interview with Adebayor on Sky Sports News the other day and did a double take, but he was definitely wearing an Arsenal polo shirt. Puts his celebration against the Gunners in to context.
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hahaha, liverpool are offically fucked.. "your just a fat spanish waiter" .. love it. ;D
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hahaha, liverpool are offically fucked.. "your just a fat spanish waiter" .. love it. ;D
who said this to benitez ? ;D
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hahaha, liverpool are offically fucked.. "your just a fat spanish waiter" .. love it. ;D
who said this to benitez ? ;D
The supporters of every single opposition team that Liverpool have played in the League this season.
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hahaha, liverpool are offically fucked.. "your just a fat spanish waiter" .. love it. ;D
who said this to benitez ? ;D
The supporters of every single opposition team that Liverpool have played in the League this season.
yeah its a common chant from most clubs towards rafa. :)
http://www.youtube.com/v/bGgH7TH3W0A&hl=en_GB&fs=1&
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^that can't have been recorded at a game. you can actually hear what the United fans are chanting...
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Adam you put something up about Fergie every year and it never seems to work out for you, i seem to remember him being on a 'sinking ship' last year, then ended up winning the league & getting to a CL final.
Wouldn't it make more sense to put it up at the end of the season?
But the way things are looking right now it looks like he has made a major fuck up not splashing the cash on Tevez, but Fergie is very rarely wrong and I'll reserve judgement until May.
When did I say he was on a sinking ship last year??
The clock is ticking on United and they know it ;D
Your avatar for most of last year was Fergie on a sinking ship was it not? If it was someone else, apologies to you.
Have to disagree with you anyway mate, as much as i want to see City challenging for the title (not because of any great love of City, just for something different) as long as Fergie is at Utd they will be there or thereabouts. When he fucks off that will be a different story, i think they will really struggle.
Adam only appears every six months or so when city do something of note, at the moment city are doing well so here is.
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^that can't have been recorded at a game. you can actually hear what the United fans are chanting...
Our home support might be hit and miss but we are no worse tahn the majority of cluns. Our away support is immense though, huge selection of chants and noise throughout.
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Adam you put something up about Fergie every year and it never seems to work out for you, i seem to remember him being on a 'sinking ship' last year, then ended up winning the league & getting to a CL final.
Wouldn't it make more sense to put it up at the end of the season?
But the way things are looking right now it looks like he has made a major fuck up not splashing the cash on Tevez, but Fergie is very rarely wrong and I'll reserve judgement until May.
When did I say he was on a sinking ship last year??
The clock is ticking on United and they know it ;D
Your avatar for most of last year was Fergie on a sinking ship was it not? If it was someone else, apologies to you.
Have to disagree with you anyway mate, as much as i want to see City challenging for the title (not because of any great love of City, just for something different) as long as Fergie is at Utd they will be there or thereabouts. When he fucks off that will be a different story, i think they will really struggle.
Adam only appears every six months or so when city do something of note, at the moment city are doing well so here is.
Hate to say it then, but you'll probably hear from him a lot more as the season goes on because I can see City getting that 4th spot this year.
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Adam you put something up about Fergie every year and it never seems to work out for you, i seem to remember him being on a 'sinking ship' last year, then ended up winning the league & getting to a CL final.
Wouldn't it make more sense to put it up at the end of the season?
But the way things are looking right now it looks like he has made a major fuck up not splashing the cash on Tevez, but Fergie is very rarely wrong and I'll reserve judgement until May.
When did I say he was on a sinking ship last year??
The clock is ticking on United and they know it ;D
Your avatar for most of last year was Fergie on a sinking ship was it not? If it was someone else, apologies to you.
Have to disagree with you anyway mate, as much as i want to see City challenging for the title (not because of any great love of City, just for something different) as long as Fergie is at Utd they will be there or thereabouts. When he fucks off that will be a different story, i think they will really struggle.
Adam only appears every six months or so when city do something of note, at the moment city are doing well so here is.
Hate to say it then, but you'll probably hear from him a lot more as the season goes on because I can see City getting that 4th spot this year.
Its looking that way i dont think villa or spurs are consistant enough and Liverpool arent even contenders at the mo.
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Adam you put something up about Fergie every year and it never seems to work out for you, i seem to remember him being on a 'sinking ship' last year, then ended up winning the league & getting to a CL final.
Wouldn't it make more sense to put it up at the end of the season?
But the way things are looking right now it looks like he has made a major fuck up not splashing the cash on Tevez, but Fergie is very rarely wrong and I'll reserve judgement until May.
When did I say he was on a sinking ship last year??
The clock is ticking on United and they know it ;D
Your avatar for most of last year was Fergie on a sinking ship was it not? If it was someone else, apologies to you.
Have to disagree with you anyway mate, as much as i want to see City challenging for the title (not because of any great love of City, just for something different) as long as Fergie is at Utd they will be there or thereabouts. When he fucks off that will be a different story, i think they will really struggle.
Adam only appears every six months or so when city do something of note, at the moment city are doing well so here is.
Hate to say it then, but you'll probably hear from him a lot more as the season goes on because I can see City getting that 4th spot this year.
Its looking that way i dont think villa or spurs are consistant enough and Liverpool arent even contenders at the mo.
Yeah definitely. Spurs don't have the players for me and Villa will probably bottle it like last year (even though I have to admit, they seem to improving every season and getting closer to a Champions League berth all the time). Liverpool, meh. Bag of shite right now. I think its a cliche for people to say theyre a two man team.....but the sad thing is, they really are.
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Adam you put something up about Fergie every year and it never seems to work out for you, i seem to remember him being on a 'sinking ship' last year, then ended up winning the league & getting to a CL final.
Wouldn't it make more sense to put it up at the end of the season?
But the way things are looking right now it looks like he has made a major fuck up not splashing the cash on Tevez, but Fergie is very rarely wrong and I'll reserve judgement until May.
When did I say he was on a sinking ship last year??
The clock is ticking on United and they know it ;D
Your avatar for most of last year was Fergie on a sinking ship was it not? If it was someone else, apologies to you.
Have to disagree with you anyway mate, as much as i want to see City challenging for the title (not because of any great love of City, just for something different) as long as Fergie is at Utd they will be there or thereabouts. When he fucks off that will be a different story, i think they will really struggle.
Adam only appears every six months or so when city do something of note, at the moment city are doing well so here is.
Every 6 months?? haha Nice 2 know your keeping track
Have u bought any of them bonds yet? ;D
Tick Tock
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Adam you put something up about Fergie every year and it never seems to work out for you, i seem to remember him being on a 'sinking ship' last year, then ended up winning the league & getting to a CL final.
Wouldn't it make more sense to put it up at the end of the season?
But the way things are looking right now it looks like he has made a major fuck up not splashing the cash on Tevez, but Fergie is very rarely wrong and I'll reserve judgement until May.
When did I say he was on a sinking ship last year??
The clock is ticking on United and they know it ;D
Your avatar for most of last year was Fergie on a sinking ship was it not? If it was someone else, apologies to you.
Have to disagree with you anyway mate, as much as i want to see City challenging for the title (not because of any great love of City, just for something different) as long as Fergie is at Utd they will be there or thereabouts. When he fucks off that will be a different story, i think they will really struggle.
Adam only appears every six months or so when city do something of note, at the moment city are doing well so here is.
Hate to say it then, but you'll probably hear from him a lot more as the season goes on because I can see City getting that 4th spot this year.
Its looking that way i dont think villa or spurs are consistant enough and Liverpool arent even contenders at the mo.
Yeah definitely. Spurs don't have the players for me and Villa will probably bottle it like last year (even though I have to admit, they seem to improving every season and getting closer to a Champions League berth all the time). Liverpool, meh. Bag of shite right now. I think its a cliche for people to say theyre a two man team.....but the sad thing is, they really are.
spurs dont have the players??? pshhhh that.. we have the most different outfield goal scorers, 14! true i cant argue that we have been inconsistant against smaller clubs but oh well, you can say the same about man city.. and lets not forget our convincing 3-0 murking of them. the 4th spot will go right down to the wire!
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Adam you put something up about Fergie every year and it never seems to work out for you, i seem to remember him being on a 'sinking ship' last year, then ended up winning the league & getting to a CL final.
Wouldn't it make more sense to put it up at the end of the season?
But the way things are looking right now it looks like he has made a major fuck up not splashing the cash on Tevez, but Fergie is very rarely wrong and I'll reserve judgement until May.
When did I say he was on a sinking ship last year??
The clock is ticking on United and they know it ;D
Your avatar for most of last year was Fergie on a sinking ship was it not? If it was someone else, apologies to you.
Have to disagree with you anyway mate, as much as i want to see City challenging for the title (not because of any great love of City, just for something different) as long as Fergie is at Utd they will be there or thereabouts. When he fucks off that will be a different story, i think they will really struggle.
Adam only appears every six months or so when city do something of note, at the moment city are doing well so here is.
Every 6 months?? haha Nice 2 know your keeping track
Have u bought any of them bonds yet? ;D
Tick Tock
lol no.
It was good to hear and see people speaking up against the Glazers again yday in OT even though they were throwing people out for singing anti glazer songs.
When the banner in my sig was brought out the steward reaction was ridiculous, forcebally trying to take the banner and removing anyone with a LUHG sticker on which were handed out. It happened in the last 15 min as the guys came in and put it out when the gates opened. It was right in the area i am, im one of the blurred faces lol it pretty much led to fighting, pushing and shouting with the stewards due to there over reaction. I notice there has been no media coverage of it though which im suprised at as they seem to be writing anti glazer articles all the time.
Hopefully this will start something, in the grand scale it may not make any difference at all but at least it shows how the fans feel and the feeling about Glazer hasnt changed.
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Lolpool :D
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Adam you put something up about Fergie every year and it never seems to work out for you, i seem to remember him being on a 'sinking ship' last year, then ended up winning the league & getting to a CL final.
Wouldn't it make more sense to put it up at the end of the season?
But the way things are looking right now it looks like he has made a major fuck up not splashing the cash on Tevez, but Fergie is very rarely wrong and I'll reserve judgement until May.
When did I say he was on a sinking ship last year??
The clock is ticking on United and they know it ;D
Your avatar for most of last year was Fergie on a sinking ship was it not? If it was someone else, apologies to you.
Have to disagree with you anyway mate, as much as i want to see City challenging for the title (not because of any great love of City, just for something different) as long as Fergie is at Utd they will be there or thereabouts. When he fucks off that will be a different story, i think they will really struggle.
Adam only appears every six months or so when city do something of note, at the moment city are doing well so here is.
Every 6 months?? haha Nice 2 know your keeping track
Have u bought any of them bonds yet? ;D
Tick Tock
lol no.
It was good to hear and see people speaking up against the Glazers again yday in OT even though they were throwing people out for singing anti glazer songs.
When the banner in my sig was brought out the steward reaction was ridiculous, forcebally trying to take the banner and removing anyone with a LUHG sticker on which were handed out. It happened in the last 15 min as the guys came in and put it out when the gates opened. It was right in the area i am, im one of the blurred faces lol it pretty much led to fighting, pushing and shouting with the stewards due to there over reaction. I notice there has been no media coverage of it though which im suprised at as they seem to be writing anti glazer articles all the time.
Hopefully this will start something, in the grand scale it may not make any difference at all but at least it shows how the fans feel and the feeling about Glazer hasnt changed.
I hear about it at Celtic Park every week mate, stewards are becoming increasingly gestapo like and IMO that can only come from the boardroom. Someone is telling these jobsworth cunts to cut down the singing/banners/flags/anything that creates any kind of atmosphere incase it upsets the'customers'. It's crazy.
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Adam you put something up about Fergie every year and it never seems to work out for you, i seem to remember him being on a 'sinking ship' last year, then ended up winning the league & getting to a CL final.
Wouldn't it make more sense to put it up at the end of the season?
But the way things are looking right now it looks like he has made a major fuck up not splashing the cash on Tevez, but Fergie is very rarely wrong and I'll reserve judgement until May.
When did I say he was on a sinking ship last year??
The clock is ticking on United and they know it ;D
Your avatar for most of last year was Fergie on a sinking ship was it not? If it was someone else, apologies to you.
Have to disagree with you anyway mate, as much as i want to see City challenging for the title (not because of any great love of City, just for something different) as long as Fergie is at Utd they will be there or thereabouts. When he fucks off that will be a different story, i think they will really struggle.
Adam only appears every six months or so when city do something of note, at the moment city are doing well so here is.
Hate to say it then, but you'll probably hear from him a lot more as the season goes on because I can see City getting that 4th spot this year.
Its looking that way i dont think villa or spurs are consistant enough and Liverpool arent even contenders at the mo.
Yeah definitely. Spurs don't have the players for me and Villa will probably bottle it like last year (even though I have to admit, they seem to improving every season and getting closer to a Champions League berth all the time). Liverpool, meh. Bag of shite right now. I think its a cliche for people to say theyre a two man team.....but the sad thing is, they really are.
spurs dont have the players??? pshhhh that.. we have the most different outfield goal scorers, 14! true i cant argue that we have been inconsistant against smaller clubs but oh well, you can say the same about man city.. and lets not forget our convincing 3-0 murking of them. the 4th spot will go right down to the wire!
As i said...Spurs don't have the players. The strikers yeah but everywhere else you'll fall short. Your defence for starters is shaky at best and your two strongest CBs are perenially injured and have legs made of china. Your keeper, the less we say about him the better and the midfield has some talent but in the middle of the park no-one can tell me Jenas, Huddlestone & Palacios is a top 4 central midfield.
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Adam you put something up about Fergie every year and it never seems to work out for you, i seem to remember him being on a 'sinking ship' last year, then ended up winning the league & getting to a CL final.
Wouldn't it make more sense to put it up at the end of the season?
But the way things are looking right now it looks like he has made a major fuck up not splashing the cash on Tevez, but Fergie is very rarely wrong and I'll reserve judgement until May.
When did I say he was on a sinking ship last year??
The clock is ticking on United and they know it ;D
Your avatar for most of last year was Fergie on a sinking ship was it not? If it was someone else, apologies to you.
Have to disagree with you anyway mate, as much as i want to see City challenging for the title (not because of any great love of City, just for something different) as long as Fergie is at Utd they will be there or thereabouts. When he fucks off that will be a different story, i think they will really struggle.
Adam only appears every six months or so when city do something of note, at the moment city are doing well so here is.
Hate to say it then, but you'll probably hear from him a lot more as the season goes on because I can see City getting that 4th spot this year.
Its looking that way i dont think villa or spurs are consistant enough and Liverpool arent even contenders at the mo.
Yeah definitely. Spurs don't have the players for me and Villa will probably bottle it like last year (even though I have to admit, they seem to improving every season and getting closer to a Champions League berth all the time). Liverpool, meh. Bag of shite right now. I think its a cliche for people to say theyre a two man team.....but the sad thing is, they really are.
spurs dont have the players??? pshhhh that.. we have the most different outfield goal scorers, 14! true i cant argue that we have been inconsistant against smaller clubs but oh well, you can say the same about man city.. and lets not forget our convincing 3-0 murking of them. the 4th spot will go right down to the wire!
As i said...Spurs don't have the players. The strikers yeah but everywhere else you'll fall short. Your defence for starters is shaky at best and your two strongest CBs are perenially injured and have legs made of china. Your keeper, the less we say about him the better and the midfield has some talent but in the middle of the park no-one can tell me Jenas, Huddlestone & Palacios is a top 4 central midfield.
our defense is shaky at best? do u know what your talking bout?? ::)
i wont argue that our best CB's are injury prone but we have only conceeded 20 goals all season thats the 5th best defense in the league and thats without our best CB pairing at times.. also we have gone 6 games without conceeding a goal which is like 10hrs of football which is a good run for any club.. and ill definatley give credit to Gomes true last season he had some very dodgy moments but this season he has been class & who is improving all the time!
Now lets talk bout middle of the park, i wont argue about jenas because ive always thought he far too inconsistant.. but Palacios would get into any top 4 CM, he's a battler not particulary skillful but hes there to break up play and put himself about which he does excellantly.. for me huddlestone's a decent young player, maybe not the most mobile at times but his passing range his awesome and his power is always a threat.. Then you got the likes of Modric & Kranjcar who can play in the middle too, but are more suited to wider roles,
how you say we dont have the players is beyond me.. we are pushin 4th for a reason.
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^^ dont forget you got Lennon too
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As I said, I never criticised the wingers (Lennon, Modric, Krancjar) or the strikers (all great players).
You mention your defence and defend them by saying theyre 5th best in the league. I've not once said your team is poor. But you've proved my point in saying that. IS 5th in the top 4? Of course not.
I think at the moment you're looking at an obvious top 3 of Arsenal, Man Utd and Chelsea (in wahtever order, I couldnt care less really - I'm a Newcastle supporter born and raised in newcastle just to level the playin field so you know where I'm coming from). 4th is obviously up fro grabs and Spurs are in the mix for it...but from my point of view I see Villa and yourself as similar and then Man City and Liverpool aswell. There's 4 teams. Liverpool, if they get it together can challenge still. And Man City are getting stronger with each game.
And btw, don't ever say you don't know what you're on about to me. Its a forum, this is opinion, and I'm a lifelong football supporter and season ticket holder so I'd appreciate that you join in the debate with intelligence rather than throwing out vague insults.
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As I said, I never criticised the wingers (Lennon, Modric, Krancjar) or the strikers (all great players).
You mention your defence and defend them by saying theyre 5th best in the league. I've not once said your team is poor. But you've proved my point in saying that. IS 5th in the top 4? Of course not.
I think at the moment you're looking at an obvious top 3 of Arsenal, Man Utd and Chelsea (in wahtever order, I couldnt care less really - I'm a Newcastle supporter born and raised in newcastle just to level the playin field so you know where I'm coming from). 4th is obviously up fro grabs and Spurs are in the mix for it...but from my point of view I see Villa and yourself as similar and then Man City and Liverpool aswell. There's 4 teams. Liverpool, if they get it together can challenge still. And Man City are getting stronger with each game.
And btw, don't ever say you don't know what you're on about to me. Its a forum, this is opinion, and I'm a lifelong football supporter and season ticket holder so I'd appreciate that you join in the debate with intelligence rather than throwing out vague insults.
yeh i said we were 5th best defensively so far.. but there is only 5 goals between 5th & 1st with only Man U & Chelsea being top 4 sides above us, the other two clubs are villa & birmingham.. i still view that as being pretty solid defensively. i wont argue about the sides chasing for 4th. but i still think its only spurs and city that has the squad depth to deal with any injuries.
+ if your catching feelings about me saying you dont know what you on about then thats stupid, it wasnt a direct insult.. i never know you were an english poster, so thats why i questioned your knowledge... but i know your a NC fan now, so its all good.
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As I said, I never criticised the wingers (Lennon, Modric, Krancjar) or the strikers (all great players).
You mention your defence and defend them by saying theyre 5th best in the league. I've not once said your team is poor. But you've proved my point in saying that. IS 5th in the top 4? Of course not.
I think at the moment you're looking at an obvious top 3 of Arsenal, Man Utd and Chelsea (in wahtever order, I couldnt care less really - I'm a Newcastle supporter born and raised in newcastle just to level the playin field so you know where I'm coming from). 4th is obviously up fro grabs and Spurs are in the mix for it...but from my point of view I see Villa and yourself as similar and then Man City and Liverpool aswell. There's 4 teams. Liverpool, if they get it together can challenge still. And Man City are getting stronger with each game.
And btw, don't ever say you don't know what you're on about to me. Its a forum, this is opinion, and I'm a lifelong football supporter and season ticket holder so I'd appreciate that you join in the debate with intelligence rather than throwing out vague insults.
yeh i said we were 5th best defensively so far.. but there is only 5 goals between 5th & 1st with only Man U & Chelsea being top 4 sides above us, the other two clubs are villa & birmingham.. i still view that as being pretty solid defensively. i wont argue about the sides chasing for 4th. but i still think its only spurs and city that has the squad depth to deal with any injuries.
+ if your catching feelings about me saying you dont know what you on about then thats stupid, it wasnt a direct insult.. i never know you were an english poster, so thats why i questioned your knowledge... but i know your a NC fan now, so its all good.
not catching feelings mate, sorry we've got off on the wrong foot. No hard feelings at all.
Spurs to be honest have surprised me this season. Youve done much better than I thought you could do so you never know, maybe I've underestimated you. I just think in the long run the moneyboys at City will just win through. Also, you can never count out Liverpool....massive clubs like that never go down without a fight. Villa I think will bottle it like last season.
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BRILLIANT STUFF.
I think everyone watching that game as a neutral wanted to see Tevez get the goals and it was great to see.
Shay Given was the real unsung hero for City though. Best keeper in the world in my opinion...mind you, my opinion might be biased as he was my team's keeper for more than a decade.
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As I said, I never criticised the wingers (Lennon, Modric, Krancjar) or the strikers (all great players).
You mention your defence and defend them by saying theyre 5th best in the league. I've not once said your team is poor. But you've proved my point in saying that. IS 5th in the top 4? Of course not.
I think at the moment you're looking at an obvious top 3 of Arsenal, Man Utd and Chelsea (in wahtever order, I couldnt care less really - I'm a Newcastle supporter born and raised in newcastle just to level the playin field so you know where I'm coming from). 4th is obviously up fro grabs and Spurs are in the mix for it...but from my point of view I see Villa and yourself as similar and then Man City and Liverpool aswell. There's 4 teams. Liverpool, if they get it together can challenge still. And Man City are getting stronger with each game.
And btw, don't ever say you don't know what you're on about to me. Its a forum, this is opinion, and I'm a lifelong football supporter and season ticket holder so I'd appreciate that you join in the debate with intelligence rather than throwing out vague insults.
yeh i said we were 5th best defensively so far.. but there is only 5 goals between 5th & 1st with only Man U & Chelsea being top 4 sides above us, the other two clubs are villa & birmingham.. i still view that as being pretty solid defensively. i wont argue about the sides chasing for 4th. but i still think its only spurs and city that has the squad depth to deal with any injuries.
+ if your catching feelings about me saying you dont know what you on about then thats stupid, it wasnt a direct insult.. i never know you were an english poster, so thats why i questioned your knowledge... but i know your a NC fan now, so its all good.
not catching feelings mate, sorry we've got off on the wrong foot. No hard feelings at all.
Spurs to be honest have surprised me this season. Youve done much better than I thought you could do so you never know, maybe I've underestimated you. I just think in the long run the moneyboys at City will just win through. Also, you can never count out Liverpool....massive clubs like that never go down without a fight. Villa I think will bottle it like last season.
its cool man... in a way your right about spurs anyway tonight being a prime example losing to liverpool when there missing two massive players in gerrard n torres, i didnt get to watch the game because i play football on wednesday nights but im glad i missed it. I duno if villa will bottle it quiet as hard as last season, they made it through to the carling cup final tonight, so you never know if they win that could give a massive confidence boost for the rest of the season. Either way i just dont want to see Man City win anything this season, i hate the way they got such big expectations just because they got a blank cheaque book..
You think Newcastle are gonna gain that automatic promotion spot then?
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As I said, I never criticised the wingers (Lennon, Modric, Krancjar) or the strikers (all great players).
You mention your defence and defend them by saying theyre 5th best in the league. I've not once said your team is poor. But you've proved my point in saying that. IS 5th in the top 4? Of course not.
I think at the moment you're looking at an obvious top 3 of Arsenal, Man Utd and Chelsea (in wahtever order, I couldnt care less really - I'm a Newcastle supporter born and raised in newcastle just to level the playin field so you know where I'm coming from). 4th is obviously up fro grabs and Spurs are in the mix for it...but from my point of view I see Villa and yourself as similar and then Man City and Liverpool aswell. There's 4 teams. Liverpool, if they get it together can challenge still. And Man City are getting stronger with each game.
And btw, don't ever say you don't know what you're on about to me. Its a forum, this is opinion, and I'm a lifelong football supporter and season ticket holder so I'd appreciate that you join in the debate with intelligence rather than throwing out vague insults.
yeh i said we were 5th best defensively so far.. but there is only 5 goals between 5th & 1st with only Man U & Chelsea being top 4 sides above us, the other two clubs are villa & birmingham.. i still view that as being pretty solid defensively. i wont argue about the sides chasing for 4th. but i still think its only spurs and city that has the squad depth to deal with any injuries.
+ if your catching feelings about me saying you dont know what you on about then thats stupid, it wasnt a direct insult.. i never know you were an english poster, so thats why i questioned your knowledge... but i know your a NC fan now, so its all good.
not catching feelings mate, sorry we've got off on the wrong foot. No hard feelings at all.
Spurs to be honest have surprised me this season. Youve done much better than I thought you could do so you never know, maybe I've underestimated you. I just think in the long run the moneyboys at City will just win through. Also, you can never count out Liverpool....massive clubs like that never go down without a fight. Villa I think will bottle it like last season.
its cool man... in a way your right about spurs anyway tonight being a prime example losing to liverpool when there missing two massive players in gerrard n torres, i didnt get to watch the game because i play football on wednesday nights but im glad i missed it. I duno if villa will bottle it quiet as hard as last season, they made it through to the carling cup final tonight, so you never know if they win that could give a massive confidence boost for the rest of the season. Either way i just dont want to see Man City win anything this season, i hate the way they got such big expectations just because they got a blank cheaque book..
You think Newcastle are gonna gain that automatic promotion spot then?
I actually have a horrible feeling that Liverpool will still retain top 4. They seem to have turned a corner. I'd rather ANY of the ther teams get 4th though.
I'm not worried about Newcastle THIS SEASON. We're by far the best team in the Championship and without sounding too cocky I think we'll have a top 2 berth wrapped up by April. I would be surprised if we didn't finish 1st. HOWEVER, this isnt because we're great its because the Championship is very poor. Newcastle and West Brom are head and shoulders above the rest and even the current form of Forest will eventually die dwn and they'll take thier place in the playoffs.
Its next season I'm worried about. If we go up to the Premiership with this squad we have right now we'd struggle to stay up. Some massive changes need to happen right now. For startes we don't even have a striker who can score 6/7 Premiership goals nevermind lead the team with 10-15. This summer will be massive in deciding our future.
I wish I watched the Villa game tonight. 6-4! Sounds like a classic.
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Top of the League! 8)
Fuck those Bolton cunts.
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good win last night...need to get some momentum going...only team that really worries me is city...even though i still think the top 3 are going to drop points as well...
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As I said, I never criticised the wingers (Lennon, Modric, Krancjar) or the strikers (all great players).
You mention your defence and defend them by saying theyre 5th best in the league. I've not once said your team is poor. But you've proved my point in saying that. IS 5th in the top 4? Of course not.
I think at the moment you're looking at an obvious top 3 of Arsenal, Man Utd and Chelsea (in wahtever order, I couldnt care less really - I'm a Newcastle supporter born and raised in newcastle just to level the playin field so you know where I'm coming from). 4th is obviously up fro grabs and Spurs are in the mix for it...but from my point of view I see Villa and yourself as similar and then Man City and Liverpool aswell. There's 4 teams. Liverpool, if they get it together can challenge still. And Man City are getting stronger with each game.
And btw, don't ever say you don't know what you're on about to me. Its a forum, this is opinion, and I'm a lifelong football supporter and season ticket holder so I'd appreciate that you join in the debate with intelligence rather than throwing out vague insults.
yeh i said we were 5th best defensively so far.. but there is only 5 goals between 5th & 1st with only Man U & Chelsea being top 4 sides above us, the other two clubs are villa & birmingham.. i still view that as being pretty solid defensively. i wont argue about the sides chasing for 4th. but i still think its only spurs and city that has the squad depth to deal with any injuries.
+ if your catching feelings about me saying you dont know what you on about then thats stupid, it wasnt a direct insult.. i never know you were an english poster, so thats why i questioned your knowledge... but i know your a NC fan now, so its all good.
not catching feelings mate, sorry we've got off on the wrong foot. No hard feelings at all.
Spurs to be honest have surprised me this season. Youve done much better than I thought you could do so you never know, maybe I've underestimated you. I just think in the long run the moneyboys at City will just win through. Also, you can never count out Liverpool....massive clubs like that never go down without a fight. Villa I think will bottle it like last season.
its cool man... in a way your right about spurs anyway tonight being a prime example losing to liverpool when there missing two massive players in gerrard n torres, i didnt get to watch the game because i play football on wednesday nights but im glad i missed it. I duno if villa will bottle it quiet as hard as last season, they made it through to the carling cup final tonight, so you never know if they win that could give a massive confidence boost for the rest of the season. Either way i just dont want to see Man City win anything this season, i hate the way they got such big expectations just because they got a blank cheaque book..
You think Newcastle are gonna gain that automatic promotion spot then?
I actually have a horrible feeling that Liverpool will still retain top 4. They seem to have turned a corner. I'd rather ANY of the ther teams get 4th though.
I'm not worried about Newcastle THIS SEASON. We're by far the best team in the Championship and without sounding too cocky I think we'll have a top 2 berth wrapped up by April. I would be surprised if we didn't finish 1st. HOWEVER, this isnt because we're great its because the Championship is very poor. Newcastle and West Brom are head and shoulders above the rest and even the current form of Forest will eventually die dwn and they'll take thier place in the playoffs.
Its next season I'm worried about. If we go up to the Premiership with this squad we have right now we'd struggle to stay up. Some massive changes need to happen right now. For startes we don't even have a striker who can score 6/7 Premiership goals nevermind lead the team with 10-15. This summer will be massive in deciding our future.
I wish I watched the Villa game tonight. 6-4! Sounds like a classic.
How the hell have Liverpool turned the corner? They've just lost to Reading and drew with Stoke. If thats turning the corner, United must be on fire right now.
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As I said, I never criticised the wingers (Lennon, Modric, Krancjar) or the strikers (all great players).
You mention your defence and defend them by saying theyre 5th best in the league. I've not once said your team is poor. But you've proved my point in saying that. IS 5th in the top 4? Of course not.
I think at the moment you're looking at an obvious top 3 of Arsenal, Man Utd and Chelsea (in wahtever order, I couldnt care less really - I'm a Newcastle supporter born and raised in newcastle just to level the playin field so you know where I'm coming from). 4th is obviously up fro grabs and Spurs are in the mix for it...but from my point of view I see Villa and yourself as similar and then Man City and Liverpool aswell. There's 4 teams. Liverpool, if they get it together can challenge still. And Man City are getting stronger with each game.
And btw, don't ever say you don't know what you're on about to me. Its a forum, this is opinion, and I'm a lifelong football supporter and season ticket holder so I'd appreciate that you join in the debate with intelligence rather than throwing out vague insults.
yeh i said we were 5th best defensively so far.. but there is only 5 goals between 5th & 1st with only Man U & Chelsea being top 4 sides above us, the other two clubs are villa & birmingham.. i still view that as being pretty solid defensively. i wont argue about the sides chasing for 4th. but i still think its only spurs and city that has the squad depth to deal with any injuries.
+ if your catching feelings about me saying you dont know what you on about then thats stupid, it wasnt a direct insult.. i never know you were an english poster, so thats why i questioned your knowledge... but i know your a NC fan now, so its all good.
not catching feelings mate, sorry we've got off on the wrong foot. No hard feelings at all.
Spurs to be honest have surprised me this season. Youve done much better than I thought you could do so you never know, maybe I've underestimated you. I just think in the long run the moneyboys at City will just win through. Also, you can never count out Liverpool....massive clubs like that never go down without a fight. Villa I think will bottle it like last season.
its cool man... in a way your right about spurs anyway tonight being a prime example losing to liverpool when there missing two massive players in gerrard n torres, i didnt get to watch the game because i play football on wednesday nights but im glad i missed it. I duno if villa will bottle it quiet as hard as last season, they made it through to the carling cup final tonight, so you never know if they win that could give a massive confidence boost for the rest of the season. Either way i just dont want to see Man City win anything this season, i hate the way they got such big expectations just because they got a blank cheaque book..
You think Newcastle are gonna gain that automatic promotion spot then?
I actually have a horrible feeling that Liverpool will still retain top 4. They seem to have turned a corner. I'd rather ANY of the ther teams get 4th though.
I'm not worried about Newcastle THIS SEASON. We're by far the best team in the Championship and without sounding too cocky I think we'll have a top 2 berth wrapped up by April. I would be surprised if we didn't finish 1st. HOWEVER, this isnt because we're great its because the Championship is very poor. Newcastle and West Brom are head and shoulders above the rest and even the current form of Forest will eventually die dwn and they'll take thier place in the playoffs.
Its next season I'm worried about. If we go up to the Premiership with this squad we have right now we'd struggle to stay up. Some massive changes need to happen right now. For startes we don't even have a striker who can score 6/7 Premiership goals nevermind lead the team with 10-15. This summer will be massive in deciding our future.
I wish I watched the Villa game tonight. 6-4! Sounds like a classic.
How the hell have Liverpool turned the corner? They've just lost to Reading and drew with Stoke. If thats turning the corner, United must be on fire right now.
Who has got the most points in the league from their last 4 games????
The answer is Liverpool my friend. Check it out. The only teams who have picked up as many points is Man Utd and Arsenal (all three have won 3 and drawn 1).
I know it seems like theyre doing shit (and they are compared to last year) but even after all the problems with last night's win theyre 1 point off 4th. In the last month or so theyve beaten two of their main challengers to 4th in Villa and Spurs. Massive wins.
I fucking hate Liverpool by the way. I just think they'll get stronger and have the mentality and strength to battle themselves back into 4th spot where Villa and Spurs will fail. I can only see it being Liverpool or Man City right now.
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did anyone watch the Villa vs Blackburn game yesterday? cracking match.
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did anyone watch the Villa vs Blackburn game yesterday? cracking match.
yeah I caught the second half. Brilliant stuff. Would have probably been even better if Samba wasnt sent off and Blackburn might have had a chance. Great game though.
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did anyone watch the Villa vs Blackburn game yesterday? cracking match.
yeah I caught the second half. Brilliant stuff. Would have probably been even better if Samba wasnt sent off and Blackburn might have had a chance. Great game though.
yeah, may not have been more goals (for Villa anyway), but would have been interesting if Blackburn had 11 men for the full 90 minutes, but i'm sure it would have still been as entertaining.
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As I said, I never criticised the wingers (Lennon, Modric, Krancjar) or the strikers (all great players).
You mention your defence and defend them by saying theyre 5th best in the league. I've not once said your team is poor. But you've proved my point in saying that. IS 5th in the top 4? Of course not.
I think at the moment you're looking at an obvious top 3 of Arsenal, Man Utd and Chelsea (in wahtever order, I couldnt care less really - I'm a Newcastle supporter born and raised in newcastle just to level the playin field so you know where I'm coming from). 4th is obviously up fro grabs and Spurs are in the mix for it...but from my point of view I see Villa and yourself as similar and then Man City and Liverpool aswell. There's 4 teams. Liverpool, if they get it together can challenge still. And Man City are getting stronger with each game.
And btw, don't ever say you don't know what you're on about to me. Its a forum, this is opinion, and I'm a lifelong football supporter and season ticket holder so I'd appreciate that you join in the debate with intelligence rather than throwing out vague insults.
yeh i said we were 5th best defensively so far.. but there is only 5 goals between 5th & 1st with only Man U & Chelsea being top 4 sides above us, the other two clubs are villa & birmingham.. i still view that as being pretty solid defensively. i wont argue about the sides chasing for 4th. but i still think its only spurs and city that has the squad depth to deal with any injuries.
+ if your catching feelings about me saying you dont know what you on about then thats stupid, it wasnt a direct insult.. i never know you were an english poster, so thats why i questioned your knowledge... but i know your a NC fan now, so its all good.
not catching feelings mate, sorry we've got off on the wrong foot. No hard feelings at all.
Spurs to be honest have surprised me this season. Youve done much better than I thought you could do so you never know, maybe I've underestimated you. I just think in the long run the moneyboys at City will just win through. Also, you can never count out Liverpool....massive clubs like that never go down without a fight. Villa I think will bottle it like last season.
its cool man... in a way your right about spurs anyway tonight being a prime example losing to liverpool when there missing two massive players in gerrard n torres, i didnt get to watch the game because i play football on wednesday nights but im glad i missed it. I duno if villa will bottle it quiet as hard as last season, they made it through to the carling cup final tonight, so you never know if they win that could give a massive confidence boost for the rest of the season. Either way i just dont want to see Man City win anything this season, i hate the way they got such big expectations just because they got a blank cheaque book..
You think Newcastle are gonna gain that automatic promotion spot then?
I actually have a horrible feeling that Liverpool will still retain top 4. They seem to have turned a corner. I'd rather ANY of the ther teams get 4th though.
I'm not worried about Newcastle THIS SEASON. We're by far the best team in the Championship and without sounding too cocky I think we'll have a top 2 berth wrapped up by April. I would be surprised if we didn't finish 1st. HOWEVER, this isnt because we're great its because the Championship is very poor. Newcastle and West Brom are head and shoulders above the rest and even the current form of Forest will eventually die dwn and they'll take thier place in the playoffs.
Its next season I'm worried about. If we go up to the Premiership with this squad we have right now we'd struggle to stay up. Some massive changes need to happen right now. For startes we don't even have a striker who can score 6/7 Premiership goals nevermind lead the team with 10-15. This summer will be massive in deciding our future.
I wish I watched the Villa game tonight. 6-4! Sounds like a classic.
How the hell have Liverpool turned the corner? They've just lost to Reading and drew with Stoke. If thats turning the corner, United must be on fire right now.
Since the defeat at Portsmouth Liverpool have taken 10 points from a possible 12
not been playing well but starting to get the points which is the important thing...thought aquilani looked very good at spurs on wednsday and kyriakos(i know :P ) is starting to look a snip at 1.5m especially lookin at the £26mill city spent on lescott...
im actually happy gerrards out...we always seem to play better when he is....him and torres to a lesser extent seem to have trust issues this season when it comes to passing the ball...the amount of moves ive seen break down this season because these two have took the wrong option in the final third
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BRILLIANT STUFF.
I think everyone watching that game as a neutral wanted to see Tevez get the goals and it was great to see.
Shay Given was the real unsung hero for City though. Best keeper in the world in my opinion...mind you, my opinion might be biased as he was my team's keeper for more than a decade.
I had very little respect left for Tevez prior to the game and now there is none.
Tevez should be very careful judfing by the article below
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"Police believe they may have saved a player from being seriously injured after darts and golf balls were confiscated from Manchester United supporters before their club's Carling Cup semi-final first leg at Manchester City on Tuesday.
A number of missiles were thrown on to the pitch during the game but officers from Greater Manchester police's football unit believe the situation could have been worse had security officials not adopted stringent checks at the turnstiles.
Information had reached the police that United supporters planned to smuggle red flares into the ground, in order to interrupt a pre-match routine at Eastlands in which the lights are turned off and a giant image of a blue moon is flashed into the stadium. Two flares were lit but several others were discovered during rigorous body checks that stopped a large number of fans getting into the stadium before kick-off. More seriously, several supporters were caught trying to smuggle darts, golf balls and other weapons into the ground.
Eighteen people were arrested – six home supporters, 11 United fans and one neutral "
As for the actual match i thought we were far to defensive (as we always tend to be in big games away from home). The penalty that never was changed the game, and once we then went behind we started to play. It seems to be a regular thing that once we go behind we go for it and create a load of chances like we did on tuesday. I didnt think we deserved to lose, prob didnt deserve to win but had more than enough chances to win.
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Tevez comes from one of the toughest zones of Buenos Aires,he should be very careful about what ?
Its not like he's living in the moss side, cheetham hill or beswick, and i doubt he could have troubles around the city as well.
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Tevez comes from one of the toughest zones of Buenos Aires,he should be very careful about what ?
Its not like he's living in the moss side, cheetham hill or beswick, and i doubt he could have troubles around the city as well.
Plenty of footballers have trouble regardless of the areas they live in just like Steven Gerrard
Steven Gerrard's father has revealed how a gangster threatened to shoot the Liverpool and England midfielder but was frightened off by a 'fixer' asked to deal with the problem.
In a letter read to the jury at Lincoln Crown Court, Paul Gerrard said the gangster - reportedly known as 'The Psycho' - threatened to shoot his son in the legs and tried to extort money from him.
It is alledged the Liverpool player's car was also smashed up and he was chased home from training.
However, the threats reportedly stopped when Gerrard's father was introduced to 'underworld fixer' John Kinsella, who is said to have put the frighteners on the gangster and his associates.
The letter written by Gerrard's father read: "I would like to say that in 2001 my son Steven was being terrorised by a notorious Liverpool gangster known as 'The Psycho' who was threatening to maim my son by shooting him in the legs.
"Also he was trying to extort a large amount of money from Steven. We immediately contacted the police and asked for protection.
"This went on for a long time, during which Steven's car was smashed up and the gangster chased him while he was driving home from training.
"This was one of the worst times of our lives. It was really having a bad effect on his career. Liverpool FC provided security for Steven, but the threats still kept coming.
"We were introduced by a friend to John Kinsella. I told him about the ongoing threats and violence. John then reassured me and my family he would resolve our nightmare.
"From that point until this day we have never had any more problems from the Liverpool underworld. Steven and I have total respect for John for what he did for us."
The evidence came about as Kinsella and three other men appeared in court accused of taking part in a £41,000 robbery, a charge Kinsella has denied.
According to the Sun, Kinsella said he was in the area as an 'enforcer', using the Gerrard incident as an example, and said: "He was demanding money and threatening to shoot Steven in the legs.
"He ambushed him outside his apartment in Southport. Steven was given armed police protection because they feared for his safety that much.
"I took steps. I told him to stop it. He followed my advice."
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David Bently also got punched in the face at a resteraunt a few months back.
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Bet Teves is shitting it from your kidy MIB Firm haha
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Bet Teves is shitting it from your kidy MIB Firm haha
From the sound of it most of those outside the council house were on tuesday.
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Kuruption, you mention you have no respect for Tevez, yet all he did was celebrate (in response may I add) to Neville's comments (ie. not to the Man Utd fans a la Adebayor as reported). I bet you still respect Neville despite the bile he was spouting earlier that day and his much more obscene and childish gesture to Tevez. I bet you also still respect Rooney despite him shouting expletives in Tevez's ear before he scored the penalty.
I don't want to cast aspertions mate, but to me and everyone else you just sound bitter because Tevez got one (or two) over you the other night.
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Kuruption, you mention you have no respect for Tevez, yet all he did was celebrate (in response may I add) to Neville's comments (ie. not to the Man Utd fans a la Adebayor as reported). I bet you still respect Neville despite the bile he was spouting earlier that day and his much more obscene and childish gesture to Tevez. I bet you also still respect Rooney despite him shouting expletives in Tevez's ear before he scored the penalty.
I don't want to cast aspertions mate, but to me and everyone else you just sound bitter because Tevez got one (or two) over you the other night.
My issue with Tevez (other than him joining city) is the fact that he has constantly said that he wouldnt celebrate if he scored against us and he did.
As for players winding each other up, it makes things interesting but Nevilles comments were harmless. He didnt slag tevez off all he said was that he wasnt worth 30+ mil , not that he was a bad player. Then Tevez totally overreacts and goads Neville and the fans, then makes comments calling Neville a moran, idiot, shit etc.
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Bet Teves is shitting it from your kidy MIB Firm haha
From the sound of it most of those outside the council house were on tuesday.
hahaha dont make me laugh
Take it u didn't go 2 the game?
Few years ago u had a bit of a firm now its just full of little kids who just get twated
Running around in gangs trying to scare people, then start legging it when they find out they aint scaring anyone.
MIB hahaha
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Oh and Gary Chuckle is a Fergie arse kissing CUNT fact
I so want him to play on Wednesday
You didn't buy Teves because u couldn't afford him
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Kuruption, you mention you have no respect for Tevez, yet all he did was celebrate (in response may I add) to Neville's comments (ie. not to the Man Utd fans a la Adebayor as reported). I bet you still respect Neville despite the bile he was spouting earlier that day and his much more obscene and childish gesture to Tevez. I bet you also still respect Rooney despite him shouting expletives in Tevez's ear before he scored the penalty.
I don't want to cast aspertions mate, but to me and everyone else you just sound bitter because Tevez got one (or two) over you the other night.
My issue with Tevez (other than him joining city) is the fact that he has constantly said that he wouldnt celebrate if he scored against us and he did.
As for players winding each other up, it makes things interesting but Nevilles comments were harmless. He didnt slag tevez off all he said was that he wasnt worth 30+ mil , not that he was a bad player. Then Tevez totally overreacts and goads Neville and the fans, then makes comments calling Neville a moran, idiot, shit etc.
Tevez didnt overreact at all. He just cupped his ears. The Man Utd fans and Neville are the ones who overreacted.
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Kuruption, you mention you have no respect for Tevez, yet all he did was celebrate (in response may I add) to Neville's comments (ie. not to the Man Utd fans a la Adebayor as reported). I bet you still respect Neville despite the bile he was spouting earlier that day and his much more obscene and childish gesture to Tevez. I bet you also still respect Rooney despite him shouting expletives in Tevez's ear before he scored the penalty.
I don't want to cast aspertions mate, but to me and everyone else you just sound bitter because Tevez got one (or two) over you the other night.
My issue with Tevez (other than him joining city) is the fact that he has constantly said that he wouldnt celebrate if he scored against us and he did.
As for players winding each other up, it makes things interesting but Nevilles comments were harmless. He didnt slag tevez off all he said was that he wasnt worth 30+ mil , not that he was a bad player. Then Tevez totally overreacts and goads Neville and the fans, then makes comments calling Neville a moran, idiot, shit etc.
Tevez didnt overreact at all. He just cupped his ears. The Man Utd fans and Neville are the ones who overreacted.
Tell it like it is mate
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I think it's a given that the top 4 will once again be Man U, Chelsea, Arsenal and LPool (in no order). All these teams like Man City, Tottenham, Villa... are chokers.
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I think it's a given that the top 4 will once again be Man U, Chelsea, Arsenal and LPool (in no order). All these teams like Man City, Tottenham, Villa... are chokers.
Not at all. Top three yeah but the 4th spot is well and truly up for grabs. Liverpool are probably favourites now theyve had a decent run of results but anything can happen. Its much more of an even playing field between the top 4 and the rest now.
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I bet you still respect Neville despite the bile he was spouting earlier that day and his much more obscene and childish gesture to Tevez.
what he did ?
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I bet you still respect Neville despite the bile he was spouting earlier that day and his much more obscene and childish gesture to Tevez.
what he did ?
well Tevez just cupped his hands to his ears...in response Gary Neville gave Tevez the middle finger in full view of the cameras.
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Bet Teves is shitting it from your kidy MIB Firm haha
From the sound of it most of those outside the council house were on tuesday.
hahaha dont make me laugh
Take it u didn't go 2 the game?
Few years ago u had a bit of a firm now its just full of little kids who just get twated
Running around in gangs trying to scare people, then start legging it when they find out they aint scaring anyone.
MIB hahaha
Applied and didnt get one , i see the police are getting a little nervous about the second leg. U going on wednesday ? Bringing a blue glow stick or a LGHU sticker ?
Kuruption, you mention you have no respect for Tevez, yet all he did was celebrate (in response may I add) to Neville's comments (ie. not to the Man Utd fans a la Adebayor as reported). I bet you still respect Neville despite the bile he was spouting earlier that day and his much more obscene and childish gesture to Tevez. I bet you also still respect Rooney despite him shouting expletives in Tevez's ear before he scored the penalty.
I don't want to cast aspertions mate, but to me and everyone else you just sound bitter because Tevez got one (or two) over you the other night.
My issue with Tevez (other than him joining city) is the fact that he has constantly said that he wouldnt celebrate if he scored against us and he did.
As for players winding each other up, it makes things interesting but Nevilles comments were harmless. He didnt slag tevez off all he said was that he wasnt worth 30+ mil , not that he was a bad player. Then Tevez totally overreacts and goads Neville and the fans, then makes comments calling Neville a moran, idiot, shit etc.
Tevez didnt overreact at all. He just cupped his ears. The Man Utd fans and Neville are the ones who overreacted.
And did a shut it gesture while running away from Neville ::)
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anyone watching Milan vs Inter (besides Elaine)?
great finish from Milito. Sneijder sent off for descent. Should really be a yellow card, apparently he used "foul and abusive language"
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anyone watching Milan vs Inter (besides Elaine)?
great finish from Milito. Sneijder sent off for descent. Should really be a yellow card, apparently he used "foul and abusive language"
Yeah, milan are struggling to break down 10 men. Concerned that Ronaldhino may take apart who ever we have at right back, the ball seems to be sticking to his foot like glue again.
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anyone watching Milan vs Inter (besides Elaine)?
great finish from Milito. Sneijder sent off for descent. Should really be a yellow card, apparently he used "foul and abusive language"
Yeah, milan are struggling to break down 10 men. Concerned that Ronaldhino may take apart who ever we have at right back, the ball seems to be sticking to his foot like glue again.
yeah, he's been playing really well at the moment.
2-0 final score. good win for Inter, extends the lead to 9 points (Milan with a game in hand).
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anyone watching Milan vs Inter (besides Elaine)?
great finish from Milito. Sneijder sent off for descent. Should really be a yellow card, apparently he used "foul and abusive language"
Yeah, milan are struggling to break down 10 men. Concerned that Ronaldhino may take apart who ever we have at right back, the ball seems to be sticking to his foot like glue again.
yeah, he's been playing really well at the moment.
2-0 final score. good win for Inter, extends the lead to 9 points (Milan with a game in hand).
Looks like its inters title again, this was milans chance and they never looked like taking it.
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anyone watching Milan vs Inter (besides Elaine)?
great finish from Milito. Sneijder sent off for descent. Should really be a yellow card, apparently he used "foul and abusive language"
Yeah, milan are struggling to break down 10 men. Concerned that Ronaldhino may take apart who ever we have at right back, the ball seems to be sticking to his foot like glue again.
yeah, he's been playing really well at the moment.
2-0 final score. good win for Inter, extends the lead to 9 points (Milan with a game in hand).
Looks like its inters title again, this was milans chance and they never looked like taking it.
no they didn't. terrible end product. I hope Pato will be available for the Champions League games against United.
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anyone watching Milan vs Inter (besides Elaine)?
great finish from Milito. Sneijder sent off for descent. Should really be a yellow card, apparently he used "foul and abusive language"
Yeah, milan are struggling to break down 10 men. Concerned that Ronaldhino may take apart who ever we have at right back, the ball seems to be sticking to his foot like glue again.
yeah, he's been playing really well at the moment.
2-0 final score. good win for Inter, extends the lead to 9 points (Milan with a game in hand).
Looks like its inters title again, this was milans chance and they never looked like taking it.
no they didn't. terrible end product. I hope Pato will be available for the Champions League games against United.
lol i hope not, at the moment im not expecting us to go through.
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Yeah I watched the second half. AC Milan look very poor these days. I'd try and blame it on the age of the squad but Inter's squad is old as fuck aswell and they outplayed, outran and outclassed AC.
Inter have had Italy dominated and sewn up for years now and it won't change soon. The players in Italy in the other squads right now just arent good enough for Milan, Roma, Juve etc to have a real go at them. Inter have a stranglehold on Serie A and will for years more I think. Itll be like Lyon's domination of Ligue 1 for the decade before Bordeaux ousted them last season.
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Yeah, good match between Milan and Inter - nice crowd.
However, Milan has been playing good lately - winning 5-2, beating Juve at Olimpico, and last they crushed Sienna 4-0. They failed at this game though.
Seems like Ronnie has found his skills again 8)
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10 vs 11 for most of the match,ac milan is a fuckin joke.
(http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100124/capt.24a25c544c30453ab8052a550e4df09d.italy_soccer_serie_a_xap123.jpg)
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http://www.youtube.com/v/DSoCvlhkVpc
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^^ you know you love AC really elano :P
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^^ you know you love AC really elano :P
the fuck are you talking about ?
you (or your mother) love ac milan :P
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^^ you know you love AC really elano :P
the fuck are you talking about ?
you (or your mother) me & my mother love ac milan :P
8)
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did anyone see Ronaldo's moaning about 'diving' in la liga?? ;D
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did anyone see Ronaldo's moaning about 'diving' in la liga?? ;D
no, what did he say?
i hear he got sent off at the weekend, two bookings for diving?
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i hear he got sent off at the weekend, two bookings for diving?
u wish lol. A straight red. He was trying to fend off a defender who was behind him and he was swinging his arms around, and caught the defender in the nose and broke it. Looked relatively accidental to me. Don't think he was trying to hurt the dude. A yellow card definitely, but a straight red should be something very malicious.
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To be fair to CR he did score two goals before it happened mind. Not that I give a fuck like, the guy is a bellend.
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i hear he got sent off at the weekend, two bookings for diving?
u wish lol. A straight red. He was trying to fend off a defender who was behind him and he was swinging his arms around, and caught the defender in the nose and broke it. Looked relatively accidental to me. Don't think he was trying to hurt the dude. A yellow card definitely, but a straight red should be something very malicious.
so the player hardly dived then im not disputing a red was harsh im laughing at the fact ronaldo can sit there and call anyone a diver lol
and whoever asked,he was basically saying how playing in england he was taught not to dive because its cheating,theres loads of divers in la liga,everyone kicks him whaaa whaa u know typical fuckin bitchin
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thats what happens when you grab shirts ;D his second goal was amazing 8)
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I'm disappointed we only managed a draw against the Scousers last night, they were there for the taking.
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I'm disappointed we only managed a draw against the Scousers last night, they were there for the taking.
im glad you's drew.. but annoys me how they can beat tottenham 2-0 then inbetween loose to reading and draw to you's (no disrespect to wolves) & stoke ???
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I'm disappointed we only managed a draw against the Scousers last night, they were there for the taking.
Yeah definitely. You could have got the three points easily and piled on the misery. Would have done you the world of good aswell in the dogfight. You're better than the teams around you but don't seem to have that cutting edge to finish teams off. Get superKevinDoyle on the case.
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I'm disappointed we only managed a draw against the Scousers last night, they were there for the taking.
im glad you's drew.. but annoys me how they can beat tottenham 2-0 then inbetween loose to reading and draw to you's (no disrespect to wolves) & stoke ???
Well you lost to us and Stoke...;)
Seriously tho, it's a topsy-turvy league this season and no-one has found any real consistency. Spurs are equal to Man City in my eyes for 4th spot (both have been far better than Liverpool this season), but it's about who can hold their nerve until May.
I'm disappointed we only managed a draw against the Scousers last night, they were there for the taking.
Yeah definitely. You could have got the three points easily and piled on the misery. Would have done you the world of good aswell in the dogfight. You're better than the teams around you but don't seem to have that cutting edge to finish teams off. Get superKevinDoyle on the case.
Without Super Kevin Doyle, we would've been relegated in November. Our 2nd top scorer is 35-year old centre half Jody Craddock.
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Yikes. I've been surprised that Ebanks-Blake has had such a small impact. I mean yeah sure, theres a massive step up from Championship to Premiership but you'd expect a guy who scores 20plus every season in the Championship could at least get 5-10 goals in the league above. That said, as far as I'm aware he hasnt been a regular starter has he?
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Yikes. I've been surprised that Ebanks-Blake has had such a small impact. I mean yeah sure, theres a massive step up from Championship to Premiership but you'd expect a guy who scores 20plus every season in the Championship could at least get 5-10 goals in the league above. That said, as far as I'm aware he hasnt been a regular starter has he?
Confidence issues. He's missing chances that he would've buried last season with his eyes closed.
He's played a fair few games this season but at some point we had to take him out of the firing line to give someone else a chance. I still reckon he'll come good, hopefully before the end of the season...
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Yikes. I've been surprised that Ebanks-Blake has had such a small impact. I mean yeah sure, theres a massive step up from Championship to Premiership but you'd expect a guy who scores 20plus every season in the Championship could at least get 5-10 goals in the league above. That said, as far as I'm aware he hasnt been a regular starter has he?
Ebanks blake reminds me in some way like michael chopra.. can score for fun in the championship but struggles big time for goals in the Prem, said that i know ebanks is still only young so is time for him to step up.
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Yikes. I've been surprised that Ebanks-Blake has had such a small impact. I mean yeah sure, theres a massive step up from Championship to Premiership but you'd expect a guy who scores 20plus every season in the Championship could at least get 5-10 goals in the league above. That said, as far as I'm aware he hasnt been a regular starter has he?
Ebanks blake reminds me in some way like michael chopra.. can score for fun in the championship but struggles big time for goals in the Prem, said that i know ebanks is still only young so is time for him to step up.
My fear is that he joins a long long list of 1st Division strikers who could never make that step up, Healy, Chopra, Nugent, etc
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Yikes. I've been surprised that Ebanks-Blake has had such a small impact. I mean yeah sure, theres a massive step up from Championship to Premiership but you'd expect a guy who scores 20plus every season in the Championship could at least get 5-10 goals in the league above. That said, as far as I'm aware he hasnt been a regular starter has he?
Ebanks blake reminds me in some way like michael chopra.. can score for fun in the championship but struggles big time for goals in the Prem, said that i know ebanks is still only young so is time for him to step up.
My fear is that he joins a long long list of 1st Division strikers who could never make that step up, Healy, Chopra, Nugent, etc
There was rumour Chopra was on his way back to us (Toon) this transfer window. I'm glad it never happened because he's not a great player. In his initial time at Newcastle before we fobbed him off to Cardiff he scored 1 goals in 34 games. He just can't cut it in the Premiership.
Ebanks-Blake might still come good, after all he's got age on his side, but I wouldnt be surprised if he didnt as so many other players have failed.
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I'm disappointed we only managed a draw against the Scousers last night, they were there for the taking.
im glad you's drew.. but annoys me how they can beat tottenham 2-0 then inbetween loose to reading and draw to you's (no disrespect to wolves) & stoke ???
its pretty simple gerrard became available...so we threw him in half fit and out of form in place of aquilani who had his best game in a red shirt in the last game against tottenham...i have all the time in the world for Rafa and i'll still argue up to this season he's done well for us but this is now becoming shades of houiller(more concerned about what the media are saying than winning games) and imo he needs to go....
on to wolves......i want to see them go down...not because i have anything against the team or because im sour(they deserved just your piss stain of a manager...how u gunna play a weakened side against united??...youre supposed to dream of these games when u get promoted...not just drop your pants for whiskey nose and ask him to be gentle....i really hope they need hull to lose on the last day and we just play our youth team...or if rafas still in charge the 1st team will probably do lol
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I'm disappointed we only managed a draw against the Scousers last night, they were there for the taking.
im glad you's drew.. but annoys me how they can beat tottenham 2-0 then inbetween loose to reading and draw to you's (no disrespect to wolves) & stoke ???
its pretty simple gerrard became available...so we threw him in half fit and out of form in place of aquilani who had his best game in a red shirt in the last game against tottenham...i have all the time in the world for Rafa and i'll still argue up to this season he's done well for us but this is now becoming shades of houiller(more concerned about what the media are saying than winning games) and imo he needs to go....
on to wolves......i want to see them go down...not because i have anything against the team or because im sour(they deserved just your piss stain of a manager...how u gunna play a weakened side against united??...youre supposed to dream of these games when u get promoted...not just drop your pants for whiskey nose and ask him to be gentle....i really hope they need hull to lose on the last day and we just play our youth team...or if rafas still in charge the 1st team will probably do lol
Mick McCarthy is a legend mate. He's hilarious. Barnsley thug 4 life.
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I'm disappointed we only managed a draw against the Scousers last night, they were there for the taking.
im glad you's drew.. but annoys me how they can beat tottenham 2-0 then inbetween loose to reading and draw to you's (no disrespect to wolves) & stoke ???
its pretty simple gerrard became available...so we threw him in half fit and out of form in place of aquilani who had his best game in a red shirt in the last game against tottenham...i have all the time in the world for Rafa and i'll still argue up to this season he's done well for us but this is now becoming shades of houiller(more concerned about what the media are saying than winning games) and imo he needs to go....
on to wolves......i want to see them go down...not because i have anything against the team or because im sour(they deserved just your piss stain of a manager...how u gunna play a weakened side against united??...youre supposed to dream of these games when u get promoted...not just drop your pants for whiskey nose and ask him to be gentle....i really hope they need hull to lose on the last day and we just play our youth team...or if rafas still in charge the 1st team will probably do lol
Mick McCarthy legend mate. He's hilarious. Barnsley thug 4 life.
fixed...you from barnsley...i was up there last year for a few days 6 hour train journey...good ppl though i enjoyed myself lol
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I'm disappointed we only managed a draw against the Scousers last night, they were there for the taking.
im glad you's drew.. but annoys me how they can beat tottenham 2-0 then inbetween loose to reading and draw to you's (no disrespect to wolves) & stoke ???
on to wolves......i want to see them go down...not because i have anything against the team or because im sour(they deserved just your piss stain of a manager...how u gunna play a weakened side against united??...youre supposed to dream of these games when u get promoted...not just drop your pants for whiskey nose and ask him to be gentle....i really hope they need hull to lose on the last day and we just play our youth team...or if rafas still in charge the 1st team will probably do lol
This whole 'weakened' team business against United is a misconception stirred up the media. I was at the Spurs game three days beforehand, and our team (which wasn't our best XI in the first place) ran themselves into the ground protecting a 1-0 lead for 96 minutes. Our strikers were virtually playing in midfield chasing Aaron Lennon around and we lost Dave Edwards during the game through a fatigue-related injury
There was no way the same team could play against United at OT and get a result. To do that would require a lot of chasing and effort for 90+ minutes, which is why Mick played the team he did. The game plan was to chase United down and force mistakes, and we acquitted ourselves well until we gave away a silly penalty towards the end of the first half. It's shocking how journalists who couldn't name our 'best XI', were all of a sudden claiming we played the 'reserves'.
A lot of it was due to the fact we were playing United. If we did that against a Stoke/Fulham type team, no one would've given a shit.
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wow. great second half. the atmosphere here in Manchester was electric.
who was marking Rooney? three lads in front of him as the ball was played in, but no-one 'on him'.
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wow. great second half. the atmosphere here in Manchester was electric.
who was marking Rooney? three lads in front of him as the ball was played in, but no-one 'on him'.
yup yup fuck man city... ;D
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I'm disappointed we only managed a draw against the Scousers last night, they were there for the taking.
im glad you's drew.. but annoys me how they can beat tottenham 2-0 then inbetween loose to reading and draw to you's (no disrespect to wolves) & stoke ???
its pretty simple gerrard became available...so we threw him in half fit and out of form in place of aquilani who had his best game in a red shirt in the last game against tottenham...i have all the time in the world for Rafa and i'll still argue up to this season he's done well for us but this is now becoming shades of houiller(more concerned about what the media are saying than winning games) and imo he needs to go....
on to wolves......i want to see them go down...not because i have anything against the team or because im sour(they deserved just your piss stain of a manager...how u gunna play a weakened side against united??...youre supposed to dream of these games when u get promoted...not just drop your pants for whiskey nose and ask him to be gentle....i really hope they need hull to lose on the last day and we just play our youth team...or if rafas still in charge the 1st team will probably do lol
Mick McCarthy legend mate. He's hilarious. Barnsley thug 4 life.
fixed...you from barnsley...i was up there last year for a few days 6 hour train journey...good ppl though i enjoyed myself lol
haha nah I'm from nowhere near Barnsley. I'm a geordie mate. Newcastle born and bred.
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I wanted City to win, but fairplay, theres no denying Man Utd outplayed them all game in this second leg. I just hope Villa turn them over in the final.
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I wanted City to win, but fairplay, theres no denying Man Utd outplayed them all game in this second leg. I just hope Villa turn them over in the final.
same.
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Sky launches 3D channel in pubs
Sky is kicking off the UK's first 3D channel with a live Premier League football match to be broadcast in nine pubs around the UK this weekend.
The match between Arsenal and Manchester United will be viewable in 3D in pubs in London, Manchester, Cardiff and Edinburgh.
In April Sky will roll out its 3D channel to hundreds of other pubs.
Later in the year, Sky 3D will be made available to all Sky+HD customers with a range of content on offer.
This will include movies, sport, documentaries and entertainment.
Sky 3D will initially be available as a free add-on for those with Sky+HD boxes.
Viewers need to wear a special pair of glasses to watch the content.
There has been a great deal of hype around the technology since cinemas began showing films in 3D.
Avatar, shot in 3D, has become the highest grossing film of all time.
It is expected that 3D-ready TVs will hit the consumer market later this year.
"People have already embraced 3D cinema and because Sky's 3D service uses the same kind of technology, we're confident there will be demand for sport, movies, concerts and drama in 3D," said Gerry O'Sullivan, Sky's director of strategic product development.
In February, two rugby matches in the Six Nations championship will be filmed in 3D and shown at cinemas around the UK.
The 2010 World Cup will also be filmed in the format.
The BBC was the first to show a 3D sports event, broadcasting a Scotland v England rugby match at the Six Nations championship in 2008.
HOW 3D BROADCAST WORKS
(http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47194000/gif/_47194622_live3d_home_466.gif)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8483136.stm
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Sky launches 3D channel in pubs
Sky is kicking off the UK's first 3D channel with a live Premier League football match to be broadcast in nine pubs around the UK this weekend.
The match between Arsenal and Manchester United will be viewable in 3D in pubs in London, Manchester, Cardiff and Edinburgh.
In April Sky will roll out its 3D channel to hundreds of other pubs.
Later in the year, Sky 3D will be made available to all Sky+HD customers with a range of content on offer.
This will include movies, sport, documentaries and entertainment.
Sky 3D will initially be available as a free add-on for those with Sky+HD boxes.
Viewers need to wear a special pair of glasses to watch the content.
There has been a great deal of hype around the technology since cinemas began showing films in 3D.
Avatar, shot in 3D, has become the highest grossing film of all time.
It is expected that 3D-ready TVs will hit the consumer market later this year.
"People have already embraced 3D cinema and because Sky's 3D service uses the same kind of technology, we're confident there will be demand for sport, movies, concerts and drama in 3D," said Gerry O'Sullivan, Sky's director of strategic product development.
In February, two rugby matches in the Six Nations championship will be filmed in 3D and shown at cinemas around the UK.
The 2010 World Cup will also be filmed in the format.
The BBC was the first to show a 3D sports event, broadcasting a Scotland v England rugby match at the Six Nations championship in 2008.
HOW 3D BROADCAST WORKS
(http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47194000/gif/_47194622_live3d_home_466.gif)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8483136.stm
i understand how this could work in the home.. but a pub? seriously how would you deal out the 3D glass's?? if the place supplied them they'd either run out or get broken or taken by drunks.. and if you had to supply them yourselfs, i couldnt see many people bothering...
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Haha had this same discussion at work earlier...surely after a few pints you'd get blurred vision anyway - no need for the glasses then lol.
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What a match last night, great atmosphere and definitly deserved to win and go through, very sweet.
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i understand how this could work in the home.. but a pub? seriously how would you deal out the 3D glass's?? if the place supplied them they'd either run out or get broken or taken by drunks.. and if you had to supply them yourselfs, i couldnt see many people bothering...
i can imagine there is a deposit required.
i wanna find out which pub is showing this in Manchester. i'll be going out to watch the game anyway, so why not take part in this experiment of 3D football. can't find any info though...
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i understand how this could work in the home.. but a pub? seriously how would you deal out the 3D glass's?? if the place supplied them they'd either run out or get broken or taken by drunks.. and if you had to supply them yourselfs, i couldnt see many people bothering...
i can imagine there is a deposit required.
i wanna find out which pub is showing this in Manchester. i'll be going out to watch the game anyway, so why not take part in this experiment of 3D football. can't find any info though...
pretty sure the glasses came with the sky mag, and id imagine u pay a pound for them like at the cinema.
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Robinho has gone to Santos on a 6 month loan, serious miss management of a player of his calibre.
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Robinho has gone to Santos on a 6 month loan, serious miss management of a player of his calibre.
FLOP
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i understand how this could work in the home.. but a pub? seriously how would you deal out the 3D glass's?? if the place supplied them they'd either run out or get broken or taken by drunks.. and if you had to supply them yourselfs, i couldnt see many people bothering...
i can imagine there is a deposit required.
i wanna find out which pub is showing this in Manchester. i'll be going out to watch the game anyway, so why not take part in this experiment of 3D football. can't find any info though...
pretty sure the glasses came with the sky mag, and id imagine u pay a pound for them like at the cinema.
I assume they give you the glasses in the pub free with your first pint or something. 3d glasses cost nothing to make really so they wont cost much. They may even just hand them out for free to all paying customers.
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Robinho has gone to Santos on a 6 month loan, serious miss management of a player of his calibre.
It wasnt mismanagement at all. Thats the last thing it was. Robinho just wasnt happy and he's a very selfish man. He huffed and puffed and eventually got his move and Robinho leaving for 6 months will actually be good for City. He'll do nothing but cause trouble at City I think. At least now it makes the forward line easier to pick. Bellamy, Adebayor and Tevez will all be happy I assume with him going. Its only Santa Cruz really who will be left out in the cold.
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Robinho has gone to Santos on a 6 month loan, serious miss management of a player of his calibre.
It wasnt mismanagement at all. Thats the last thing it was. Robinho just wasnt happy and he's a very selfish man. He huffed and puffed and eventually got his move and Robinho leaving for 6 months will actually be good for City. He'll do nothing but cause trouble at City I think. At least now it makes the forward line easier to pick. Bellamy, Adebayor and Tevez will all be happy I assume with him going. Its only Santa Cruz really who will be left out in the cold.
agreed robinhos just an arrogant lil prick whose only any good for home games when the weathers nice...otherwise he goes missing...kinda funny hes the only player hughes probably didnt sign on his own intiative though
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LMAO @ John Terry, he's been banging Wayne Bridge's wife on the side hahahahaha
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LMAO @ John Terry, he's been banging Wayne Bridge's wife on the side hahahahaha
haha I read this today. Tried to put a gagging order on the papers so it wouldnt go public aswell. Dirty dog.
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LMAO @ John Terry, he's been banging Wayne Bridge's wife on the side hahahahaha
haha I read this today. Tried to put a gagging order on the papers so it wouldnt go public aswell. Dirty dog.
Hopefully the John 'England captain' Terry myth will explode now. Top defender, yes, but a snide fucker off the pitch.
Still, Google Vanessa Perroncel. :drool:
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She's fairly tasty like. I'd get my nib wet.
Can't stand John Terry. Not even as a footballer nevermind as a man. Even his face pisses me off.
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so hang on, did Terry he bang Vanessa whilst she was still goin out with Bridge, or after they split up?
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so hang on, did Terry he bang Vanessa whilst she was still goin out with Bridge, or after they split up?
I think they split up over it.
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haha JT the dirty dogg.. gotta love the Terry family, Shop lifting, drug dealing and adultery.. definate hat trick of failures.. funny enough i only saw ted terry last night, i bet that mothafucka gonna lay low again over this. :laugh:
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haha JT the dirty dogg.. gotta love the Terry family, Shop lifting, drug dealing and adultery.. definate hat trick of failures.. funny enough i only saw ted terry last night, i bet that mothafucka gonna lay low again over this. :laugh:
Haha, did u score a couple of grams off him?
Don't forget charging people £10,000 to tour the Chelsea training ground.
We've got Chelsea at home on the 20th; I'm rushing back from the airport that day epecially so I can abuse him from the stands
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Robinho has gone to Santos on a 6 month loan, serious miss management of a player of his calibre.
It wasnt mismanagement at all. Thats the last thing it was. Robinho just wasnt happy and he's a very selfish man. He huffed and puffed and eventually got his move and Robinho leaving for 6 months will actually be good for City. He'll do nothing but cause trouble at City I think. At least now it makes the forward line easier to pick. Bellamy, Adebayor and Tevez will all be happy I assume with him going. Its only Santa Cruz really who will be left out in the cold.
Robinho is no different to adebayor in attitude terms, plus robinho is such a talented player the team should have been built round him.
LMAO @ John Terry, he's been banging Wayne Bridge's wife on the side hahahahaha
Really dont see how Terry can continue been england captain. If he had done an ashley cole and picked up some tramp in a club then it has no relation to football. This on the other hand has a direct relationship to the England team, its clearly going to split the england team. How can the players respect someone who did that to a team mate ?
More than likely Bridge will quit international football through no fault of his own, how can they play in the same side. Imagine if it hadnt been bridges girl but Gerrards or Rooneys.
It pretty much sums Terry up, his actions on and off the pitch for a long time havent been that of england captain. Its the only mistake Capello has really made making Terry captain hopefully he will amend that especially as Capellos big thing is discipline and projecting the correct image.
haha JT the dirty dogg.. gotta love the Terry family, Shop lifting, drug dealing and adultery.. definate hat trick of failures.. funny enough i only saw ted terry last night, i bet that mothafucka gonna lay low again over this. :laugh:
You only have to look at Terrys crime sheet to see how he was brought up
Numerous allegaions of affairs
Throwing bottles from a limo at a guy on a motor bike
Day after 911 mocking americans at heathrow airport and going for piss on the bar
Racist allegations after getting sent off at spurs
Spitting at Tevez in the CL Final
Biting Boa Morte when Chelsea were playing west ham
Gambling addict from the sound of it
Judging by the court papers he has no remorse for his actions with bridges missus or how it affects his wife and kids but is more concerned with losing sponsorship deals
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Robinho move leaves tattooed Manchester City fan blue (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8487297.stm)
(http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47206000/jpg/_47206710_tattoomanchris.jpg)
Robinho's departure from Manchester has left one man feeling particularly blue - die-hard fan Chris Atkinson has the Brazilian's name tattooed on his chest.
And to make matters worse the tribute is etched next to another Samba star who never even signed for the club.
Mr Atkinson, 26, of Altrincham, got a Kaka tattoo soon after the Blues lodged a £100m bid - only for him to sign for Real Madrid.
The part-time Hollyoaks actor said he was "gutted" Robinho had left City.
"I got the Kaka tattoo and got quoted saying I'd get Robinho done next," said Mr Atkinson, who also works in a pub in Timperley.
"My mate had a bet with me that I wouldn't get it done - so I did it."
The Brazil international, who cost a record-breaking £32.4m when he signed for City, is joining his former club Santos on a six-month loan.
The 26-year-old forward has made only sporadic appearances this season and scored his first goal in City's 4-2 FA Cup win over Scunthorpe.
Mr Atkinson, who has about 25 tattoos, was mocked by his friends for the Kaka tattoo but is unrepentant over his Robinho ink.
"He was quality; I'm gutted he's gone," he said.
"It's only a loan deal, so you never know he might come back.
"But they're saying in the papers that he's kicked his last ball for City, so I don't know."
Despite his departure Mr Atkinson will not be covering up the names on his chest, which are displayed alongside genuine City legend Shaun Goater.
"I'll just wait until I have kids and call them Robinho and Kaka," added Mr Atkinson, who currently does not have a girlfriend.
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^^^^^^^along side city legend shaun goater lol u couldnt make this up.
Wouldnt be suprised if this guy is related to Gary Cook
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who's looking forward to Arsenal - Man Utd?
hope Gallas and Vermaelen keep Rooney at bay.
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who's looking forward to Arsenal - Man Utd?
hope Gallas and Vermaelen keep Rooney at bay.
Well your hopes have been dashed. United cruising.
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Get in there ! Patrice Evra's comments from just under a year ago seem appropriate
'People say that Arsenal play good football but, as far as we are concerned, we dominated them comfortably.
'Playing well is not everything in this game. We were 11 men and they were 11 children.
'We played like men against children because we are much more mature and we are more experienced than Arsenal.'
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EXCELLENT GAME!!
Damn it feels good, gunners going down down down... 8)
Nani has had a very good form recently, today he was good again...
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Nani!!! 8)
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first of all. fuck the Portuguese, and anyone who speaks that language
i'm just messing with you lunatic
Arsenal had their chances in the first half but squandered them, they should've scored on numerous occasions. terrific performance from United to put the pressure on Chelsea. maybe with the upset caused by the 'John Terry scandal' (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8488232.stm) they could drop points against Hull, but that is a big maybe.
great goal from Rooney, did you see the pace on the lad? also, a great run and goal from Park. hats off.
still gonna say Arsenal for the league, very optimistic i know, but if they take points from Chelsea next sunday then the three horse race is still on. gotta bare in mind Manchester United have some difficult games coming up, maybe we can skip the Portsmouth match next week (although Pompey desperately need a result), then Aston Villa away, who seem to be getting their form back, and finally Everton away, you never know.
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Nani was on fire today 8)
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first of all. fuck the Portuguese, and anyone who speaks that language
i'm just messing with you lunatic
LOL! Just warning u, don't overlook PORTO in champions league 8)
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No way is Arsenal winning anything with a bunch of 20 year olds. I like Arsenal, their game is amazing but they lack experience in the key moments of the season.
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God damn, I don't really know what to say..
BUT,
We were destined to lose with no a single striker in the starting lineup - even though that was not our biggest problem.
What the hell happened to Clichy!? And Almunia is useless - been saying that ever since he was brought to the club..
Fuck..
Hats off to Rooney - he's awsome.
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We were 11 men and they were 11 children.
Cunt of a thing to say. I remember Graeme Souness said something similar after losing at Parkhead. Then we cuffed them at Ewood as well.
Shite patter from Evra but it's alright for him as he is foreign and probably doesn't realise how unprofessional condecending it really is. Souness did.
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first of all. fuck the Portuguese, and anyone who speaks that language
i'm just messing with you lunatic
Arsenal had their chances in the first half but squandered them, they should've scored on numerous occasions. terrific performance from United to put the pressure on Chelsea. maybe with the upset caused by the 'John Terry scandal' (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8488232.stm) they could drop points against Hull, but that is a big maybe.
great goal from Rooney, did you see the pace on the lad? also, a great run and goal from Park. hats off.
still gonna say Arsenal for the league, very optimistic i know, but if they take points from Chelsea next sunday then the three horse race is still on. gotta bare in mind Manchester United have some difficult games coming up, maybe we can skip the Portsmouth match next week (although Pompey desperately need a result), then Aston Villa away, who seem to be getting their form back, and finally Everton away, you never know.
u mad lad arsenal sucks :'( nani 8)
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Sports Minister puts pressure on FA over England captain’s affair
The Football Association came under pressure from the Government to strip John Terry of the England captaincy last night after more details emerged of his affair with the partner of one of his former team-mates.
Gerry Sutcliffe, the Sports Minister, said that he will ask the FA to explain its stance on Terry, whose position has been under threat since he failed with a High Court injunction to stop newspapers reporting his extramarital affair with Vanessa Perroncel, a lingerie model and former partner of Wayne Bridge, his England and one-time Chelsea team-mate.
Ms Perroncel, the mother of Bridge’s child and Terry’s neighbour in the Surrey village of Oxshott, is reported to have had an abortion after becoming pregnant by the England captain.
The revelations have left Terry, Britain’s highest-paid footballer, on £150,000 a week, fighting to save his marriage. His distraught wife, Toni, has fled to Dubai with their three-year-old twins, Georgie and Summer, while he stayed at home and trained with Chelsea yesterday. The couple have been in telephone contact. Sources close to Terry said last night that saving his marriage was his “only priority”.
Mr Sutcliffe said: “On the field John Terry is a fantastic player and a good England captain, but to be the captain of England you have got to have wider responsibilities for the country, and clearly if these allegations are proven — and at the moment they are only allegations — then it does call into question his role as England captain. I speak to the FA on a regular basis, so I will be asking what their viewpoint is and we will see what comes of it.”
As well as criticism from Mr Sutcliffe and former England players such as Martin Keown, there has been a growing clamour from the national team’s supporters.
On the members-only England fans message board on the FA’s official website, Terry was described as having “the morals of a rat”, with most supporters calling for him to be stripped of the captain’s armband. Radio phone-in shows have also received similar calls.
In contrast with Chelsea, which issued a statement on Saturday night offering Terry their “full support” over a “personal matter”, the FA has so far declined to comment. Lord Triesman, the FA’s chairman, and Ian Watmore, the chief executive, are firmly expected to entrust Fabio Capello, England’s manager, with the decision on whether or not Terry should retain the captaincy.
The £4.8 million-a-year Italian coach has been monitoring developments from his holiday home in Switzerland, where he is recovering from a knee operation, and has not yet spoken to Terry about the allegations.
Bridge has yet to comment on the reports beyond a statement issued through his lawyer in which he asked for his privacy to be respected.
Three of his Manchester City team-mates, however, made a show of solidarity with him yesterday. Bridge did not play in the match owing to a knee injury, but Nigel de Jong, Stephen Ireland and Carlos Tévez all revealed T-shirts bearing the slogan “Team Bridge” as they left the pitch after their 2-0 victory over Portsmouth.
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Mods - let's remove the "(Soccer)" bit from the thread title. NIK is no longer here.
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Mods - let's remove the "(Soccer)" bit from the thread title. NIK is no longer here.
word that was a stupid ass rule considerin ppl still made threads like 'omg last nights game' without specifyin which sport...
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Mods - let's remove the "(Soccer)" bit from the thread title. NIK is no longer here.
word that was a stupid ass rule considerin ppl still made threads like 'omg last nights game' without specifyin which sport...
Yeah, and let's get more threads started in the main section, we can only really discuss one issue at a time here.
Are Hack Wilson's random thoughts on some no-mark yank 'athletes' really more deserving of their own threads than the biggest and best sport in the world??
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DEADLINE DAY...
wonder if theres gonna be any interesting last minute signings?? .. i know in the last hour Westham have signed Benny Mccarthy, Hull rejected a £5 bid from wolves for hunt and Nicky Shorey has joined Fulham on loan for the rest of the season.
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Can't see much going on today in the market. My side has done most of its business (not good business either I'll admit) and not many other teams seem bothered about bolstering their squads.
One thing I've been a little disappointed with is the movement of Birmingham. Carson Yeung confirmed a few months back they'd have 40million to spend and they spent 2.5million on Michel....nothing else. Sure, theyve had a few tasty bids for Babel and Pavlyuchenko, but to no avial.
Personally I have no idea why Liverpool and Spurs turned those 9million bids down for each player respectively because they won't get MORE money for them and its no as if either are key to their squad's success.
I can see Man City getting Adam Johnson (an incredible prospect and future England star if you ask me) from Middlesbrough and maybe one or two other signings but nothing big.
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Can't see much going on today in the market. My side has done most of its business (not good business either I'll admit)
I can see Man City getting Adam Johnson (an incredible prospect and future England star if you ask me) from Middlesbrough and maybe one or two other signings but nothing big.
we'll apparently its saying that Coventrys Leon Best is going to be signing for you today.. imo thats a decent signing. Yeh it appears that City have agreed a deal for adam johnson, not sure how much says details are to follow.
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Okaka (a really nice player) from As Roma to Fulham
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Okaka (a really nice player) from As Roma to Fulham
yeah i saw that, never really seen him play tho.. also i saw you's loaned out Amantino Mancini to AC
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Can't see much going on today in the market. My side has done most of its business (not good business either I'll admit)
I can see Man City getting Adam Johnson (an incredible prospect and future England star if you ask me) from Middlesbrough and maybe one or two other signings but nothing big.
we'll apparently its saying that Coventrys Leon Best is going to be signing for you today.. imo thats a decent signing. Yeh it appears that City have agreed a deal for adam johnson, not sure how much says details are to follow.
I've heard the rumour but I doubt itll happen. Even if it does it won't improve us. Leon Best is a decent championship striker...but we already have decent championship strikers. Thats why we're 1st. What we need is Premiership class because as it stands right now we'll win this league but next season...we'll be lucky if we're not dead last. Our squad is weak as piss.
I'm not too bothered if we sign no-one really. We've done good enough with who we already have so far so I don't see why we need to buy anyone and waste money this season. The summer is when it gets dirty. Summer transfer window needs to see massive improvements for us or we'll become the new 'yo-yo' club.
I was pissed off we didnt get Victor Moses and he went to Wigan instead. I mean for fucks sake I know Wigan are in the league above, but surely Newcastle are still a bigger (and arguably better considering our current league position) prospect than Wigan? Maybe I'm being bitter and biased but teams like Wigan just wind me up because no-one in Wigan gives a fuck. They only get 15,000 a week attendances when teams like Newcastle are getting 40,000, and Derby, Leicester, Sheff United, West Brom etc are all getting 25,000 almost.
I just wish attendances determined results as if it did Newcastle would be in the Champions League. Shame is, our team is gash!
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That Victor Moses has completed his move to Wigan too. Interested to watch him play in the PL.
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Can't see much going on today in the market. My side has done most of its business (not good business either I'll admit)
I can see Man City getting Adam Johnson (an incredible prospect and future England star if you ask me) from Middlesbrough and maybe one or two other signings but nothing big.
we'll apparently its saying that Coventrys Leon Best is going to be signing for you today.. imo thats a decent signing. Yeh it appears that City have agreed a deal for adam johnson, not sure how much says details are to follow.
I've heard the rumour but I doubt itll happen. Even if it does it won't improve us. Leon Best is a decent championship striker...but we already have decent championship strikers. Thats why we're 1st. What we need is Premiership class because as it stands right now we'll win this league but next season...we'll be lucky if we're not dead last. Our squad is weak as piss.
I'm not too bothered if we sign no-one really. We've done good enough with who we already have so far so I don't see why we need to buy anyone and waste money this season. The summer is when it gets dirty. Summer transfer window needs to see massive improvements for us or we'll become the new 'yo-yo' club.
I was pissed off we didnt get Victor Moses and he went to Wigan instead. I mean for fucks sake I know Wigan are in the league above, but surely Newcastle are still a bigger (and arguably better considering our current league position) prospect than Wigan? Maybe I'm being bitter and biased but teams like Wigan just wind me up because no-one in Wigan gives a fuck. They only get 15,000 a week attendances when teams like Newcastle are getting 40,000, and Derby, Leicester, Sheff United, West Brom etc are all getting 25,000 almost.
I just wish attendances determined results as if it did Newcastle would be in the Champions League. Shame is, our team is gash!
The deal is already complete for Leon Best.
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Mods - let's remove the "(Soccer)" bit from the thread title. NIK is no longer here.
word that was a stupid ass rule considerin ppl still made threads like 'omg last nights game' without specifyin which sport...
Yeah, and let's get more threads started in the main section, we can only really discuss one issue at a time here.
Are Hack Wilson's random thoughts on some no-mark yank 'athletes' really more deserving of their own threads than the biggest and best sport in the world??
I changed the title, but best believe some of the other comes in here and complains about it.
Still, let Hack have his crazy threads by himself - I can see why he got demodded, lol.
And I believe it's better to have all (most) of the football discussion in here.
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Can't see much going on today in the market. My side has done most of its business (not good business either I'll admit)
I can see Man City getting Adam Johnson (an incredible prospect and future England star if you ask me) from Middlesbrough and maybe one or two other signings but nothing big.
we'll apparently its saying that Coventrys Leon Best is going to be signing for you today.. imo thats a decent signing. Yeh it appears that City have agreed a deal for adam johnson, not sure how much says details are to follow.
I've heard the rumour but I doubt itll happen. Even if it does it won't improve us. Leon Best is a decent championship striker...but we already have decent championship strikers. Thats why we're 1st. What we need is Premiership class because as it stands right now we'll win this league but next season...we'll be lucky if we're not dead last. Our squad is weak as piss.
I'm not too bothered if we sign no-one really. We've done good enough with who we already have so far so I don't see why we need to buy anyone and waste money this season. The summer is when it gets dirty. Summer transfer window needs to see massive improvements for us or we'll become the new 'yo-yo' club.
I was pissed off we didnt get Victor Moses and he went to Wigan instead. I mean for fucks sake I know Wigan are in the league above, but surely Newcastle are still a bigger (and arguably better considering our current league position) prospect than Wigan? Maybe I'm being bitter and biased but teams like Wigan just wind me up because no-one in Wigan gives a fuck. They only get 15,000 a week attendances when teams like Newcastle are getting 40,000, and Derby, Leicester, Sheff United, West Brom etc are all getting 25,000 almost.
I just wish attendances determined results as if it did Newcastle would be in the Champions League. Shame is, our team is gash!
The deal is already complete for Leon Best.
haha yeah I saw that as soon as I wrote what I did! :P
To be honest its as I say, hes a decent striker but he's not exactly going to improve our team. Still...its nice to have a bit more squad depth.
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how are newcastles finance atm...they'd do well to snap up beckford and try getting snodgrass as well i think both could play top flight and their value would treble after a decent prem season
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Mods - let's remove the "(Soccer)" bit from the thread title. NIK is no longer here.
word that was a stupid ass rule considerin ppl still made threads like 'omg last nights game' without specifyin which sport...
Yeah, and let's get more threads started in the main section, we can only really discuss one issue at a time here.
Are Hack Wilson's random thoughts on some no-mark yank 'athletes' really more deserving of their own threads than the biggest and best sport in the world??
I changed the title, but best believe some of the other comes in here and complains about it.
Still, let Hack have his crazy threads by himself - I can see why he got demodded, lol.
And I believe it's better to have all (most) of the football discussion in here.
:raisetheroof:
Hack needs a Twitter account where he just spouts off his thread titles.
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how are newcastles finance atm...they'd do well to snap up beckford and try getting snodgrass as well i think both could play top flight and their value would treble after a decent prem season
We already tried to get Beckford and put in two official bids but Leeds rejected them. They'd do the same for Snodgrass. Both are good players but I wouldn't want to pay over the odds for them considering their lack of experience at a higher level no matter how well theyve done in league one and the FA Cup.
As for our finances we're fine. No debt whatsoever. That said, we're not in debt but we're hardly loaded either. Ashley the fat cunt won't spend much. The consensus up here right now is that he is doing enough to get us back into the premiership so our value increases and he can sell the club at a higher profit. Mind you, I have to admit he's been sensible with transfers and wages so far since we went down so financially he's put us in a good situation...I just wsh he didnt make all those horrific bad decisions that sent us down in the first place.
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Okaka (a really nice player) from As Roma to Fulham
yeah i saw that, never really seen him play tho.. also i saw you's loaned out Amantino Mancini to AC
thanks god, mancini is no more the same player he was during his period @ as roma....he's a fuckin disgrace
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McDonald Mariga Joins Inter
(http://www.puntosport.net/puntosport-incorso/images/Image/CALCIO%202010/Parma/Mariga.jpg)
Inter have officially confirmed the signing of McDonald Mariga from Parma via a statement on the club's official website, inter.it.
The transfer had been in doubt following reported problems in securing a work permit for the midfielder as well as news that Manchester City were ready to hijack the deal at the last minute.
The Nerazzurri initially turned their attention to the Kenyan midfielder following the breakdown of their pursuit for Lazio man Cristian Ledesma. Inter had also been strongly linked with a move for Portuguese midfielder Manuel Fernandes.
The Beneamata's statement today confirmed the completion of Mariga’s transfer in a co-ownership deal and that the Kenyan has signed a contract running until June 2014.
Inter also confirmed that Chilean midfielder Luis Jimenez had left West Ham to complete a loan move to Parma and that French striker Jonathan Biabiany had also joined the club in a co-ownership deal.
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so hang on, did Terry he bang Vanessa whilst she was still goin out with Bridge, or after they split up?
I think they split up over it.
what I don't get is, John Terry is friends with Ashley Cole, so why did he choose to bang Wayne Bridge's girl ?
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so hang on, did Terry he bang Vanessa whilst she was still goin out with Bridge, or after they split up?
I think they split up over it.
what I don't get is, John Terry is friends with Ashley Cole, so why did he choose to bang Wayne Bridge's girl ?
LMAO, although, Bridge's bird is a hottie.
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so hang on, did Terry he bang Vanessa whilst she was still goin out with Bridge, or after they split up?
I think they split up over it.
what I don't get is, John Terry is friends with Ashley Cole, so why did he choose to bang Wayne Bridge's girl ?
It's well known that Cheryl Cole only goes for the dark meat.
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Okaka (a really nice player) from As Roma to Fulham
yeah i saw that, never really seen him play tho.. also i saw you's loaned out Amantino Mancini to AC
thanks god, mancini is no more the same player he was during his period @ as roma....he's a fuckin disgrace
from what ive seen this season, looks asif he's put on alot of weight aswell.. + Mariga a good signing for inter, my friends a big parma supporter and has always banged on about him.. i heard his move to city was turned down over a work permit issue.
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Okaka (a really nice player) from As Roma to Fulham
yeah i saw that, never really seen him play tho.. also i saw you's loaned out Amantino Mancini to AC
thanks god, mancini is no more the same player he was during his period @ as roma....he's a fuckin disgrace
from what ive seen this season, looks asif he's put on alot of weight aswell.. + Mariga a good signing for inter, my friends a big parma supporter and has always banged on about him.. i heard his move to city was turned down over a work permit issue.
ya mancini put a lot of weight too.
and inter was about to sign ledesma from lazio but their president is an asshole and now we have signed mariga,and actually its better for us...Mariga is different from Ledesma and really...REALLY better 8)
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Okaka (a really nice player) from As Roma to Fulham
yeah i saw that, never really seen him play tho.. also i saw you's loaned out Amantino Mancini to AC
thanks god, mancini is no more the same player he was during his period @ as roma....he's a fuckin disgrace
from what ive seen this season, looks asif he's put on alot of weight aswell.. + Mariga a good signing for inter, my friends a big parma supporter and has always banged on about him.. i heard his move to city was turned down over a work permit issue.
ya mancini put a lot of weight too.
and inter was about to sign ledesma from lazio but their president is an asshole and now we have signed mariga,and actually its better for us...Mariga is different from Ledesma and really...REALLY better 8)
ive always thought Ledesma was kinda overrated
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For all the people who watch soccer saturday, Jeff Stirling = Legend... im glad i found this online, was watchin it saturday and was creasing up ;D
http://www.youtube.com/v/wR7bfVf9xg8&hl=en_GB&fs=1&
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For all the people who watch soccer saturday, Jeff Stirling = Legend... im glad i found this online, was watchin it saturday and was creasing up ;D
http://www.youtube.com/v/wR7bfVf9xg8&hl=en_GB&fs=1&
Haha, shit I didn't see that on Saturday. He must feel like a right twat now. :laugh:
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^lol @ Jeff. i try to watch Soccer Saturday every week. only caught the last 15 minutes this week. you can see my beloved Bradford City were 1 down to Torquay in that video. Final score? 2 - 1 to City. 2 goals in the last 10 minutes!!
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^lol @ Jeff. i try to watch Soccer Saturday every week. only caught the last 15 minutes this week. you can see my beloved Bradford City were 1 down to Torquay in that video. Final score? 2 - 1 to City. 2 goals in the last 10 minutes!!
Bradford eh? Even though I'm a toon fan I've lived in Leeds the last two years (and Huddersfield for a few years before that) so I'm not far from your way. I've been to your ground once with my Grimsby Town supporting flatmate last season. Decent atmosphere compared to most League 2 games I've been to with him. Half of the grounds (ie Accrington Stanley's, Rochdale's and Bury's) are graveyards.
I have to admit I've been surprised Bradford haven't been able to at least sneak back into League One yet. You're a bit big as a club and town to be in League 2 surely?
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^lol @ Jeff. i try to watch Soccer Saturday every week. only caught the last 15 minutes this week. you can see my beloved Bradford City were 1 down to Torquay in that video. Final score? 2 - 1 to City. 2 goals in the last 10 minutes!!
Bradford eh? Even though I'm a toon fan I've lived in Leeds the last two years (and Huddersfield for a few years before that) so I'm not far from your way. I've been to your ground once with my Grimsby Town supporting flatmate last season. Decent atmosphere compared to most League 2 games I've been to with him. Half of the grounds (ie Accrington Stanley's, Rochdale's and Bury's) are graveyards.
I have to admit I've been surprised Bradford haven't been able to at least sneak back into League One yet. You're a bit big as a club and town to be in League 2 surely?
yes we are, but since our days in the Premier League our side has become rather shit.
i was very happy with the win at Torquay. the last few games we have dominated but still lost. before the Christmas period (and all the postponed games), we looked like we had a chance at the playoffs. doesn't look that way now.
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It was a bit similar last season aswell from what I remember. There were times in the first half of the season when you looked either nailed on for promotion or at least a playoff spot and then it just trailed off.
Is McCall still up to the job do you think?
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yeah, thats how we are. good start to the season followed by poor result after poor result, finishing mid-table.
i have faith in McCall, i think if we can build off of Saturday's result we can aim for a play off spot (were only 9 points off), whether we make it or not is a different question. we need a whole lot of luck, win important games, and most of all, hope other results go in our favour.
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Hahaha, Robbie Keane to Celtic.
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:banana_dsf: :banana_dss: :banana_dsf: :banana_dss: :banana_dsf:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2836871/Wayne-Bridges-ex-Vanessa-Perroncel-scored-with-five-Chelsea-stars.html
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I so hope to see van Nistelrooy playing on Saturday. He gonna score some goals in the Bundesliga, get back in the Elftal and kick all yall wannabe world champions asses this summer! 8)
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I so hope to see van Nistelrooy playing on Saturday. He gonna score some goals in the Bundesliga, get back in the Elftal and kick all yall wannabe world champions asses this summer! 8)
Do you seriously think Netherlands have a chance of winning the world cup?
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I so hope to see van Nistelrooy playing on Saturday. He gonna score some goals in the Bundesliga, get back in the Elftal and kick all yall wannabe world champions asses this summer! 8)
Do you seriously think Netherlands have a chance of winning the world cup?
Seriously? No, not really! those fuckers have a weak defense. Maybe if van Persie plus van Nistelrooy could bring their A game but vP is injured until April and RvN, we'll see... Their offense is top notch, Sneijder, van der Vaart, Kuyt, vP, Huntelaar, RvN, plus their defensive midfield is good, too. And maybe van der Sar's gonna play. They'll make it to the half finals. Spain or Brazil will make it. Or England but they suck in every tournament although they are top class on nearly every position. ;D
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I so hope to see van Nistelrooy playing on Saturday. He gonna score some goals in the Bundesliga, get back in the Elftal and kick all yall wannabe world champions asses this summer! 8)
Do you seriously think Netherlands have a chance of winning the world cup?
Seriously? No, not really! those fuckers have a weak defense. Maybe if van Persie plus van Nistelrooy could bring their A game but vP is injured until April and RvN, we'll see... Their offense is top notch, Sneijder, van der Vaart, Kuyt, vP, Huntelaar, RvN, plus their defensive midfield is good, too. And maybe van der Sar's gonna play. They'll make it to the half finals. Spain or Brazil will make it. Or England but they suck in every tournament although they are top class on nearly every position. ;D
Nah England have no chance of winning it. As an englishman myself I know this. We just don't have the players willing to go that extra yard to do the job except for Rooney. Similar to Holland really.
Yeah I think Brazil & Spain will be the two favourites.
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I so hope to see van Nistelrooy playing on Saturday. He gonna score some goals in the Bundesliga, get back in the Elftal and kick all yall wannabe world champions asses this summer! 8)
Do you seriously think Netherlands have a chance of winning the world cup?
Seriously? No, not really! those fuckers have a weak defense. Maybe if van Persie plus van Nistelrooy could bring their A game but vP is injured until April and RvN, we'll see... Their offense is top notch, Sneijder, van der Vaart, Kuyt, vP, Huntelaar, RvN, plus their defensive midfield is good, too. And maybe van der Sar's gonna play. They'll make it to the half finals. Spain or Brazil will make it. Or England but they suck in every tournament although they are top class on nearly every position. ;D
Nah England have no chance of winning it. As an englishman myself I know this. We just don't have the players willing to go that extra yard to do the job except for Rooney. Similar to Holland really.
Yeah I think Brazil & Spain will be the two favourites.
Yeah, you're right about Holland. I was shocked when I saw them losing against Russia last EC just the way they lost. No real fight, nothing... But at least Netherlands and England are both qualified this time. 8)
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I so hope to see van Nistelrooy playing on Saturday. He gonna score some goals in the Bundesliga, get back in the Elftal and kick all yall wannabe world champions asses this summer! 8)
Do you seriously think Netherlands have a chance of winning the world cup?
Seriously? No, not really! those fuckers have a weak defense. Maybe if van Persie plus van Nistelrooy could bring their A game but vP is injured until April and RvN, we'll see... Their offense is top notch, Sneijder, van der Vaart, Kuyt, vP, Huntelaar, RvN, plus their defensive midfield is good, too. And maybe van der Sar's gonna play. They'll make it to the half finals. Spain or Brazil will make it. Or England but they suck in every tournament although they are top class on nearly every position. ;D
Nah England have no chance of winning it. As an englishman myself I know this. We just don't have the players willing to go that extra yard to do the job except for Rooney. Similar to Holland really.
Yeah I think Brazil & Spain will be the two favourites.
yeah Spain has clearly the strongest squad in the world right now. It seems that they've finally defeated their curse. Brazil is the 2nd favourite because of the setting, they usually win the tournaments outside Europe while we Europeans win the cups in Europe.
So who's left? Germany and Italy, the tournament teams you always have to count in (although Italy's prime seems to over)
England and Netherlands, who have better players than these two but always fail (although thats debatable since germany has a balanced team, which Netherlands has not...and England has a decisive weakness called goalkeeper). Argentinia is a joke right now, especially with Maradonna. And France is not a contender for champion either.
But Spain and Brazil would meet each other in the quarter finals (if they both advance as group winner), so one of them is out pretty early.
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I so hope to see van Nistelrooy playing on Saturday. He gonna score some goals in the Bundesliga, get back in the Elftal and kick all yall wannabe world champions asses this summer! 8)
Do you seriously think Netherlands have a chance of winning the world cup?
Seriously? No, not really! those fuckers have a weak defense. Maybe if van Persie plus van Nistelrooy could bring their A game but vP is injured until April and RvN, we'll see... Their offense is top notch, Sneijder, van der Vaart, Kuyt, vP, Huntelaar, RvN, plus their defensive midfield is good, too. And maybe van der Sar's gonna play. They'll make it to the half finals. Spain or Brazil will make it. Or England but they suck in every tournament although they are top class on nearly every position. ;D
Nah England have no chance of winning it. As an englishman myself I know this. We just don't have the players willing to go that extra yard to do the job except for Rooney. Similar to Holland really.
Yeah I think Brazil & Spain will be the two favourites.
yeah Spain has clearly the strongest squad in the world right now. It seems that they've finally defeated their curse. Brazil is the 2nd favourite because of the setting, they usually win the tournaments outside Europe while we Europeans win the cups in Europe.
So who's left? Germany and Italy, the tournament teams you always have to count in (although Italy's prime seems to over)
England and Netherlands, who have better players than these two but always fail (although thats debatable since germany has a balanced team, which Netherlands has not...and England has a decisive weakness called goalkeeper). Argentinia is a joke right now, especially with Maradonna. And France is not a contender for champion either.
But Spain and Brazil would meet each other in the quarter finals (if they both advance as group winner), so one of them is out pretty early.
I'm also looking forward to seeing Japan play. They could be a lot better if they'd just score some fucking goals. But they have great technique and stamina. Only, they're short. ;D
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Personally I just wanted to see North Korea and South Korea square off. It would be shit but it'd be heavy!
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Personally I just wanted to see North Korea and South Korea square off. It would be shit but it'd be heavy!
True! I'd love to see Kim Yong Il play as striker. :D
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perfect weekend for us hopefully chelsea beat arsenal now
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perfect weekend for us hopefully chelsea beat arsenal now
Why's that? Surely we could do with Arsenal winning so we stay top. Arsenal are not in with a chance of winning a title.
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We were 11 men and they were 11 children.
Cunt of a thing to say. I remember Graeme Souness said something similar after losing at Parkhead. Then we cuffed them at Ewood as well.
Shite patter from Evra but it's alright for him as he is foreign and probably doesn't realise how unprofessional condecending it really is. Souness did.
Evra knew exactly what he was saying, he always comes out with some great quotes whether controversial, passionate or funny. Here are some of my favourites
On a Fabregas challenge
"If it amuses you to hit people, you do boxing, you do taekwondo, whatever you want. But you don't play football.
We will see each other again off the pitch and there will not be a referee to give me a red card. "
Evra on playing football with meat in his boots
“I was putting a chicken down there as protection. Seriously I swear it’s true. When the doctor saw that technique he said ‘what are you doing?’ But it helped me a lot,” said the former-Monaco full-back of his technique to prevent further injury after a gashed foot.
“I couldn’t feel the ball too much but it protected me a lot. I played one month with meat in my boots. The funny thing is, after the game, the meat was cooked. Not ready to eat, but a little bit cooked.”
On Man City
"We know the City people are talking about this game," he said, according to Press Association Sport.
"But we are playing it to go one more step closer to winning the cup, maybe they are playing it to beat us. That is the difference between the two clubs.
"For us it is not just about beating Manchester City.
"Yes, it is an important game but Manchester United play a lot of big games."
Evra on Lampard
"Suck my pussy lampard"
Evra on Henrys handball
"We are arguing about Henry when we should be erecting a statue to him."
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perfect weekend for us hopefully chelsea beat arsenal now
Talking shite mate, surely Manure fans want Chelsea to drop as many points as possible. Don't really see Arsenal being a threat for the title.
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perfect weekend for us hopefully chelsea beat arsenal now
Talking shite mate, surely Manure fans want Chelsea to drop as many points as possible. Don't really see Arsenal being a threat for the title.
SAS supports liverpool so wants chelsea to win as they will then be ahead of us.
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question to all the followers of the PL: how's Robert Huth doing in Stoke?
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Kevin Phillips has a middle name; "Motherfucking".
Bastard.
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perfect weekend for us hopefully chelsea beat arsenal now
Why's that? Surely we could do with Arsenal winning so we stay top. Arsenal are not in with a chance of winning a title.
perfect weekend for us hopefully chelsea beat arsenal now
Talking shite mate, surely Manure fans want Chelsea to drop as many points as possible. Don't really see Arsenal being a threat for the title.
damn what did i ever do that was so terrible to get lumped as a united supporter?? ;D
and Kuruption who wins the league dosent come into my reasons for wanting a chelsea victory...id just rather we were playing an arsenal team low on confidence as opposed to one coming off the back of a big win
but that being said i dont want united to win the league,which i was going to say isnt any massive revelation...but clearly it is to a few people on here :laugh:
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perfect weekend for us hopefully chelsea beat arsenal now
Why's that? Surely we could do with Arsenal winning so we stay top. Arsenal are not in with a chance of winning a title.
perfect weekend for us hopefully chelsea beat arsenal now
Talking shite mate, surely Manure fans want Chelsea to drop as many points as possible. Don't really see Arsenal being a threat for the title.
damn what did i ever do that was so terrible to get lumped as a united supporter?? ;D
and Kuruption who wins the league dosent come into my reasons for wanting a chelsea victory...id just rather we were playing an arsenal team low on confidence as opposed to one coming off the back of a big win
but that being said i dont want united to win the league,which i was going to say isnt any massive revelation...but clearly it is to a few people on here :laugh:
I just forgot you were a Pool fan. For some reason I always get you and Lil White Azz mixed up. :-X
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perfect weekend for us hopefully chelsea beat arsenal now
Why's that? Surely we could do with Arsenal winning so we stay top. Arsenal are not in with a chance of winning a title.
perfect weekend for us hopefully chelsea beat arsenal now
Talking shite mate, surely Manure fans want Chelsea to drop as many points as possible. Don't really see Arsenal being a threat for the title.
damn what did i ever do that was so terrible to get lumped as a united supporter?? ;D
and Kuruption who wins the league dosent come into my reasons for wanting a chelsea victory...id just rather we were playing an arsenal team low on confidence as opposed to one coming off the back of a big win
but that being said i dont want united to win the league,which i was going to say isnt any massive revelation...but clearly it is to a few people on here :laugh:
I just forgot you were a Pool fan. For some reason I always get you and Lil White Azz mixed up. :-X
haha i can make allowances ive been pretty quiet this year for obvious reasons ;D
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2-0 Chelsea half-time. >:(
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perfect weekend for us hopefully chelsea beat arsenal now
Why's that? Surely we could do with Arsenal winning so we stay top. Arsenal are not in with a chance of winning a title.
perfect weekend for us hopefully chelsea beat arsenal now
Talking shite mate, surely Manure fans want Chelsea to drop as many points as possible. Don't really see Arsenal being a threat for the title.
damn what did i ever do that was so terrible to get lumped as a united supporter?? ;D
and Kuruption who wins the league dosent come into my reasons for wanting a chelsea victory...id just rather we were playing an arsenal team low on confidence as opposed to one coming off the back of a big win
but that being said i dont want united to win the league,which i was going to say isnt any massive revelation...but clearly it is to a few people on here :laugh:
Fair enough mate, forgot all about your game on wednesday. Guess its on TV, was hoping ours would be.
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Kevin Phillips has a middle name; "Motherfucking".
Bastard.
haha no lie, as soon as he came on i knew he'd have a good chance of scoring.. but to grab two in 10 minutes is awesome.. full credit to him some people are born with natural ability even when there body is somewhat passed it.. unlucky for wolves tho because for 70mins you were definatley the bettter team.
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Kevin Phillips has a middle name; "Motherfucking".
Bastard.
haha no lie, as soon as he came on i knew he'd have a good chance of scoring.. but to grab two in 10 minutes is awesome.. full credit to him some people are born with natural ability even when there body is somewhat passed it.. unlucky for wolves tho because for 70mins you were definatley the bettter team.
Phillips has bconstantly been a top class striker his whole career...or at least since joining Sunderland. Him & Quinn are still probably that team's greatest ever partnership. A players legs and pace and physical attributes can change, but you can't take away that ability.
Someone asked about Robert Huth at Stoke. He's settled in well there as one of their key defenders. Both Huth and Tuncay Sanli have became key players for Stoke since joining from Middlesborough. I mean, neither are spectacular but both have been solid.
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Kevin Phillips has a middle name; "Motherfucking".
Bastard.
haha no lie, as soon as he came on i knew he'd have a good chance of scoring.. but to grab two in 10 minutes is awesome.. full credit to him some people are born with natural ability even when there body is somewhat passed it.. unlucky for wolves tho because for 70mins you were definatley the bettter team.
Phillips has bconstantly been a top class striker his whole career...or at least since joining Sunderland. Him & Quinn are still probably that team's greatest ever partnership. A players legs and pace and physical attributes can change, but you can't take away that ability.
I'm not hating, Kevin Phillips is one of the most underrated strikers of this generation. European Golden Boot winner and still couldn't get into the England squad, which was a travesty
But that fucker always scores against us, no matter which team he's playing for. We are shit scared of him.
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Kevin Phillips has a middle name; "Motherfucking".
Bastard.
haha no lie, as soon as he came on i knew he'd have a good chance of scoring.. but to grab two in 10 minutes is awesome.. full credit to him some people are born with natural ability even when there body is somewhat passed it.. unlucky for wolves tho because for 70mins you were definatley the bettter team.
Phillips has bconstantly been a top class striker his whole career...or at least since joining Sunderland. Him & Quinn are still probably that team's greatest ever partnership. A players legs and pace and physical attributes can change, but you can't take away that ability.
I'm not hating, Kevin Phillips is one of the most underrated strikers of this generation. European Golden Boot winner and still couldn't get into the England squad, which was a travesty
But that fucker always scores against us, no matter which team he's playing for. We are shit scared of him.
Tell me about it mate. Obviously with me being a toon fan and him being a Sunderland legend above all other periods in his career kind of shows my feelings towards him! Fucking immense player though I have to admit that.
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Got a bad feeling infront of tonight's game..
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Bollocks. 1-0 Villa. >:(
EDIT: Great, we equalize then Nani gets sent off. :rant:
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Bollocks. 1-0 Villa. >:(
EDIT: Great, we equalize then Nani gets sent off. :rant:
A draw, I think it's a good result...villa ain't an easy opponent...it was cool to see us still dominating the midfield despite playing one man down...
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Bollocks. 1-0 Villa. >:(
EDIT: Great, we equalize then Nani gets sent off. :rant:
A draw, I think it's a good result...villa ain't an easy opponent...it was cool to see us still dominating the midfield despite playing one man down...
I will be delighted with this result if Everton can hold on to their lead.
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Bollocks. 1-0 Villa. >:(
EDIT: Great, we equalize then Nani gets sent off. :rant:
A draw, I think it's a good result...villa ain't an easy opponent...it was cool to see us still dominating the midfield despite playing one man down...
I will be delighted with this result if Everton can hold on to their lead.
Yeah just saw that, crazy shit....it's that dude Saha 8)
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Yer, great night for Arsenal. Closer to the leaders and pulled away from Liverpool and the rest of the chasing pack. Still gotta maybe watch Man City as they have 2 games in hand still but I think you'll be fine.
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god dammit, same old tottenham.. we are seriously shootin our selves in the foot now for the 4th spot :-X .... wheres digital pimpin? im sure he got something to say about the game lol..
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Some interesting results this week. Changes things up a bit at the top AND at the bottom.
Hilarious to see the mackems fail to win AGAIN for the twelth league game on the trot. Against bottom of the league....when they were a man up and 1-0 up at half time. Awesome.
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Some interesting results this week. Changes things up a bit at the top AND at the bottom.
Hilarious to see the mackems fail to win AGAIN for the twelth league game on the trot. Against bottom of the league....when they were a man up and 1-0 up at half time. Awesome.
yeah its funny, even tho pompey are fucked off the pitch i still dont think they should be bottom with the squad they're got. & how you think newcastle are doing at the minute, 1 or 2 slippery results last few weeks?
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Some interesting results this week. Changes things up a bit at the top AND at the bottom.
Hilarious to see the mackems fail to win AGAIN for the twelth league game on the trot. Against bottom of the league....when they were a man up and 1-0 up at half time. Awesome.
yeah its funny, even tho pompey are fucked off the pitch i still dont think they should be bottom with the squad they're got. & how you think newcastle are doing at the minute, 1 or 2 slippery results last few weeks?
We'll be alright. Lets be honest to lose 3-0 to Derby was embarrassing for us but putting it in perspective...Forest lost aswell so we didn't lose any of our lead over 3rd, AND before that we'd broken our club's alltime unbeaten record with 15 the week before with a 5-1 drubbing of Cardiff so a defeat was bound to come some time.
We've only had the one slippery result though. Only the Derby one. Other than that its been just as normal. As long as we react well to that defeat this weekend we won't have any problems.
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Some interesting results this week. Changes things up a bit at the top AND at the bottom.
Hilarious to see the mackems fail to win AGAIN for the twelth league game on the trot. Against bottom of the league....when they were a man up and 1-0 up at half time. Awesome.
yeah its funny, even tho pompey are fucked off the pitch i still dont think they should be bottom with the squad they're got. & how you think newcastle are doing at the minute, 1 or 2 slippery results last few weeks?
We'll be alright. Lets be honest to lose 3-0 to Derby was embarrassing for us but putting it in perspective...Forest lost aswell so we didn't lose any of our lead over 3rd, AND before that we'd broken our club's alltime unbeaten record with 15 the week before with a 5-1 drubbing of Cardiff so a defeat was bound to come some time.
We've only had the one slippery result though. Only the Derby one. Other than that its been just as normal. As long as we react well to that defeat this weekend we won't have any problems.
yeah my bad, i just checked over your results.. i thought the 4-2 loss to West Brom was league but was FA Cup.
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god dammit, same old tottenham.. we are seriously shootin our selves in the foot now for the 4th spot :-X .... wheres digital pimpin? im sure he got something to say about the game lol..
I´m in Rio De Janeiro, so only got 20min of the game at the airport. Our goal looked pretty good, but it seemed like a shite game. Oh well, maybe wé´re your new bogey team lol
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god dammit, same old tottenham.. we are seriously shootin our selves in the foot now for the 4th spot :-X .... wheres digital pimpin? im sure he got something to say about the game lol..
I´m in Rio De Janeiro, so only got 20min of the game at the airport. Our goal looked pretty good, but it seemed like a shite game. Oh well, maybe wé´re your new bogey team lol
damn, fo'real? thats awesome. have a good trip man.. and yeah u could be our new boget team but it'll hard with yous being in the championship next season ;)
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god dammit, same old tottenham.. we are seriously shootin our selves in the foot now for the 4th spot :-X .... wheres digital pimpin? im sure he got something to say about the game lol..
I´m in Rio De Janeiro, so only got 20min of the game at the airport. Our goal looked pretty good, but it seemed like a shite game. Oh well, maybe wé´re your new bogey team lol
damn, fo'real? thats awesome. have a good trip man.. and yeah u could be our new boget team but it'll hard with yous being in the championship next season ;)
yeah and then your bogey team will go back to being my Newcastle again. Before we went down you'd only beaten us once in the last 8 meetings, with us winning 6 of the other 7. Used to love those guaranteed points back in the day. 8)
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Tottenham fans piss me off, they think they are a big club, but the fact is a squirrel has played more CL minutes then a Spurs footballer
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Tottenham fans piss me off, they think they are a big club, but the fact is a squirrel has played more CL minutes then a Spurs footballer
nope, not think.. WE WAS a big club in the day.. why we always have the air of expectancy around us. and what club do you support?
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god dammit, same old tottenham.. we are seriously shootin our selves in the foot now for the 4th spot :-X .... wheres digital pimpin? im sure he got something to say about the game lol..
I´m in Rio De Janeiro, so only got 20min of the game at the airport. Our goal looked pretty good, but it seemed like a shite game. Oh well, maybe wé´re your new bogey team lol
damn, fo'real? thats awesome. have a good trip man.. and yeah u could be our new boget team but it'll hard with yous being in the championship next season ;)
yeah and then your bogey team will go back to being my Newcastle again. Before we went down you'd only beaten us once in the last 8 meetings, with us winning 6 of the other 7. Used to love those guaranteed points back in the day. 8)
i know, you had some hoodoo over us for sure.. why i was that extra bit pleased when you's went down :)
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Tottenham fans piss me off, they think they are a big club, but the fact is a squirrel has played more CL minutes then a Spurs footballer
nope, not think.. WE WAS a big club in the day.. why we always have the air of expectancy around us. and what club do you support?
he supports liverpool but all the players and the manage are shit in his opinion...in fact he rarely has anything positive to say about anything
which says a lot really... :-\
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god dammit, same old tottenham.. we are seriously shootin our selves in the foot now for the 4th spot :-X .... wheres digital pimpin? im sure he got something to say about the game lol..
I´m in Rio De Janeiro, so only got 20min of the game at the airport. Our goal looked pretty good, but it seemed like a shite game. Oh well, maybe wé´re your new bogey team lol
damn, fo'real? thats awesome. have a good trip man.. and yeah u could be our new boget team but it'll hard with yous being in the championship next season ;)
yeah and then your bogey team will go back to being my Newcastle again. Before we went down you'd only beaten us once in the last 8 meetings, with us winning 6 of the other 7. Used to love those guaranteed points back in the day. 8)
i know, you had some hoodoo over us for sure.. why i was that extra bit pleased when you's went down :)
Booooo! We'll be back....
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death is hilarious, it all boils down to if your comfortable with morbid humor.
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death is hilarious, it all boils down to if your comfortable with morbid humor.
wtf ???
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Manchester City star Craig Bellamy has been left battered and bruised after being attacked by a Man United fan.
The fiery Wales international, 30, suffered a black eye and grazed face during the attack last Saturday after City's 2-1 defeat at Hull.
The thug struck Bellamy outside the Panacea bar in Alderly Edge, Cheshire, where he had been drinking with pals, including teammate Wayne Bridge
An onlooker said: "He whacked him from behind and Craig fell to the floor. Bouncers jumped in straight away and the guy was carted off."
Police attended but Bellamy did not wish to press charges.
A source said: "He said he hit Craig because he was a Man U fan and Craig plays for City."
The incident comes after Bellamy was hit by a coin during the Carling Cup semi-final between City and United last month.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/02/14/craig-bellamy-beaten-up-by-man-united-fan-115875-22041234/
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death is hilarious, it all boils down to if your comfortable with morbid humor.
wtf ???
what don't you understand nigga
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Manchester City star Craig Bellamy has been left battered and bruised after being attacked by a Man United fan.
The fiery Wales international, 30, suffered a black eye and grazed face during the attack last Saturday after City's 2-1 defeat at Hull.
The thug struck Bellamy outside the Panacea bar in Alderly Edge, Cheshire, where he had been drinking with pals, including teammate Wayne Bridge
An onlooker said: "He whacked him from behind and Craig fell to the floor. Bouncers jumped in straight away and the guy was carted off."
Police attended but Bellamy did not wish to press charges.
A source said: "He said he hit Craig because he was a Man U fan and Craig plays for City."
The incident comes after Bellamy was hit by a coin during the Carling Cup semi-final between City and United last month.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/02/14/craig-bellamy-beaten-up-by-man-united-fan-115875-22041234/
That's ma bhoy. ;)
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CL play-off under consideration
The Premier League are believed to be considering a proposal to introduce a play-off for the fourth Champions League spot.
Currently the teams finishing in the top four positions are handed entry to Europe's elite competition, either in the main draw or at the qualifying stage.
Now it has been proposed that only the first three be decided on league position and the fourth place be determined by a play-off.
That could mean the teams finishing in the positions fourth to seventh playing a mini-knockout competition.
Such a move would be seen as a measure to inject more competition into the league.
The same four clubs - Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea - have filled the top four positions in five of the past six seasons. Only Everton, in 2005, have broken their stranglehold.
The proposal is thought to have been raised at a recent meeting of all 20 clubs and will be considered again when they next meet in April.
The Premier League have not commented directly on the matter.
A spokesman said: "We look at all sorts of ideas and rarely make comment until we have decided something definitely."
If the proposal was to be voted on at any stage in the future, a 14-6 majority could be enough to see it implemented.
The idea may not be favoured by the established 'big four', who would obviously have the most to lose, but the idea is thought to have been enthusiastically greeted by some clubs.
Interestingly, the proposal has been raised at a time when Liverpool's place in the top four is coming under serious competition anyway from the likes of Manchester City, Aston Villa and Tottenham.
Nevertheless such an idea would keep interest in the season, even for clubs in mid-table, going for longer.
There are other factors which would have to be considered, however, such as how the play-offs might lengthen the season and how they could be fitted into the calendar. Determining Europa League qualification is an added complication.
A satisfactory format would also have to be devised. Some might argue a Football League-style home and away play-off might not be appropriate to settle what is basically fourth place.
One spin-off effect could be that the matches fill the void left by the failure of the 'Game 39' proposal, and they would certainly generate television interest.
But again, it would have to be decided if that was appropriate for a lesser prize.
http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,2483_5950754,00.html
Terrible proposal.
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death is hilarious, it all boils down to if your comfortable with morbid humor.
wtf ???
what don't you understand nigga
what u think?
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CL play-off under consideration
The Premier League are believed to be considering a proposal to introduce a play-off for the fourth Champions League spot.
Currently the teams finishing in the top four positions are handed entry to Europe's elite competition, either in the main draw or at the qualifying stage.
Now it has been proposed that only the first three be decided on league position and the fourth place be determined by a play-off.
That could mean the teams finishing in the positions fourth to seventh playing a mini-knockout competition.
Such a move would be seen as a measure to inject more competition into the league.
The same four clubs - Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea - have filled the top four positions in five of the past six seasons. Only Everton, in 2005, have broken their stranglehold.
The proposal is thought to have been raised at a recent meeting of all 20 clubs and will be considered again when they next meet in April.
The Premier League have not commented directly on the matter.
A spokesman said: "We look at all sorts of ideas and rarely make comment until we have decided something definitely."
If the proposal was to be voted on at any stage in the future, a 14-6 majority could be enough to see it implemented.
The idea may not be favoured by the established 'big four', who would obviously have the most to lose, but the idea is thought to have been enthusiastically greeted by some clubs.
Interestingly, the proposal has been raised at a time when Liverpool's place in the top four is coming under serious competition anyway from the likes of Manchester City, Aston Villa and Tottenham.
Nevertheless such an idea would keep interest in the season, even for clubs in mid-table, going for longer.
There are other factors which would have to be considered, however, such as how the play-offs might lengthen the season and how they could be fitted into the calendar. Determining Europa League qualification is an added complication.
A satisfactory format would also have to be devised. Some might argue a Football League-style home and away play-off might not be appropriate to settle what is basically fourth place.
One spin-off effect could be that the matches fill the void left by the failure of the 'Game 39' proposal, and they would certainly generate television interest.
But again, it would have to be decided if that was appropriate for a lesser prize.
http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,2483_5950754,00.html
Terrible proposal.
Terrible indeed.
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CL play-off under consideration
The Premier League are believed to be considering a proposal to introduce a play-off for the fourth Champions League spot.
Currently the teams finishing in the top four positions are handed entry to Europe's elite competition, either in the main draw or at the qualifying stage.
Now it has been proposed that only the first three be decided on league position and the fourth place be determined by a play-off.
That could mean the teams finishing in the positions fourth to seventh playing a mini-knockout competition.
Such a move would be seen as a measure to inject more competition into the league.
The same four clubs - Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea - have filled the top four positions in five of the past six seasons. Only Everton, in 2005, have broken their stranglehold.
The proposal is thought to have been raised at a recent meeting of all 20 clubs and will be considered again when they next meet in April.
The Premier League have not commented directly on the matter.
A spokesman said: "We look at all sorts of ideas and rarely make comment until we have decided something definitely."
If the proposal was to be voted on at any stage in the future, a 14-6 majority could be enough to see it implemented.
The idea may not be favoured by the established 'big four', who would obviously have the most to lose, but the idea is thought to have been enthusiastically greeted by some clubs.
Interestingly, the proposal has been raised at a time when Liverpool's place in the top four is coming under serious competition anyway from the likes of Manchester City, Aston Villa and Tottenham.
Nevertheless such an idea would keep interest in the season, even for clubs in mid-table, going for longer.
There are other factors which would have to be considered, however, such as how the play-offs might lengthen the season and how they could be fitted into the calendar. Determining Europa League qualification is an added complication.
A satisfactory format would also have to be devised. Some might argue a Football League-style home and away play-off might not be appropriate to settle what is basically fourth place.
One spin-off effect could be that the matches fill the void left by the failure of the 'Game 39' proposal, and they would certainly generate television interest.
But again, it would have to be decided if that was appropriate for a lesser prize.
http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,2483_5950754,00.html
Terrible proposal.
Terrible indeed.
I think you'll find every single non top 4 fan would disagree with you.
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CL play-off under consideration
The Premier League are believed to be considering a proposal to introduce a play-off for the fourth Champions League spot.
Currently the teams finishing in the top four positions are handed entry to Europe's elite competition, either in the main draw or at the qualifying stage.
Now it has been proposed that only the first three be decided on league position and the fourth place be determined by a play-off.
That could mean the teams finishing in the positions fourth to seventh playing a mini-knockout competition.
Such a move would be seen as a measure to inject more competition into the league.
The same four clubs - Liverpool, Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea - have filled the top four positions in five of the past six seasons. Only Everton, in 2005, have broken their stranglehold.
The proposal is thought to have been raised at a recent meeting of all 20 clubs and will be considered again when they next meet in April.
The Premier League have not commented directly on the matter.
A spokesman said: "We look at all sorts of ideas and rarely make comment until we have decided something definitely."
If the proposal was to be voted on at any stage in the future, a 14-6 majority could be enough to see it implemented.
The idea may not be favoured by the established 'big four', who would obviously have the most to lose, but the idea is thought to have been enthusiastically greeted by some clubs.
Interestingly, the proposal has been raised at a time when Liverpool's place in the top four is coming under serious competition anyway from the likes of Manchester City, Aston Villa and Tottenham.
Nevertheless such an idea would keep interest in the season, even for clubs in mid-table, going for longer.
There are other factors which would have to be considered, however, such as how the play-offs might lengthen the season and how they could be fitted into the calendar. Determining Europa League qualification is an added complication.
A satisfactory format would also have to be devised. Some might argue a Football League-style home and away play-off might not be appropriate to settle what is basically fourth place.
One spin-off effect could be that the matches fill the void left by the failure of the 'Game 39' proposal, and they would certainly generate television interest.
But again, it would have to be decided if that was appropriate for a lesser prize.
http://www.teamtalk.com/football/story/0,16368,2483_5950754,00.html
Terrible proposal.
Terrible indeed.
I think you'll find every single non top 4 fan would disagree with you.
Yer no doubt. But finishing 4th in the Premiership is a seriously good achievement if you are not one of the top 4 teams. Would be ridiculous if someone who finished 7th made it to the Champions League.
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thats indeed a stupid idea. What you play 38 games for? Don't you brits think you already have enough games per season?
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Terrible indeed.
I think you'll find every single non top 4 fan would disagree with you.
I know that, but it's not Arsenal's or any of the top 4's fault that they are too good for the rest.
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Terrible indeed.
I think you'll find every single non top 4 fan would disagree with you.
I know that, but it's not Arsenal's or any of the top 4's fault that they are too good for the rest.
I agree with you there. I don't think it'll ever happen because it'll cheapen the Champions League aswell and in turn cheapen the prestige of the Europa League as the three playoff losers will just see it as a 'wooden spoon' which it isn't. 99% of teams would kill to be in the Europa League. It always pisses me off when people say its a shit competition. Same for the League Cup.
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Terrible indeed.
I think you'll find every single non top 4 fan would disagree with you.
I know that, but it's not Arsenal's or any of the top 4's fault that they are too good for the rest.
I agree with you there. I don't think it'll ever happen because it'll cheapen the Champions League aswell and in turn cheapen the prestige of the Europa League as the three playoff losers will just see it as a 'wooden spoon' which it isn't. 99% of teams would kill to be in the Europa League. It always pisses me off when people say its a shit competition. Same for the League Cup.
Well, the League Cup is a shit competition, but it gives our u19 team a chance against seniors so I don't mind.
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Confident my Porto squad will defeat Arsenal in Portugal this Wednesday 8)
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Terrible indeed.
I think you'll find every single non top 4 fan would disagree with you.
I know that, but it's not Arsenal's or any of the top 4's fault that they are too good for the rest.
I agree with you there. I don't think it'll ever happen because it'll cheapen the Champions League aswell and in turn cheapen the prestige of the Europa League as the three playoff losers will just see it as a 'wooden spoon' which it isn't. 99% of teams would kill to be in the Europa League. It always pisses me off when people say its a shit competition. Same for the League Cup.
Well, the League Cup is a shit competition, but it gives our u19 team a chance against seniors so I don't mind.
Its not a shit competition. The only people who think it is are the top 4 fans. For everyone else its a rare but genuine chance of winning something.
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Terrible indeed.
I think you'll find every single non top 4 fan would disagree with you.
I know that, but it's not Arsenal's or any of the top 4's fault that they are too good for the rest.
I agree with you there. I don't think it'll ever happen because it'll cheapen the Champions League aswell and in turn cheapen the prestige of the Europa League as the three playoff losers will just see it as a 'wooden spoon' which it isn't. 99% of teams would kill to be in the Europa League. It always pisses me off when people say its a shit competition. Same for the League Cup.
Well, the League Cup is a shit competition, but it gives our u19 team a chance against seniors so I don't mind.
Its not a shit competition. The only people who think it is are the top 4 fans. For everyone else its a rare but genuine chance of winning something.
Man Utd have seem to be taking it pretty seriously the last few years too. If anything it should be a bigger cup than the FA Cup. Only teams from the Football League get to play in it. ;D
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Terrible indeed.
I think you'll find every single non top 4 fan would disagree with you.
I know that, but it's not Arsenal's or any of the top 4's fault that they are too good for the rest.
I agree with you there. I don't think it'll ever happen because it'll cheapen the Champions League aswell and in turn cheapen the prestige of the Europa League as the three playoff losers will just see it as a 'wooden spoon' which it isn't. 99% of teams would kill to be in the Europa League. It always pisses me off when people say its a shit competition. Same for the League Cup.
Well, the League Cup is a shit competition, but it gives our u19 team a chance against seniors so I don't mind.
Its not a shit competition. The only people who think it is are the top 4 fans. For everyone else its a rare but genuine chance of winning something.
the thing what always bugs me about arsenal is they havent won fuck all in over 5 years.. so you'd think they'd treat the league cup with a bit more enthusiasm seeings as the likelyhood of winning either the prem or the champs league is slim as hell.
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Terrible indeed.
I think you'll find every single non top 4 fan would disagree with you.
I know that, but it's not Arsenal's or any of the top 4's fault that they are too good for the rest.
I agree with you there. I don't think it'll ever happen because it'll cheapen the Champions League aswell and in turn cheapen the prestige of the Europa League as the three playoff losers will just see it as a 'wooden spoon' which it isn't. 99% of teams would kill to be in the Europa League. It always pisses me off when people say its a shit competition. Same for the League Cup.
Well, the League Cup is a shit competition, but it gives our u19 team a chance against seniors so I don't mind.
Its not a shit competition. The only people who think it is are the top 4 fans. For everyone else its a rare but genuine chance of winning something.
the thing what always bugs me about arsenal is they havent won fuck all in over 5 years.. so you'd think they'd treat the league cup with a bit more enthusiasm seeings as the likelyhood of winning either the prem or the champs league is slim as hell.
Definitely. And it'll only get worse for them as Wenger will continue to lead them down the path of being a feeder club for every large club in Europe with his youth academy despite never actually achieving any success with them himself.
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Terrible indeed.
I think you'll find every single non top 4 fan would disagree with you.
I know that, but it's not Arsenal's or any of the top 4's fault that they are too good for the rest.
I agree with you there. I don't think it'll ever happen because it'll cheapen the Champions League aswell and in turn cheapen the prestige of the Europa League as the three playoff losers will just see it as a 'wooden spoon' which it isn't. 99% of teams would kill to be in the Europa League. It always pisses me off when people say its a shit competition. Same for the League Cup.
Well, the League Cup is a shit competition, but it gives our u19 team a chance against seniors so I don't mind.
Its not a shit competition. The only people who think it is are the top 4 fans. For everyone else its a rare but genuine chance of winning something.
Man Utd have seem to be taking it pretty seriously the last few years too. If anything it should be a bigger cup than the FA Cup. Only teams from the Football League get to play in it. ;D
I think its a good thing a few teams like Man Utd arent taking the piss anymore. Just as an example that Manchester semi-final derby was one of the more memorable fixtures of this season. I don't understand why more teams don't really go for the League Cup as it represents a much more genuine opportunity for glory. Teams in the Premiership that aren't challenging for the Champions League should all be busting a gut to win it.
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Terrible indeed.
I think you'll find every single non top 4 fan would disagree with you.
I know that, but it's not Arsenal's or any of the top 4's fault that they are too good for the rest.
I agree with you there. I don't think it'll ever happen because it'll cheapen the Champions League aswell and in turn cheapen the prestige of the Europa League as the three playoff losers will just see it as a 'wooden spoon' which it isn't. 99% of teams would kill to be in the Europa League. It always pisses me off when people say its a shit competition. Same for the League Cup.
Well, the League Cup is a shit competition, but it gives our u19 team a chance against seniors so I don't mind.
Its not a shit competition. The only people who think it is are the top 4 fans. For everyone else its a rare but genuine chance of winning something.
the thing what always bugs me about arsenal is they havent won fuck all in over 5 years.. so you'd think they'd treat the league cup with a bit more enthusiasm seeings as the likelyhood of winning either the prem or the champs league is slim as hell.
I agree with you to a certain degree, however the LC is just a bonus. What pisses me off is that Wenger fucked up with the FA Cup >:(
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Terrible indeed.
I think you'll find every single non top 4 fan would disagree with you.
I know that, but it's not Arsenal's or any of the top 4's fault that they are too good for the rest.
I agree with you there. I don't think it'll ever happen because it'll cheapen the Champions League aswell and in turn cheapen the prestige of the Europa League as the three playoff losers will just see it as a 'wooden spoon' which it isn't. 99% of teams would kill to be in the Europa League. It always pisses me off when people say its a shit competition. Same for the League Cup.
Well, the League Cup is a shit competition, but it gives our u19 team a chance against seniors so I don't mind.
Its not a shit competition. The only people who think it is are the top 4 fans. For everyone else its a rare but genuine chance of winning something.
the thing what always bugs me about arsenal is they havent won fuck all in over 5 years.. so you'd think they'd treat the league cup with a bit more enthusiasm seeings as the likelyhood of winning either the prem or the champs league is slim as hell.
I agree with you to a certain degree, however the LC is just a bonus. What pisses me off is that Wenger fucked up with the FA Cup >:(
yeah that was bizarre.. Stoke at home are a strong team
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YES!! Victoryy!!!
Wazza on fire 8)
and WHAT THE FUCK that "second yellow" was all about?!?! didn't get it....
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YES!! Victoryy!!!
Wazza on fire 8)
and WHAT THE FUCK that "second yellow" was all about?!?! didn't get it....
Shit, I forgot to watch. Some fan I am. I'll let myself off as I don't have Sky.
Sounds like it was a good game. Will be checking those highlights. 3 away goals. 8) I'm sure we can cover for Carrick in the next match.
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YES!! Victoryy!!!
Wazza on fire 8)
and WHAT THE FUCK that "second yellow" was all about?!?! didn't get it....
Shit, I forgot to watch. Some fan I am. I'll let myself off as I don't have Sky.
Sounds like it was a good game. Will be checking those highlights. 3 away goals. 8) I'm sure we can cover for Carrick in the next match.
Yeah I'm confident that we can cover him....and yeah, I thougt it was an entertaining game...my grammar sucks by the way ;D
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YES!! Victoryy!!!
Wazza on fire 8)
and WHAT THE FUCK that "second yellow" was all about?!?! didn't get it....
Shit, I forgot to watch. Some fan I am. I'll let myself off as I don't have Sky.
Sounds like it was a good game. Will be checking those highlights. 3 away goals. 8) I'm sure we can cover for Carrick in the next match.
Yeah I'm confident that we can cover him....and yeah, I thougt it was an entertaining game...my grammar sucks by the way ;D
yeah god knows what the carrack sending off was for and scholes goal was lucky as hell.. but Rooneys goals were two neat headers, all in all a good game which you's deserved to win.
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YES!! Victoryy!!!
Wazza on fire 8)
and WHAT THE FUCK that "second yellow" was all about?!?! didn't get it....
Shit, I forgot to watch. Some fan I am. I'll let myself off as I don't have Sky.
Sounds like it was a good game. Will be checking those highlights. 3 away goals. 8) I'm sure we can cover for Carrick in the next match.
Yeah I'm confident that we can cover him....and yeah, I thougt it was an entertaining game...my grammar sucks by the way ;D
yeah god knows what the carrack sending off was for and scholes goal was lucky as hell.. but Rooneys goals were two neat headers, all in all a good game which you's deserved to win.
I agree with everything ;) 8)
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Terrible indeed.
I think you'll find every single non top 4 fan would disagree with you.
I know that, but it's not Arsenal's or any of the top 4's fault that they are too good for the rest.
I agree with you there. I don't think it'll ever happen because it'll cheapen the Champions League aswell and in turn cheapen the prestige of the Europa League as the three playoff losers will just see it as a 'wooden spoon' which it isn't. 99% of teams would kill to be in the Europa League. It always pisses me off when people say its a shit competition. Same for the League Cup.
Well, the League Cup is a shit competition, but it gives our u19 team a chance against seniors so I don't mind.
Its not a shit competition. The only people who think it is are the top 4 fans. For everyone else its a rare but genuine chance of winning something.
the thing what always bugs me about arsenal is they havent won fuck all in over 5 years.. so you'd think they'd treat the league cup with a bit more enthusiasm seeings as the likelyhood of winning either the prem or the champs league is slim as hell.
I agree with you to a certain degree, however the LC is just a bonus. What pisses me off is that Wenger fucked up with the FA Cup >:(
yeah that was bizarre.. Stoke at home are a strong team
Damn I hate Stoke City FC.
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Terrible indeed.
I think you'll find every single non top 4 fan would disagree with you.
I know that, but it's not Arsenal's or any of the top 4's fault that they are too good for the rest.
I agree with you there. I don't think it'll ever happen because it'll cheapen the Champions League aswell and in turn cheapen the prestige of the Europa League as the three playoff losers will just see it as a 'wooden spoon' which it isn't. 99% of teams would kill to be in the Europa League. It always pisses me off when people say its a shit competition. Same for the League Cup.
Well, the League Cup is a shit competition, but it gives our u19 team a chance against seniors so I don't mind.
Its not a shit competition. The only people who think it is are the top 4 fans. For everyone else its a rare but genuine chance of winning something.
the thing what always bugs me about arsenal is they haven't won fuck all in over 5 years.. so you'd think they'd treat the league cup with a bit more enthusiasm seeings as the likelyhood of winning either the prem or the champs league is slim as hell.
I agree with you to a certain degree, however the LC is just a bonus. What pisses me off is that Wenger fucked up with the FA Cup >:(
yeah that was bizarre.. Stoke at home are a strong team
Damn I hate Stoke City FC.
lol, i think there a really decent team.. i know they get criticised for Delaps long throws but they can play some good stuff...
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Terrible indeed.
I think you'll find every single non top 4 fan would disagree with you.
I know that, but it's not Arsenal's or any of the top 4's fault that they are too good for the rest.
I agree with you there. I don't think it'll ever happen because it'll cheapen the Champions League aswell and in turn cheapen the prestige of the Europa League as the three playoff losers will just see it as a 'wooden spoon' which it isn't. 99% of teams would kill to be in the Europa League. It always pisses me off when people say its a shit competition. Same for the League Cup.
Well, the League Cup is a shit competition, but it gives our u19 team a chance against seniors so I don't mind.
Its not a shit competition. The only people who think it is are the top 4 fans. For everyone else its a rare but genuine chance of winning something.
the thing what always bugs me about arsenal is they haven't won fuck all in over 5 years.. so you'd think they'd treat the league cup with a bit more enthusiasm seeings as the likelyhood of winning either the prem or the champs league is slim as hell.
I agree with you to a certain degree, however the LC is just a bonus. What pisses me off is that Wenger fucked up with the FA Cup >:(
yeah that was bizarre.. Stoke at home are a strong team
Damn I hate Stoke City FC.
lol, i think there a really decent team.. i know they get criticised for Delaps long throws but they can play some good stuff...
Play some good stuff? Did you see the match today? Only time they got the ball forward was when they scored and it was pure luck that he got the ball.. Don't remember who scored lol. RELEGATE the bastards.
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Don't mean to sound like a hater but Manchester has scored some of the luckiest goals this season and at the most crucial time. Milain had them before the goal and then everything turned around. Props to Roony though
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Don't mean to sound like a hater but Manchester has scored some of the luckiest goals this season and at the most crucial time. Milain had them before the goal and then everything turned around. Props to Roony though
HATER ;)
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Terrible indeed.
I think you'll find every single non top 4 fan would disagree with you.
I know that, but it's not Arsenal's or any of the top 4's fault that they are too good for the rest.
I agree with you there. I don't think it'll ever happen because it'll cheapen the Champions League aswell and in turn cheapen the prestige of the Europa League as the three playoff losers will just see it as a 'wooden spoon' which it isn't. 99% of teams would kill to be in the Europa League. It always pisses me off when people say its a shit competition. Same for the League Cup.
Well, the League Cup is a shit competition, but it gives our u19 team a chance against seniors so I don't mind.
Its not a shit competition. The only people who think it is are the top 4 fans. For everyone else its a rare but genuine chance of winning something.
the thing what always bugs me about arsenal is they haven't won fuck all in over 5 years.. so you'd think they'd treat the league cup with a bit more enthusiasm seeings as the likelyhood of winning either the prem or the champs league is slim as hell.
I agree with you to a certain degree, however the LC is just a bonus. What pisses me off is that Wenger fucked up with the FA Cup >:(
yeah that was bizarre.. Stoke at home are a strong team
Damn I hate Stoke City FC.
lol, i think there a really decent team.. i know they get criticised for Delaps long throws but they can play some good stuff...
Play some good stuff? Did you see the match today? Only time they got the ball forward was when they scored and it was pure luck that he got the ball.. Don't remember who scored lol. RELEGATE the bastards.
nah i didnt see the game... but fuck that they dont deserve to be considered for relegation.. they might not have many attackin flair players but give them credit they are a proper unit, hard to break down and dont give up.. id glady like to see teams like Hull, Wigan, Sunderland, Burnley go down before Stoke.
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Terrible indeed.
I think you'll find every single non top 4 fan would disagree with you.
I know that, but it's not Arsenal's or any of the top 4's fault that they are too good for the rest.
I agree with you there. I don't think it'll ever happen because it'll cheapen the Champions League aswell and in turn cheapen the prestige of the Europa League as the three playoff losers will just see it as a 'wooden spoon' which it isn't. 99% of teams would kill to be in the Europa League. It always pisses me off when people say its a shit competition. Same for the League Cup.
Well, the League Cup is a shit competition, but it gives our u19 team a chance against seniors so I don't mind.
Its not a shit competition. The only people who think it is are the top 4 fans. For everyone else its a rare but genuine chance of winning something.
the thing what always bugs me about arsenal is they haven't won fuck all in over 5 years.. so you'd think they'd treat the league cup with a bit more enthusiasm seeings as the likelyhood of winning either the prem or the champs league is slim as hell.
I agree with you to a certain degree, however the LC is just a bonus. What pisses me off is that Wenger fucked up with the FA Cup >:(
yeah that was bizarre.. Stoke at home are a strong team
Damn I hate Stoke City FC.
lol, i think there a really decent team.. i know they get criticised for Delaps long throws but they can play some good stuff...
Play some good stuff? Did you see the match today? Only time they got the ball forward was when they scored and it was pure luck that he got the ball.. Don't remember who scored lol. RELEGATE the bastards.
nah i didnt see the game... but fuck that they dont deserve to be considered for relegation.. they might not have many attackin flair players but give them credit they are a proper unit, hard to break down and dont give up.. id glady like to see teams like Hull, Wigan, Sunderland, Burnley go down before Stoke.
Let em all go, we need some good clubs in the PL.
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Damn, we have alot of injuries today. Almunia, Arshavin, Gallas, Song, Eduardo - none of them are in the squad. Looks like Sol gets to play though (.......).
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Damn, we have alot of injuries today. Almunia, Arshavin, Gallas, Song, Eduardo - none of them are in the squad. Looks like Sol gets to play though (.......).
and this will lead to my Porto being victorious! ;D
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Damn, we have alot of injuries today. Almunia, Arshavin, Gallas, Song, Eduardo - none of them are in the squad. Looks like Sol gets to play though (.......).
and this will lead to my Porto being victorious! ;D
lets hope so 8)
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Damn, we have alot of injuries today. Almunia, Arshavin, Gallas, Song, Eduardo - none of them are in the squad. Looks like Sol gets to play though (.......).
and this will lead to my Porto being victorious! ;D
lets hope so 8)
I'm extremely confident!
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"Porto welcome back Brazilian striker Hulk, who is serving an indefinite domestic ban"
Luna, any information on this?
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"Porto welcome back Brazilian striker Hulk, who is serving an indefinite domestic ban"
Luna, any information on this?
He had a bust up in the tunnel in a game against Benfica. The FA are still investigating it.
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NOW WHAT THE FUCK WAS I WATCHING!?
Thank you Fabianski for fucking up and giving away 2 goals. What the fuck were you thinking. God damn you are useless.
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thought porto were excellent tonight played with a lot of flair and restricted arsenals attack
that said i wish they'dstop falling over all the fucking time lol
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NOW WHAT THE FUCK WAS I WATCHING!?
Thank you Fabianski for fucking up and giving away 2 goals. What the fuck were you thinking. God damn you are useless.
LOL what a tool.. ;D
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Invincible is right on Hulk. Seems like a harsh suspension though. He's only able to play in Champs League :-\ He wasn't very good today at all.
HAHA Fabianski is a fucking idiot. Giving us the ball was hilarious. Smart thinking by us though.
LOL Portuguese always get flair for diving but nobody else does, at least not England ::) I saw quite a few dives by Fabregas who played like scum. His push on the sidelines to Fucile was dirty and as mentioned, he dived a few times. And Nasri is dirty too, his shoulder bump to Fucile was unnecessary.
Whatever, I love getting under the opponents skin because your beating them ;D
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Yeah those Portugese are always playing dirty, either falling easy or tackling ugly. Smh.
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Yeah those Portugese are always playing dirty, either falling easy or tackling ugly. Smh.
As was Arsenal tonight. Rosicky dived for a penalty which he didn't deserve, thankfully the ref made the right call. Fabregas and Nasri were scum as mentioned. Fabregas deserved that dirty tackle Fucile made on him because minutes before he gave Fucile an unnecessary shove out of bounds. U wanna play rough u get what's coming to u. It's all good. Loving this victory. An away goal sucks but we will score at Emirates (surely Arsenal's D isn't good enough to hold off out dangerous trio striking attack) and advance.
Varela gave Arsenal headache after headache. Macael was amazing too. I expect better from Hulk & Falcao in the next match.
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Yeah those english are always playing dirty, either falling easy or tackling ugly. Smh.
u mad lad arsenal sucks balls :-[
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NOW WHAT THE FUCK WAS I WATCHING!?
Thank you Fabianski for fucking up and giving away 2 goals. What the fuck were you thinking. God damn you are useless.
LOL what a tool.. ;D
Indeed, can't believe he just did that. I know he's 22 and inexperienced - but come on - he's not fresh from the acadamy.
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I hope pacheco gets some game time tonight...the lad needs 1st team minutes...
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falling easy
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You, as an Arsenal fan, are no longer permitted to complain about diving. :oi:
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falling easy
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You, as an Arsenal fan, are no longer permitted to complain about diving. :oi:
Ey, did I defend Eduardo on that? If I did, I was wrong. Diving should be punished.
Even though we lost yesterday - Porto played good, better than us. We're too weak in attack, and yesterday's defence isn't worth a mention..
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Övrebö such a retarded dickhead, I go crazy if they keep letting him ref CL games. Frist this extreme fiasco where he jacked Chelsea for the title, now this.
He whistles off a goal just to call a penalty without giving a yellow or red card. Retarded. Then he allows a crystal clear off-side goal. What a dickhead.
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Övrebö such a retarded dickhead, I go crazy if they keep letting him ref CL games. Frist this extreme fiasco where he jacked Chelsea for the title, now this.
He whistles off a goal just to call a penalty without giving a yellow or red card. Retarded. Then he allows a crystal clear off-side goal. What a dickhead.
yeah this guy is a joke. You can thank him that you're still in a good position.
The penalty decision was indeed retarded, but yellow or red card? It wasn't even a foul if you ask me.
The red card for Gobbi was ok, but then Klose deserves one too.
That's the Bayern we all know, an offside goal in the 90th minute. But hey, atleast it was in a CL game against an Italian team.
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I didn't mean to say that he needs to give a card - but if you call a goal off to call a penalty, you should only do it if you also intend to give a card. Just calling a goal off to call a penalty is probably the most retarded thing a referee can do.
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I still think Rosicky should of had a penalty since the Porto player was nowhere near the ball and simply just took out Rosickys legs but w/e, as far as Fabianski goes he should be put on a plane and sent back to Poland the guy is a complete retard, Mannone/ Szchezny > The Retard. I'm not too bothered about the second goal, the only thing i don't get is how you can give a indirect freekick in the penalty area and not give the opposition team time to even build a wall ::) I'm not too worried about the chances of us going out since Porto didn't really look like scoring, Fabianski just gave them two goals, and Porto is one of these teams who are only ever gonna get a result at home, plus we'll have most of our players back hopefully
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Arsenal didn't see the best of our attack. I'm confident will go to Emirates and get a goal.
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I think it depends on whether or not we get Song and Almunia back cos without them our defense is really poor, but watching last night's game i never felt like you were a serious threat, most of your chances came from our mistakes but its the CL so i guess anything can happen. Based on previous meetings though i'm pretty confident as we always seem to have tough games away to you but at home we've won like 4-0 and 2-0. Guess we'll have to wait and see
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I think it depends on whether or not we get Song and Almunia back cos without them our defense is really poor, but watching last night's game i never felt like you were a serious threat, most of your chances came from our mistakes but its the CL so i guess anything can happen. Based on previous meetings though i'm pretty confident as we always seem to have tough games away to you but at home we've won like 4-0 and 2-0. Guess we'll have to wait and see
That's one game. Our offense normally poses a serious threat, especially in our 4-3-3. It was Hulk's first game back, he was extremely rusty. Falaco didn't get the changes. Varela tore it up. I expect a repeat from Varela at the Emirates and Falcao/Hulk to be on their game a bit more. Same with Merieles who was sloppy in the mid, first game back.
Almunia is pretty average. He may not gift wrap us goals like Fabianski did but I also can't see him putting on a "steal the show" performance.
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Yeah Almunia has his moments but he normally tends to leave them solely for Man U lol but i'm more confident with him there simply because he's experienced where as Fabianski just decided to completely buckle under the pressure. I just don't think Porto are good enough to beat us at home especially when we've got an away goal cos they're not the same side away even with a full strength 11
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falling easy
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You, as an Arsenal fan, are no longer permitted to complain about diving. :oi:
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You, as a Celtic fan, are no longer permitted to complain about diving. :oi:
Especially since your player got sent off for diving ;D
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Arsenal didn't see the best of our attack. I'm confident will go to Emirates and get a goal.
Yeah, well we didn't have an attack :D
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I hope pacheco gets some game time tonight...the lad needs 1st team minutes...
^^^this management larks easy 8)
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I hope pacheco gets some game time tonight...the lad needs 1st team minutes...
^^^this management larks easy 8)
come on, you cant be pleased with only beating some Romanian minors 1-0 at home :-X
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I hope pacheco gets some game time tonight...the lad needs 1st team minutes...
^^^this management larks easy 8)
come on, you cant be pleased with only beating some Romanian minors champions 1-0 at home :-X
im not overjoyed or anything...just happy the 19yr old i bigged up before the game got 20 minutes and set up a goal
now if benitez had eyes he'd stick gerrard back in centre mid and play pacheco/aquilani behind ngog at city...he'd also drop riera and play babel as credit to him the lad appears to actually be trying now
plus didnt unizrea smack celtic Rangers 4-1 or summat?
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plus didnt unizrea smack celtic 4-1 or summat?
You certainly know your stuff.
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You, as a Celtic fan, are no longer permitted to complain about diving. :oi:
Especially since your player got sent off for diving ;D
Nice try. Difference was he had been fouled before that and was on the half-way line.
Was a joke to send him off and still is now.
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plus didnt unizrea smack celtic 4-1 or summat?
You certainly know your stuff.
is that sarcasm??...cus i didnt state it as fact i asked 'didnt they'....i know in the run up to last nights game it was mentioned they beat sum1 4-1 if it wasnt celtic my apologies who was it?
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plus didnt unizrea smack celtic 4-1 or summat?
You certainly know your stuff.
is that sarcasm??...cus i didnt state it as fact i asked 'didnt they'....i know in the run up to last nights game it was mentioned they beat sum1 4-1 if it wasnt celtic my apologies who was it?
The huns.
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plus didnt unizrea smack celtic 4-1 or summat?
You certainly know your stuff.
is that sarcasm??...cus i didnt state it as fact i asked 'didnt they'....i know in the run up to last nights game it was mentioned they beat sum1 4-1 if it wasnt celtic my apologies who was it?
The huns.
ohhhh well i can see why you took offense haha my bad
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I hope pacheco gets some game time tonight...the lad needs 1st team minutes...
^^^this management larks easy 8)
come on, you cant be pleased with only beating some Romanian minors champions 1-0 at home :-X
im not overjoyed or anything...just happy the 19yr old i bigged up before the game got 20 minutes and set up a goal
now if benitez had eyes he'd stick gerrard back in centre mid and play pacheco/aquilani behind ngog at city...he'd also drop riera and play babel as credit to him the lad appears to actually be trying now
plus didnt unizrea smack celtic Rangers 4-1 or summat?
yeah thats fair enough.. i didnt actually see the game just saw the result on skysports news.. whats your honest opinion on Ngog? from what ive seen i really dont see him being this big talented goal scorer
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I hope pacheco gets some game time tonight...the lad needs 1st team minutes...
^^^this management larks easy 8)
come on, you cant be pleased with only beating some Romanian minors champions 1-0 at home :-X
im not overjoyed or anything...just happy the 19yr old i bigged up before the game got 20 minutes and set up a goal
now if benitez had eyes he'd stick gerrard back in centre mid and play pacheco/aquilani behind ngog at city...he'd also drop riera and play babel as credit to him the lad appears to actually be trying now
plus didnt unizrea smack celtic Rangers 4-1 or summat?
yeah thats fair enough.. i didnt actually see the game just saw the result on skysports news.. whats your honest opinion on Ngog? from what ive seen i really dont see him being this big talented goal scorer
its tough for the lad tbf...for some reason before he'd even kicked a ball he was listed in top 10 worst signings in some shit internet poll(1.5m for a 19yr old)...he's standing in for a truly world class player up top by himself in a team under performing....and yet
the boy has the raw ingredients...strength,pace,trickery pretty clinical in one on ones...he just needs to bulk up a lil more and gain experience/composure...this season will be great for him in terms of experience the rest will come naturally...the lads a willing learner as well(as opposed to say babel)
i dont think he'll become a world beater by any means but i think he'll be worth around 10-15mill in 2-3 seasons time and personally im glad we went for him over owen as owen isnt suited to one up top whereas ngog can grow into the role
but pacecho is the one to watch...we actually have a lot of young talent coming through...if this season was going better i feel we'd have seen more of a few of them :-\
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cracking goal from Zamora last night.
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now if benitez had eyes he'd stick gerrard back in centre mid and play pacheco/aquilani behind ngog at city...he'd also drop riera and play babel as credit to him the lad appears to actually be trying now
play Gerrard as CM behind ? lol Gerrard is Liverpool biggest threat, the player most likely to create/score
the boy has the raw ingredients...strength,pace,trickery pretty clinical in one on ones...he just needs to bulk up a lil more and gain experience/composure...this season will be great for him in terms of experience the rest will come naturally...the lads a willing learner as well(as opposed to say babel)
haha, LMAO. N'Gog has no acceleration/burst of speed, what nigga you watching, are you confusing him with Babel? they got similar hairstyles. Speed is not part of your game which you can change rapidly either, you either have it or you don't, it's not a mental attribute which you can improve. With Strength, N'go's ok now, he's gangly but has some height. If he does bulk up it will only reduce his speed eg Insua
Plus N'Gog the touch of a rapist, he makes Kuyt look like he's got good technique. The ball bounces off him like when you kick a ball against a wall.
Clinical? lol how many chances did he miss yesterday before he scored a tap in my granny wouldn't have missed ?
The one thing N'Gog is good at is teamwork, he links up play with his teammates, and even that's cos he ain't the the speed/skill to take on most defenders himself. the boy works hard but that's cos like like Kuyt he has to work hard to make for his lack of outstanding technical/physical attributes.
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Right outside David Gills house ;D
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We were shocking against Milan, the tie could have been over in the first half. Looked like we were trying to gift them goals, we will have to be better against everton tmw.
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Right outside David Gills house ;D
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We were shocking against Milan, the tie could have been over in the first half. Looked like we were trying to gift them goals, we will have to be better against everton tmw.
Haha :laugh:
Luckily the AC squad is getting a bit old. If that was someone like Barca instead, they would of punished us alot more. We have an extremely good record against Everton so I think we should win tomorrow.
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Damn eating my words now. Didn't see the game so I can't really comment. We cannot afford another defeat this season otherwise is all over.
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Damn eating my words now. Didn't see the game so I can't really comment. We cannot afford another defeat this season otherwise is all over.
to be honest we deserved to lose, not a good performance by any standards...credit to Everton
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WHOOOOO! Super super Dan super Danny Gosling!!!!
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now if benitez had eyes he'd stick gerrard back in centre mid and play pacheco/aquilani behind ngog at city...he'd also drop riera and play babel as credit to him the lad appears to actually be trying now
play Gerrard as CM behind ? lol Gerrard is Liverpool biggest threat, the player most likely to create/score
the boy has the raw ingredients...strength,pace,trickery pretty clinical in one on ones...he just needs to bulk up a lil more and gain experience/composure...this season will be great for him in terms of experience the rest will come naturally...the lads a willing learner as well(as opposed to say babel)
haha, LMAO. N'Gog has no acceleration/burst of speed, what nigga you watching, are you confusing him with Babel? they got similar hairstyles. Speed is not part of your game which you can change rapidly either, you either have it or you don't, it's not a mental attribute which you can improve. With Strength, N'go's ok now, he's gangly but has some height. If he does bulk up it will only reduce his speed eg Insua
Plus N'Gog the touch of a rapist, he makes Kuyt look like he's got good technique. The ball bounces off him like when you kick a ball against a wall.
Clinical? lol how many chances did he miss yesterday before he scored a tap in my granny wouldn't have missed ?
The one thing N'Gog is good at is teamwork, he links up play with his teammates, and even that's cos he ain't the the speed/skill to take on most defenders himself. the boy works hard but that's cos like like Kuyt he has to work hard to make for his lack of outstanding technical/physical attributes.
you do know gerrards preferred position is CM right??...you do know he's pretty good at spraying 60 yard passes as well?? playing behind the striker suits him when torres is playing due to their understanding
plus i said clinical in one on ones? did he have a one on one oppotunity thursday nooooooo
and he's no good at holding the ball up but he's good at linking play??...do you think before you type...and i think the chance where he held off two players chested the ball down swivelled and volleyed showed the lad has control dosent it
like i said the lads still learning...if his touch/finishing was picture perfect he'd be the world class finished article...which i never said he was...at ngogs age ian wright was playing in the 2nd division....
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Damn eating my words now. Didn't see the game so I can't really comment. We cannot afford another defeat this season otherwise is all over.
to be honest we deserved to lose, not a good performance by any standards...credit to Everton
Yeah fair play to Everton they derserved the victory.
For most of the season i thougt we have being poor, this last month had me changing my mind. Yesterday has reinforced what i was thinking earlier, our away form is much too poor to win the league
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Bobby Zamora for England?
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Damn eating my words now. Didn't see the game so I can't really comment. We cannot afford another defeat this season otherwise is all over.
to be honest we deserved to lose, not a good performance by any standards...credit to Everton
Yeah fair play to Everton they derserved the victory.
For most of the season i thougt we have being poor, this last month had me changing my mind. Yesterday has reinforced what i was thinking earlier, our away form is much too poor to win the league
could be worse mate least you watch your team play not endure it :-\
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Bobby Zamora for England?
no
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Damn eating my words now. Didn't see the game so I can't really comment. We cannot afford another defeat this season otherwise is all over.
to be honest we deserved to lose, not a good performance by any standards...credit to Everton
Yeah fair play to Everton they derserved the victory.
For most of the season i thougt we have being poor, this last month had me changing my mind. Yesterday has reinforced what i was thinking earlier, our away form is much too poor to win the league
could be worse mate least you watch your team play not endure it :-\
lol thats true.
Bobby Zamora for England?
no
Think id rather have bobby davro ! Seriously though he is doing well but he isnt england quality.
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you do know gerrards preferred position is CM right??...you do know he's pretty good at spraying 60 yard passes as well?? playing behind the striker suits him when torres is playing due to their understanding
my preferred position is on top of a girl, however my cock is more effective with her riding on my lap. Gerrrard may prefer CM but he's more effective as a AMC/SS then other player at LFC
plus i said clinical in one on ones? did he have a one on one opportunity thursday nooooooo
N'Gog had 4/5 good shooting opportunities from 15-20 yard range on thursday, a top 4 striker should be eating those up.
and he's no good at holding the ball up but he's good at linking play??...do you think before you type...and i think the chance where he held off two players chested the ball down swivelled and volleyed showed the lad has control dosent it
holding the ball is different from linking up play.
Holding the ball up = using your strength, body and ball control to keep possession of the ball, from the opposition
Linking up play = how well you bring in your team mates around you into the game.
Strikers do both where as midfielders mainly have to link up the play, you can be good at one without being good at the other like N'Gog. N'gog has good awareness of his teammates around him, however cos of his general poor first touch and lack of upper body strength many a time he loses the ball.
yes N'gog showed good control on that occasion, but many players have better technique when they don't have time to think about what they're gonna do, instinctive technique is different from your technique when you have 3-5 seconds to think about controlling the ball. I've actually found that when controlling a ball from a pass/cross is easier to control the ball if your relaxed, rather than thinking too much about how you're gonna control the ball, if you do that it makes you nervous which happens with N'Gog. Look at Keane's goal against Arsenal last year at Emirates, he scored with an instinctive shot from a long ball, but he lacked composure and and panicked with easy one on one shots he was taking when he had time to think about how he was gonna shoot and placed the ball.
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Bobby Zamora for England?
no
Think id rather have bobby davro ! Seriously though he is doing well but he isnt england quality.
which strikers would you take to South Africa?
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Bobby Zamora for England?
no
Think id rather have bobby davro ! Seriously though he is doing well but he isnt england quality.
which strikers would you take to South Africa?
If we were to take five id go for
Rooney,
Crouch,
Defoe,
Bent,
Heskey
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I would definitely take Rooney and Defoe. The rest are a difficult choice. With Crouch's pretty decent international record (or be it against only the lesser nations) I would probably take him and maybe Carlton Cole or Darren Bent, but he's pretty much untried at international level. Agbonlahor is to inconsistent and Heskey doesn't score enough. And I woudn't take Zamora either. If Owen had of been playing well this season I would of taken him but he's been a serious disappointment so he stays at home now.
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Rooney
Defoe
Then a choice between the following (depending upon who is in the best form):**
Agbonlahor
Cole
Bent
Zamora
Crouch
Wouldn't get near the plane (unless they were carrying bags):
Heskey
Owen
**I would like to see any of these players get a chance in the Friendly against Egypt in March.
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Heskey's gonna go unless he's injured. Capello loves him
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Porto peaking at the right time. Big 2-1 win over Arsenal mid week and they just defeated 2nd place Braga (we're third) 5-1 today.
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Porto peaking at the right time. Big 2-1 win over Arsenal mid week and they just defeated 2nd place Braga (we're third) 5-1 today.
Was your win on Wednesday that big?
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Porto peaking at the right time. Big 2-1 win over Arsenal mid week and they just defeated 2nd place Braga (we're third) 5-1 today.
Was your win on Wednesday that big?
Big in the sense of we're the underdog regardless of the injuries.
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Porto peaking at the right time. Big 2-1 win over Arsenal mid week and they just defeated 2nd place Braga (we're third) 5-1 today.
Was your win on Wednesday that big?
Don't be bitter now, I still fancy Arsenal to progress.
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^ya it seems like a bitter answer lol
Btw Porto is one of the best teams at buying low and selling high, and replacing the players with cheaper, as good versions (in turn, buying low and selling high again lol - it's a cycle)
sold Quaresma and bought Varela
sold Lisandro to Lyon and bought Falcao (unbelievable striker that will get big money)
sold Cissohko and bought Alvaro Pereira
(this is the most impressive)sold Lucho to Marseille and bought Micael last month (four weeks ago) for 3 million - just one month later since his purchase, man utd, man city and chelsea have all contacted us about him and we're pricing him at 25 mill - unreal.
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Porto peaking at the right time. Big 2-1 win over Arsenal mid week and they just defeated 2nd place Braga (we're third) 5-1 today.
Was your win on Wednesday that big?
Big in the sense of we're the underdog regardless of the injuries.
I'm not bitter, I just find it bitter that you say it's a big win when Fabianski gave you both goals.
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Porto peaking at the right time. Big 2-1 win over Arsenal mid week and they just defeated 2nd place Braga (we're third) 5-1 today.
Was your win on Wednesday that big?
Big in the sense of we're the underdog regardless of the injuries.
I'm not bitter, I just find it bitter that you say it's a big win when Fabianski gave you both goals.
dont get your point...argentina still saw it as a big win even though maradona scored with his hand,....a win's a win
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Porto peaking at the right time. Big 2-1 win over Arsenal mid week and they just defeated 2nd place Braga (we're third) 5-1 today.
Was your win on Wednesday that big?
Big in the sense of we're the underdog regardless of the injuries.
I'm not bitter, I just find it bitter that you say it's a big win when Fabianski gave you both goals.
I think you're confusing the word "big" with "good" sir.
It was a "big" win for Porto because Arsenal are a good team. It wasn't a "good" win because well, as you say the goals for Porto were a bit ridiculous.
Hope that clears things up a little.
"Was your win on Wednesday that big?" seemed bitter as if you were acting like you didn't care that Arsenal lost.
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Porto peaking at the right time. Big 2-1 win over Arsenal mid week and they just defeated 2nd place Braga (we're third) 5-1 today.
Was your win on Wednesday that big?
Big in the sense of we're the underdog regardless of the injuries.
I'm not bitter, I just find it bitter that you say it's a big win when Fabianski gave you both goals.
I think you're confusing the word "big" with "good" sir.
It was a "big" win for Porto because Arsenal are a good team. It wasn't a "good" win because well, as you say the goals for Porto were a bit ridiculous.
Hope that clears things up a little.
"Was your win on Wednesday that big?" seemed bitter as if you were acting like you didn't care that Arsenal lost.
Yeah okay - I see that now.
But I'm not acting like I didn't care about the loss. I was fucking pissed that we lost the way we did. Fucked up my thursday and friday too. lol.
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Bobby Zamora for England?
no
Think id rather have bobby davro ! Seriously though he is doing well but he isnt england quality.
which strikers would you take to South Africa?
If we were to take five id go for
Rooney,
Crouch,
Defoe,
Bent,
Heskey
Id go with that.
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I'll laugh if Heskey and/or Crouch is in South Africa this summer.
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I'll laugh if Heskey and/or Crouch is in South Africa this summer.
yeah me 2 ;D And some see England as a favourite...
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I'll laugh if Heskey and/or Crouch is in South Africa this summer.
yeah me 2 ;D And some see England as a favourite...
course they'll go... dont get me wrong there not my ideal strikers but there the only real big target men we have.. you always need a bit of rariety in your team. + crouch international record is impressive, so that is always taken into account..
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apparently Ronaldo is retiring at the end of next season.
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Brazil's Ronaldo to quit in 2011
(http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47353000/jpg/_47353565_ronaldo2.jpg)
Ronaldo is the leading goalscorer at World Cup finals
Two-time World Cup winner Ronaldo has announced he will retire from professional football at the end of next year.
The Brazilian, regarded as one of the best footballers ever, has spent most of his career in Europe but will end it with Corinthians in his homeland.
"I've already made up my mind - these will be my last two," said the striker.
Ronaldo, 33, has scored 62 goals in 97 appearances for Brazil and hopes to be in squad for this summer's World Cup.
The striker, who is the all-time leading World Cup finals scorer with 15 goals, said there was "still a possibility" of a call-up for the South Africa tournament - despite not playing for Brazil, which will host the 2014 competition, since 2006.
"But for 2014 it's impossible - time goes by for everyone," he added.
I'll give my best and I'm hoping to have some fun and win many significant titles
Ronaldo
Ronaldo extended his contract with Corinthians on Monday and said of his remaining time at the club: "I'll give my best and I'm hoping to have some fun and win many significant titles."
It will bring an end to his 17-year-career, during which time the Brazilian formed part of the World Cup winning teams of 1994 and 2002.
The striker also played in the 1998 World Cup final, when Brazil were beaten by France.
The match became famous as Ronaldo's name was mysteriously missing from the team sheet, but reappeared shortly before the kick-off and he gave an under-par performance.
It subsequently emerged that he had suffered a convulsion but had been cleared to play in the match in Paris.
The striker, who began his career with Cruzeiro in his home country, won the Fifa Player of the Year and the Ballon D'or awards in 1997 and 2002, also being handed the former prize in 1996.
He moved to PSV Eindhoven while still a teenager, scoring 42 goals in 45 matches.
The striker soon came to the attention of Sir Bobby Robson's Barcelona, whom he joined in 1996, scoring 34 goals in 37 league matches.
But he only stayed at the Nou Camp for a season, switching to Inter Milan for a then-record fee of £18m, helping the Italian side win the Uefa Cup during his five years with the club.
However, it was at Inter that he suffered the first of a series of debilitating knee injuries that would affect the rest of his career.
His next club was Real Madrid, who won the Primera Division crown during his first season at the Bernabeu.
He returned to Italy in 2007 with AC Milan but made 20 only league appearances, before later joining Corinthians.
As to his future after he hangs up his boots, Ronaldo's agent Fabiano Farah said: "Ronaldo will become a representative of Corinthians abroad.
"We will combine his name and the importance it has with the strength of the club."
BBC Sport (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8529228.stm)
did i fool anyone with my post above? lol.
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did i fool anyone with my post above? lol.
Na not really but I did go and check it out on Teamtalk.
A legend, is all I can say really. He won it all. Probably my favourite player of this generation of football. After 2 serious knee injuries, he was still able to go and win the World Cup and be top scorer of the tournement. He won every European cup available, Champions League, UEFA Cup and Cup Winners Cup. Hope he goes to the World Cup this year but its unlikely. He will be missed. :(
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did i fool anyone with my post above? lol.
Na not really but I did go and check it out on Teamtalk.
A legend, is all I can say really. He won it all. Probably my favourite player of this generation of football. After 2 serious knee injuries, he was still able to go and win the World Cup and be top scorer of the tournement. He won every European cup available, Champions League, UEFA Cup and Cup Winners Cup. Hope he goes to the World Cup this year but its unlikely. He will be missed. :(
yeah he was an awesome player in his day... but wtf was the whole deal with the three tranny hookers the other year, that was propa random but seriously funny. ;D
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no way he goes to this wc
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apparently Ronaldo is retiring at the end of next season.
Legend.
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apparently Ronaldo is retiring at the end of next season.
Legend.
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Wazza 8)
Oh and that flick to himself and then the volley :P that was great!
Edit: another Wazza goal and another assist from Valencia, great crosses !!
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Porto peaking at the right time. Big 2-1 win over Arsenal mid week and they just defeated 2nd place Braga (we're third) 5-1 today.
Was your win on Wednesday that big?
I'd say a last 16 home win in the Champions League is pretty much a massive win for anyone.
Its something your team won't be able to get cos Arsenal are a bunch of fucking bottlers.
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Bridge turns back on England
Wayne Bridge has made himself unavailable for selection by England as he feels his position in the squad is 'untenable and potentially divisive'.
Bridge has found himself unwittingly thrust into the spotlight in recent weeks following allegations of an affair between his ex-girlfriend and former Chelsea team-mate John Terry.
Terry was stripped of the England captaincy as a result of the lurid claims with Fabio Capello keen to maintain squad unity ahead of the World Cup finals.
Bridge was expected to play a key role for his country this summer with first-choice left-back Ashley Cole a major doubt for the tournament due to a fractured ankle.
Bridge and Terry will face each other for the first time since the allegations emerged when City travel to Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on Saturday.
The duo were then expected to meet up again with the England squad as Capello's side tackle Egypt at Wembley in a friendly on Wednesday.
Untenable
But the full-back has now announced in a statement released by his lawyers that he no longer wishes to be considered for selection.
The statement read: "I have thought long and hard about my position in the England football team in the light of the reporting and events over the last few weeks.
"It has always been an honour to play for England. However, after careful thought I believe my position in the squad is now untenable and potentially divisive.
"Sadly therefore I feel for the sake of the team and in order to avoid what will be inevitable distractions, I have decided not to put myself forward for selection.
"I have today informed the management of this decision. I wish the team all the very best in South Africa."
Attention will now turn to who will fill the left-back void for England, with Everton defender Leighton Baines and Aston Villa's Stephen Warnock the leading candidates.
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http://www.skysports.com/football/world-cup-2010/story/0,27032,12098_5979800,00.html
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Porto peaking at the right time. Big 2-1 win over Arsenal mid week and they just defeated 2nd place Braga (we're third) 5-1 today.
Was your win on Wednesday that big?
I'd say a last 16 home win in the Champions League is pretty much a massive win for anyone.
Its something your team won't be able to get cos Arsenal are a bunch of fucking bottlers.
Oh well, we've never conceded against them at Emirates, so I'm confident.
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Porto peaking at the right time. Big 2-1 win over Arsenal mid week and they just defeated 2nd place Braga (we're third) 5-1 today.
Was your win on Wednesday that big?
I'd say a last 16 home win in the Champions League is pretty much a massive win for anyone.
Its something your team won't be able to get cos Arsenal are a bunch of fucking bottlers.
Oh well, we've never conceded against them at Emirates, so I'm confident.
the problem isnt conceding its scoring considering you're a goal down. Porto are hardly the sort of team that get turned over in recent times. It'll be very close to call.
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Porto peaking at the right time. Big 2-1 win over Arsenal mid week and they just defeated 2nd place Braga (we're third) 5-1 today.
Was your win on Wednesday that big?
I'd say a last 16 home win in the Champions League is pretty much a massive win for anyone.
Its something your team won't be able to get cos Arsenal are a bunch of fucking bottlers.
Oh well, we've never conceded against them at Emirates, so I'm confident.
the problem isnt conceding its scoring considering you're a goal down. Porto are hardly the sort of team that get turned over in recent times. It'll be very close to call.
That's true. But if we get one goal at home, I doubt Wenger tells them to get defensive.
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mascherano is such a fucking legend...fuckin crazy but still lol
(http://assets.liverpoolfc.tv/uploads/prop100225-07-unirea_liverpool.jpg)
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mascherano is such a fucking legend...fuckin crazy but still lol
(http://assets.liverpoolfc.tv/uploads/prop100225-07-unirea_liverpool.jpg)
your lot were shite in that game. Youll need to up your game massively if youre going to do well in the Europa.
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Hoping Ronaldo will go to the world cup absolute legend.
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I'm quite embarrased to say this but 'Come on City!!!'.
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I'm quite embarrased to say this but 'Come on City!!!'.
well there 3-1 up with 7 min to go, chelsea also only have only 9 men.
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I'm quite embarrased to say this but 'Come on City!!!'.
well there 3-1 up with 7 min to go, chelsea also only have only 9 men.
Excellent. Good to see Chelsea beaten at home. This is why United are still in with a chance of winning this title. Every team this season is to inconsistent. I know you have ruled them out of winning it but for me its still everything to play for.
EDIT: Oh yer, 4-1 now. 8)
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Yeh good game in the end, first 35 minutes were pretty boring tho.. didnt expect to see 6 goals, 2 pens and 2 red cards lol.
lol @ bellamy,
http://www.youtube.com/v/S938jFiKTrw&hl=en_GB&fs=1&
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Yeh good game in the end, first 35 minutes were pretty boring tho.. didnt expect to see 6 goals, 2 pens and 2 red cards lol.
lol @ bellamy,
http://www.youtube.com/v/S938jFiKTrw&hl=en_GB&fs=1&
Brilliant. Looked like he was going to then didn't. 8)
Good to see he had the last laugh aswell.
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Great result today ;D
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I'm quite embarrased to say this but 'Come on City!!!'.
well there 3-1 up with 7 min to go, chelsea also only have only 9 men.
Excellent. Good to see Chelsea beaten at home. This is why United are still in with a chance of winning this title. Every team this season is to inconsistent. I know you have ruled them out of winning it but for me its still everything to play for.
EDIT: Oh yer, 4-1 now. 8)
It certainly helps. Arsenal are def back in it even more so if they win tonight, they have an easy run in also.
Great result today ;D
It was, dont see you round here when city dont have such a great result.
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I'm quite embarrased to say this but 'Come on City!!!'.
well there 3-1 up with 7 min to go, chelsea also only have only 9 men.
Excellent. Good to see Chelsea beaten at home. This is why United are still in with a chance of winning this title. Every team this season is to inconsistent. I know you have ruled them out of winning it but for me its still everything to play for.
EDIT: Oh yer, 4-1 now. 8)
It certainly helps. Arsenal are def back in it even more so if they win tonight, they have an easy run in also.
Great result today ;D
It was, dont see you round here when city dont have such a great result.
Do 1 Norwich
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Good result tonight but damn - so sad to see Ramsey carried off :-\
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What do Aaron Ramsey's leg and Wayne Bridge's ex have in common?
They've both been destroyed by a defenders tackle.
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What do Aaron Ramsey's leg and Wayne Bridge's ex have in common?
They've both been destroyed by a defenders tackle.
:eh: :grumpy: :loser:
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I'm quite embarrased to say this but 'Come on City!!!'.
well there 3-1 up with 7 min to go, chelsea also only have only 9 men.
Excellent. Good to see Chelsea beaten at home. This is why United are still in with a chance of winning this title. Every team this season is to inconsistent. I know you have ruled them out of winning it but for me its still everything to play for.
EDIT: Oh yer, 4-1 now. 8)
It certainly helps. Arsenal are def back in it even more so if they win tonight, they have an easy run in also.
Great result today ;D
It was, dont see you round here when city dont have such a great result.
Do 1 Norwich
Lol, he has a point
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lmao @ chelsea :D
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http://www.youtube.com/v/sJTXDZhvHXg
http://www.youtube.com/v/dHq5PM0aFqI
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Another trophy for the cabinet. 8)
I admit, Vidic was lucky to still be on the pitch. In the end he didn't go off and overall, United deserved to win it. Looking shaky at the back at the moment unfortunately. We need a settled defence, been changing constantly all year round. Was nice to see Evra lifting the cup as captain too as he's been by far our most consistent player this season.
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Another trophy for the cabinet. 8)
I admit, Vidic was lucky to still be on the pitch. In the end he didn't go off and overall, United deserved to win it. Looking shaky at the back at the moment unfortunately. We need a settled defence, been changing constantly all year round. Was nice to see Evra lifting the cup as captain too as he's been by far our most consistent player this season.
yup you definatley deserved the win.. i was a little disappointed with villa, they didnt create much at all really.. + did you see the stats for rooneys heading? scored 8 headers in the last 9 appearances and before that he only had 4 headed goals in 322 appearances thats an incredible turn around..
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Another trophy for the cabinet. 8)
I admit, Vidic was lucky to still be on the pitch. In the end he didn't go off and overall, United deserved to win it. Looking shaky at the back at the moment unfortunately. We need a settled defence, been changing constantly all year round. Was nice to see Evra lifting the cup as captain too as he's been by far our most consistent player this season.
yup you definatley deserved the win.. i was a little disappointed with villa, they didnt create much at all really.. + did you see the stats for rooneys heading? scored 8 headers in the last 9 appearances and before that he only had 4 headed goals in 322 appearances thats an incredible turn around..
:o
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Another trophy for the cabinet. 8)
I admit, Vidic was lucky to still be on the pitch. In the end he didn't go off and overall, United deserved to win it. Looking shaky at the back at the moment unfortunately. We need a settled defence, been changing constantly all year round. Was nice to see Evra lifting the cup as captain too as he's been by far our most consistent player this season.
yup you definatley deserved the win.. i was a little disappointed with villa, they didnt create much at all really.. + did you see the stats for rooneys heading? scored 8 headers in the last 9 appearances and before that he only had 4 headed goals in 322 appearances thats an incredible turn around..
Yer, I heard that during the match, quite incredible. Just goes to show that he just wants to keep on improving everything in his game and wants to be the best.
The funny thing is the pundits on the BBC thought he changed the game when he came on. Up until the goal, I thought he was playing garbage. :D
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probably the wrong thread but did anyone catch the highlights of the mixed martial arts at anfield sunday??...shame they couldnt find anyone to practise on apart from footballers though
and wtf why wasnt vidic sent off...if it had been at the other end.......
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aww diddumms, did the nasty Blackburn men hurt your Liverpool player's little legs? awwww.
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aww diddumms, did the nasty Blackburn men hurt your Liverpool player's little legs? awwww.
maxi has studmarks on his chest...lucas was dragged 5 yards by the throat then thrown to the ground...5 players bleeding post-match wont even go into bad tackles etc im not worried bout their legs simply the fact they ended the match with eleven players,...
then again what you expect from a team managed by 'fathead' alladyce....suppose thats why he'll never get a shot at a big job 8)
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^ lol.. on the same note about dirty challenges.. what did you's think of Shawcross's tackle on Ramsey? il admit it was a little reckless but i still dont think it was a terrible challenge, it was a 50 / 50 ball they both went in.for.
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^ lol.. on the same note about dirty challenges.. what did you's think of Shawcross's tackle on Ramsey? il admit it was a little reckless but i still dont think it was a terrible challenge, it was a 50 / 50 ball they both went in.for.
I think Wenger is seriously over reacting about the challenge. Horrendous is a bit over the top. I'm not denying its a bad challenge because it is but horrendous is over doing it. It was 50/50 as you said.
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Lol at SaS complaining... ::)
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Lol at SaS complaining... ::)
its ok when wenger does it every game tho huh?
also find it laughable that'll you'll go aww poor ramsey then try badmind me when i complain about bad tackles that could have easily broke someones leg
you and duke are acting like im making excuses for a game we lost
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Lol at SaS complaining... ::)
its ok when wenger does it every game tho huh?
also find it laughable that'll you'll go aww poor ramsey then try badmind me when i complain about bad tackles that could have easily broke someones leg
you and duke are acting like im making excuses for a game we lost
Yeah but did one of your best prospects get their leg leg snapped? No, so stop complaining.
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Lol at SaS complaining... ::)
its ok when wenger does it every game tho huh?
also find it laughable that'll you'll go aww poor ramsey then try badmind me when i complain about bad tackles that could have easily broke someones leg
you and duke are acting like im making excuses for a game we lost
Yeah but did one of your best prospects get their leg leg snapped? No, so stop complaining.
so anything short of snapping a players leg is allowed in the sport is it? ::)
and as i said if you'd watched the game you'd know there was tackles that easily could of broke a leg...and if you dont dissuade those tackles they continue and lo & behold some gets their leg broke...not rocket science
also laughable you'll tell me to stop complaining about the other teams tactics when you were bitchin just laast week about porto being underhanded
wheres duke at?least i might get an intelligent response lol
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Lol at SaS complaining... ::)
its ok when wenger does it every game tho huh?
also find it laughable that'll you'll go aww poor ramsey then try badmind me when i complain about bad tackles that could have easily broke someones leg
you and duke are acting like im making excuses for a game we lost
Yeah but did one of your best prospects get their leg leg snapped? No, so stop complaining.
so anything short of snapping a players leg is allowed in the sport is it? ::)
and as i said if you'd watched the game you'd know there was tackles that easily could of broke a leg...and if you dont dissuade those tackles they continue and lo & behold some gets their leg broke...not rocket science
also laughable you'll tell me to stop complaining about the other teams tactics when you were bitchin just laast week about porto being underhanded
wheres duke at?least i might get an intelligent response lol
All I'll say mate is I think hard tackles are part of the game and if you take them away you've got nothing....BUT that said I don't condone fouls and malicious challenges. I think there is a fine line and maybe one or two teams cross that line more than others but everyone does it. I accept it as part of the game, its not a pleasant tactic but its one that has proved effective for some teams in the past. The "classier and bigger" teams just need to adapt and outsmart these teams to win.
I don't agree with it, but you have to admit...its probably the only reason people like Allardyce and Blackburn are still in the premiership.
On another note, I f**king hate Allardyce. As a newcastle fan he took us backwards when he was in charge and despite what is said by hack journos he was rightly sacked by us...not because of the results, but because for a big club the brand of football he plays is totally unacceptable.
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I'm quite embarrased to say this but 'Come on City!!!'.
well there 3-1 up with 7 min to go, chelsea also only have only 9 men.
Excellent. Good to see Chelsea beaten at home. This is why United are still in with a chance of winning this title. Every team this season is to inconsistent. I know you have ruled them out of winning it but for me its still everything to play for.
EDIT: Oh yer, 4-1 now. 8)
It certainly helps. Arsenal are def back in it even more so if they win tonight, they have an easy run in also.
Great result today ;D
It was, dont see you round here when city dont have such a great result.
Do 1 Norwich
How original ::) Back to the original colours mate.
Happy 34th birthday !!
"This is how it feels to be city,
this is how it feels to be small.
This is how it feels when your team wins nothing at all, nothing at all !"
(http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Football/Pix/pictures/2010/1/27/1264634240963/Manchester-United-fans-di-001.jpg)
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Predictions for the weekend ?
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Predictions for the weekend ?
We should def win, hopefully you lose some points and we're back in it ;)
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Predictions for the weekend ?
We should def win, hopefully you lose some points and we're back in it ;)
You're already back in it. 3 points off and you have the easier run in.
I expect United to win tomorrow, with or without Rooney. I remember the last time this fixture happened though. I payed for the match on pay per view thinking we were going to steam roll them then Kenny Miller went and ruined my day. Biggest waste of £8 ever. Also after putting my confidence in United beating Everton a couple of weeks back, I shouldn't expect too much.
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Predictions for the weekend ?
We should def win, hopefully you lose some points and we're back in it ;)
You're already back in it. 3 points off and you have the easier run in.
I expect United to win tomorrow, with or without Rooney. I remember the last time this fixture happened though. I payed for the match on pay per view thinking we were going to steam roll them then Kenny Miller went and ruined my day. Biggest waste of £8 ever. Also after putting my confidence in United beating Everton a couple of weeks back, I shouldn't expect too much.
Easier run-in? Hmm, you never know with Arsenal. We've known to fuck it up quite often.
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Hala Madrid! Crazy game :o
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Damn, can't believe Wolves didn't manage to score a goal...
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Bendtner does my fucking head in >:( Swear i could of scored some of those pathetic misses lol atleast we held out for the win, our first goal was awesome 8) Shame we lost Fabregas though, hopefully he'll make tuesday :-\
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Bendtner does my fucking head in >:( Swear i could of scored some of those pathetic misses lol atleast we held out for the win, our first goal was awesome 8) Shame we lost Fabregas though, hopefully he'll make tuesday :-\
this
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Damn, can't believe Wolves didn't manage to score a goal...
I can. Story of our season.
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Hala Madrid! Crazy game :o
Although I despise Real Madrid, I have to acknoledge that they played brilliant yesterday. This game was awesome
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Hala Madrid! Crazy game :o
Although I despise Real Madrid, I have to acknoledge that they played brilliant yesterday. This game was awesome
Who doesnt hate Madrid ?
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Damn, can't believe Wolves didn't manage to score a goal...
I can. Story of our season.
we were fortunate yesterday, but we got there. Earlier in the season we would have dropped points in a game like that.
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Hala Madrid! Crazy game :o
Although I despise Real Madrid, I have to acknoledge that they played brilliant yesterday. This game was awesome
Who doesnt hate Madrid ?
:psych:
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Heard Fabregas isn't making Tues? hope thats true lol
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Heard Fabregas isn't making Tues? hope thats true lol
Cesc Fabregas
March 6
Cesc was substituted during the 3-1 win over Burnley with a recurrence of a hamstring problem suffered earlier in the season."He has a hamstring problem," confirmed Wenger after the game. "We don't know how big the damage is yet because it is too early. We'll see tomorrow or Monday. We have to make a late decision over whether he plays on Tuesday, certainly. It is the same hamstring [he hurt against Aston Villa earlier in the season]."
http://www.arsenal.com/news/injury-news
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Wenger's said he'll gamble on Cescs fitness aslong as there's a less than 50% chance he could make it worse, i'd expect him to play even if it's only the first half
EDIT - He's out :( Owell i'm still confident we'll make it through, especially since Porto have never won in England
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Wenger's said he'll gamble on Cescs fitness aslong as there's a less than 50% chance he could make it worse, i'd expect him to play even if it's only the first half
EDIT - He's out :( Owell i'm still confident we'll make it through, especially since Porto have never won in England
Arsenal will more than likely win it but the thing about that record is....Porto don't need to win to go through. I think if Porto can score one they'll go through. If they just sit back and park the bus then Arsenal will break them down.
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Wenger's said he'll gamble on Cescs fitness aslong as there's a less than 50% chance he could make it worse, i'd expect him to play even if it's only the first half
EDIT - He's out :( Owell i'm still confident we'll make it through, especially since Porto have never won in England
Arsenal will more than likely win it but the thing about that record is....Porto don't need to win to go through. I think if Porto can score one they'll go through. If they just sit back and park the bus then Arsenal will break them down.
Based on our home form i'd fancy us to outscore Porto, my main worry though is that with us already missing RVP, to now lose Cesc puts more pressure on Diaby/Arsharvin who're both just coming back from injuries, it really wouldn't surprise me if we had one of these days where nothing clicks and we bottle it lol
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All I know is that Nicklas need to up his finishing game!
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All I know is that Nicklas need to up his finishing game!
More like you need to replace him. And buy another couple of strikers really. It's an area where you are seriously lacking.
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I am confident we will go through.
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All I know is that Nicklas need to up his finishing game!
More like you need to replace him. And buy another couple of strikers really. It's an area where you are seriously lacking.
Well, It's not like Wenger is gonna open the brown paper bag to get some real scorers anytime soon.
Damn, I miss Henry :'(
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Damn, can't believe Wolves didn't manage to score a goal...
I can. Story of our season.
except for when you play tottenham :grumpy:
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All I know is that Nicklas need to up his finishing game!
More like you need to replace him. And buy another couple of strikers really. It's an area where you are seriously lacking.
Well, It's not like Wenger is gonna open the brown paper bag to get some real scorers anytime soon.
Damn, I miss Henry :'(
the thing ill give Bendtner credit on, is his positioning... if you notice he's the one real arsenal player who always gets himself into great scoring positions, where it be from a good team move or a goal keeper pary... its just horrible how bad is final effort in front of goal can be..
i wouldnt be suprised if he was at a side like westham, where not soo much pressure was put on him.. he'd do alot better.
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10 minutes 'til game time! LETS GO PORTO 8)
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Gunners are beating the shit out of porto
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Terrible, just awful play from us.
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Gunners are beating the shit out of porto
Jesus fucking christ. Not even he could help Porto now.
I am confident we will go through.
;D
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Woo, pure ownage!
And our best player isn't even playing! ;D
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Haha, and Bendtner scores a hat trick. Thats a seriously bad day at the office for Porto.
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Wow Porto got raped. By Bendtner of all people.
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This is awesome. Hope this will boost his performances. God knows we need it.
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Wow 8) What a result! our 3/4 goals were pure class and for once Bendtner fucking did something :D
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Real out 8) Good shit 8) 8) Fuck Perez and his money ;)
Ribery will re-think the idea of leaving Bayern for Real to persue titles :D :D :D
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Real out 8) Good shit 8) 8) Fuck Perez and his money ;)
Ribery will re-think the idea of leaving Bayern for Real to persue titles :D :D :D
Ronaldo is probably regretting leaving United now aswell. :D
Easy win for United. Looked comfortable at the back for once and going forward, they were quite impressive.
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Real out 8) Good shit 8) 8) Fuck Perez and his money ;)
Ribery will re-think the idea of leaving Bayern for Real to persue titles :D :D :D
Ronaldo is probably regretting leaving United now aswell. :D
Easy win for United. Looked comfortable at the back for once and going forward, they were quite impressive.
Wazza=AMAZING!!!
And Valencia was very impressive too 8)
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Great win for united but damn AC were a joke.. The AC must stand for Age Concern ;)
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Great win for united but damn AC were a joke.. The AC must stand for Age Concern ;)
Yer for real, they've got a team full of players well past it. They are a serious example of a 1 man team (Speaking of Pato obviously). What a wonderful return for Becks aswell. :laugh:
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Great win for united but damn AC were a joke.. The AC must stand for Age Concern ;)
Yer for real, they've got a team full of players well past it. They are a serious example of a 1 man team (Speaking of Pato obviously). What a wonderful return for Becks aswell. :laugh:
lol, cheers when he came on and then seconds later receiving abuse when he touched the ball. the Itallian league can't keep up with the English. they play much slower football. then again they're all old farts.
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yeah true class shone through tonight, altho i was surprised at just how much Milan were lacking in anything really lol time for some of the old boys to move on and freshen things up me thinks
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LOL at Madrid getting knocked out, all that money and they don't make the Quarters again :-X If Higuain would've scored that piss easy chance Lyon probably would've ended up getting destroyed like Porto and Milan lol O well suits us, makes the draw easier
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does anybody no when the benfica & atletico madrid game is on. fucking porto & real madrid :'(
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Ronaldo is probably regretting leaving United now aswell. :D
Easy now...simmer down.
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David Beckham Top Red
(http://i1.sinaimg.cn/ty/g/p/2010-03-11/U3948P6T12D4878941F44DT20100311062352.jpg)
Great win for united but damn AC were a joke.. The AC must stand for Age Concern ;)
Yer for real, they've got a team full of players well past it. They are a serious example of a 1 man team (Speaking of Pato obviously). What a wonderful return for Becks aswell. :laugh:
lol, cheers when he came on and then seconds later receiving abuse when he touched the ball.
That was just playful, respect givien but now your on the pitch were not going to cheer you. Once the game is over thats slightly different.
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David Beckham Top Red
(http://i1.sinaimg.cn/ty/g/p/2010-03-11/U3948P6T12D4878941F44DT20100311062352.jpg)
Great win for united but damn AC were a joke.. The AC must stand for Age Concern ;)
Yer for real, they've got a team full of players well past it. They are a serious example of a 1 man team (Speaking of Pato obviously). What a wonderful return for Becks aswell. :laugh:
lol, cheers when he came on and then seconds later receiving abuse when he touched the ball.
That was just playful, respect givien but now your on the pitch were not going to cheer you. Once the game is over thats slightly different.
Hahahahaha Respect...nice move from Beckaham
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LOL @ Liverpool another huge Elano.. ;D
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LOL @ Liverpool another huge Elano.. ;D
;D
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LOL @ Liverpool another huge Elano.. ;D
Joke of a team. I'm not surprised at all. Pretty sure they'll turn it round in the 2nd leg but a team of their stature shouldn't be losing to Lille. Fulhams 3-1 loss at Juventus is a much better result.
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any CL team fearing Bayern or is it rather that you don't take them seriously?
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any CL team fearing Bayern or is it rather that you don't take them seriously?
Quarter Finals ain't no joke.
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i honestly think Bayern with their key men fit could be a real threat
i reckon the champs league is pretty much wide open this year
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i honestly think Bayern with their key men fit could be a real threat
i reckon the champs league is pretty much wide open this year
of course they are a threat, every team is the quarter final is a threat. But I don't think they have the strength to reach the final. Their defense it too weak, and their offense only consists of Ribery and Robben who are both very injury prone. I'd say they're on the same level as Arsenal and Lyon, but under normal circumstances not good enough to beat ManU, Barca or Chelsea.
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i honestly think Bayern with their key men fit could be a real threat
i reckon the champs league is pretty much wide open this year
of course they are a threat, every team is the quarter final is a threat. But I don't think they have the strength to reach the final. Their defense it too weak, and their offense only consists of Ribery and Robben who are both very injury prone. I'd say they're on the same level as Arsenal and Lyon, but under normal circumstances not good enough to beat ManU, Barca or Chelsea.
yeah guess thats pretty much spot on
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Damn another 2 goals from Rooney today dude just can't be stopped can he
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Damn another 2 goals from Rooney today dude just can't be stopped can he
Indeed he can't. I think he will beat Ronaldo's record is he carries on like this. 24 goals in his last 22. Looks like we played pretty good today. Berbatov missed way to many chances again though. The defence once again looked pretty good. So glad we have Vidic and Rio back in the centre.
Liverpool next week. I'm not gonna be to confident over this after the way we played against them the last 3 games. Vidic better stay on the pitch for once.
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This season has been great so far. Seeing Liverpools plummit into oblivion is just the icing on the cake. haha shite.
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Conquered the 4th spot again 8) But I bet we'll finish 6th again and miss the Euro league again.
Next year, Germany won't have a team from the capital in the first league. :laugh: In England, half the premier league teams are from london, and we don't have one single team from Berlin in the Bundesliga. ;D
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Conquered the 4th spot again 8) But I bet we'll finish 6th again and miss the Euro league again.
Next year, Germany won't have a team from the capital in the first league. :laugh: In England, half the premier league teams are from london, and we don't have one single team from Berlin in the Bundesliga. ;D
Only 5 London teams in the PL, that's a quarter. Most of the teams are from the North-West.
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This season has been great so far. Seeing Liverpools plummit into oblivion is just the icing on the cake. haha shite.
our worst season in god knows how long
and were still above everton haha
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wow, Liverpool won!?!?
anyone think Gerrard will get a telling off (and possible suspension) from the FA tomoro morning?
oh yeah, looks like England aren't gonna win the World Cup. Beckham is injured!! :'(
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anyone think Gerrard will get a telling off (and possible suspension) from the FA tomoro morning?
Hope so. That was ugly.
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wow, Liverpool won!?!?
anyone think Gerrard will get a telling off (and possible suspension) from the FA tomoro morning?
oh yeah, looks like England aren't gonna win the World Cup. Beckham is injured!! :'(
i know and first game all season i didnt watch :-\
apparently aqua had a good game hope he isnt dropped for utd
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No punishment for Gerrard because the ref spoke to him after the incident so there is nothing the FA can do ::)
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Wow, Inter actually knocked Chelsea out. I was expecting Chelsea to go through. Once again, in a a match that isn't going his way, Drogba gets sent off. First the final in 2008 for slapping Vidic. Then last year he was all mouthy to the ref after the game and gets himself a suspension. Such a great player but can't keep his emotions in check.
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haha i love it...and Drogba's just a cunt :D
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Awesome, rather see Inter through.
No punishment for Gerrard because the ref spoke to him after the incident so there is nothing the FA can do ::)
LOL WTF ::)
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Wow, Inter actually knocked Chelsea out. I was expecting Chelsea to go through. Once again, in a a match that isn't going his way, Drogba gets sent off. First the final in 2008 for slapping Vidic. Then last year he was all mouthy to the ref after the game and gets himself a suspension. Such a great player but can't keep his emotions in check.
You show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser.
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Awesome, rather see Inter through.
No punishment for Gerrard because the ref spoke to him after the incident so there is nothing the FA can do ::)
LOL WTF ::)
wasnt you bitching last week when i complained about blackburns heavy handeness now youre bitching about an incident your team wasnt even involved in
haha
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Awesome, rather see Inter through.
No punishment for Gerrard because the ref spoke to him after the incident so there is nothing the FA can do ::)
LOL WTF ::)
wasnt you bitching last week when i complained about blackburns heavy handeness now youre bitching about an incident your team wasnt even involved in
haha
I just want the ref to be fair. Did you see the incident? Can you honestly say that wasn't a red card? Come on man.
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Awesome, rather see Inter through.
No punishment for Gerrard because the ref spoke to him after the incident so there is nothing the FA can do ::)
LOL WTF ::)
wasnt you bitching last week when i complained about blackburns heavy handeness now youre bitching about an incident your team wasnt even involved in
haha
I just want the ref to be fair. Did you see the incident? Can you honestly say that wasn't a red card? Come on man.
Did you see the incident's i was on about last week??...when you were tryna jump on me for complainin about exactly the same thing? at least that was against my team lol
as it is yes he deserved to go...not the 1st wrong decision a refs made this year an by no means the biggest...had no bearing on the end result
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Awesome, rather see Inter through.
No punishment for Gerrard because the ref spoke to him after the incident so there is nothing the FA can do ::)
LOL WTF ::)
wasnt you bitching last week when i complained about blackburns heavy handeness now youre bitching about an incident your team wasnt even involved in
haha
I just want the ref to be fair. Did you see the incident? Can you honestly say that wasn't a red card? Come on man.
Did you see the incident's i was on about last week??...when you were tryna jump on me for complainin about exactly the same thing? at least that was against my team lol
as it is yes he deserved to go...not the 1st wrong decision a refs made this year an by no means the biggest...had no bearing on the end result
Yep, I watch every match I can.
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Awesome, rather see Inter through.
No punishment for Gerrard because the ref spoke to him after the incident so there is nothing the FA can do ::)
LOL WTF ::)
wasnt you bitching last week when i complained about blackburns heavy handeness now youre bitching about an incident your team wasnt even involved in
haha
I just want the ref to be fair. Did you see the incident? Can you honestly say that wasn't a red card? Come on man.
Did you see the incident's i was on about last week??...when you were tryna jump on me for complainin about exactly the same thing? at least that was against my team lol
as it is yes he deserved to go...not the 1st wrong decision a refs made this year an by no means the biggest...had no bearing on the end result
Yep, I watch every match I can.
so you see the hypocrisy?
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Awesome, rather see Inter through.
No punishment for Gerrard because the ref spoke to him after the incident so there is nothing the FA can do ::)
LOL WTF ::)
wasnt you bitching last week when i complained about blackburns heavy handeness now youre bitching about an incident your team wasnt even involved in
haha
I just want the ref to be fair. Did you see the incident? Can you honestly say that wasn't a red card? Come on man.
Did you see the incident's i was on about last week??...when you were tryna jump on me for complainin about exactly the same thing? at least that was against my team lol
as it is yes he deserved to go...not the 1st wrong decision a refs made this year an by no means the biggest...had no bearing on the end result
Yep, I watch every match I can.
so you see the hypocrisy?
No.
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Awesome, rather see Inter through.
No punishment for Gerrard because the ref spoke to him after the incident so there is nothing the FA can do ::)
LOL WTF ::)
wasnt you bitching last week when i complained about blackburns heavy handeness now youre bitching about an incident your team wasnt even involved in
haha
I just want the ref to be fair. Did you see the incident? Can you honestly say that wasn't a red card? Come on man.
Did you see the incident's i was on about last week??...when you were tryna jump on me for complainin about exactly the same thing? at least that was against my team lol
as it is yes he deserved to go...not the 1st wrong decision a refs made this year an by no means the biggest...had no bearing on the end result
Yep, I watch every match I can.
so you see the hypocrisy?
No.
may as well kill this convo dead now then
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why in the world would Hull City turn to Lain Dowie to save them from relegation? his managerial career is shabby at best. ???
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just saw the funniest story ever on allhiphop.com...http://www.allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2010/03/18/22151455.aspx
haha i dunno where they got the valuation from for a start, but £360 million?!? lmao
their source is the Daily Mirror right enough lol :D
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just saw the funniest story ever on allhiphop.com...http://www.allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2010/03/18/22151455.aspx
haha i dunno where they got the valuation from for a start, but £360 million?!? lmao
their source is the Daily Mirror right enough lol :D
360 mill? Ahahahahahaha
Not sure if Palace would be better of with or without him. Most likely he has no clue about football. It's a load of bullshit anyway no doubt.
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just saw the funniest story ever on allhiphop.com...http://www.allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2010/03/18/22151455.aspx
haha i dunno where they got the valuation from for a start, but £360 million?!? lmao
their source is the Daily Mirror right enough lol :D
360 mill? Ahahahahahaha
Not sure if Palace would be better of with or without him. Most likely he has no clue about football. It's a load of bullshit anyway no doubt.
bbc news are saying diddys publicist confirmed his interest.
As for chelsea i was suprised at how easily inter beat them, chelsea went out in a proper wimper. All that money and still no european cup.
I can understand why brown was fired (4 wins in 51) but i cant see dowie suddenly turning them around. Him and shearer did well last year at newcastle ;D
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just saw the funniest story ever on allhiphop.com...http://www.allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2010/03/18/22151455.aspx
haha i dunno where they got the valuation from for a start, but £360 million?!? lmao
their source is the Daily Mirror right enough lol :D
360 mill? Ahahahahahaha
Not sure if Palace would be better of with or without him. Most likely he has no clue about football. It's a load of bullshit anyway no doubt.
bbc news are saying diddys publicist confirmed his interest.
As for chelsea i was suprised at how easily inter beat them, chelsea went out in a proper wimper. All that money and still no european cup.
I can understand why brown was fired (4 wins in 51) but i cant see dowie suddenly turning them around. Him and shearer did well last year at newcastle ;D
Yer, and that was with a team well and truly capable of staying up. Fuck knows how he's gonna work his magic on Hull. I sense a fail.
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Bremen- Valencia 4:4 ::) Bremen had like 30 shots on goal, Valencia only 5. But Villa still scores 3 goals >:(
This was the best game I've seen in a while... rxcept the result
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Holy shit at Fulham! 4-1 against Juventus. :o
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Holy shit at Fulham! 4-1 against Juventus. :o
congrats to fulham, brilliant result but it shows what a poor state italian football is in
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Holy shit at Fulham! 4-1 against Juventus. :o
congrats to fulham, brilliant result but it shows what a poor state italian football is in
Indeed, apart from Inter. They're probably the only top team in Serie A whose whole team isn't on the brink of a retirement home.
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lol juve wins home game 3-1
leads 1-0 in away game
at that point it is basically OVER
then they lose 4-1 lol what the fuck?
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great result for Fulham! Roy Hodgson imo is one of the best managers around
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hardcore ^^
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brilliant results for Fulham and Liverpool. Wish those games had been on ITV4 last night, although Valencia and Bremen was entertaining.
interesting Champion's League Draw.
Quater Finals
Lyon v Bordeaux
Bayern Munich v MAN UTD
ARSENAL v Barcelona
Inter Milan v CSKA Moscow
Semi Finals
Inter/CSKA Moscow v Arsenal/Barcelona
Bayern/Man United v Lyon/Bordeaux
English teams are kept apart until the final.
anyone think Arsenal can get past Barcelona? or, United beat Munich?
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Arsenal - Barce in QF
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ManU'll beat Bayern. But Bayern lost only 1 of 7 games to Manu :o
I don't see Arsenal winning against Barca.
Fuck Inter, but hopefully Barca in the semi final will finish them. They seem to be a threat this year.
Looks like the final will be manU vs Barca again.
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Europa League Draw
Quater Finals
Benfica v LIVERPOOL
Valencia v Atletico Madrid
Hamburg v Standard Liege
FULHAM v Wolfsburg
Semi Finals
Valencia/Atletico Madrid v Benfica/Liverpool
Hamburg/Standard Liege v Fulham/Wolfsburg
i think Fulham will beat Wolfsburg and Hamburg/Standard Liege. they could possibly (hopefully) go on and win the whole damn thing.
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i think Fulham will beat Wolfsburg and Hamburg/Standard Liege.
I wouldn't bet on that. It all depends on Wolfsburgs form. Dzeko is a killer. And Hamburg is not a walk on the cake either.
Sucks that Bremen is out. >:(
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brilliant results for Fulham and Liverpool. Wish those games had been on ITV4 last night, although Valencia and Bremen was entertaining.
interesting Champion's League Draw.
Quater Finals
Lyon v Bordeaux
Bayern Munich v MAN UTD
ARSENAL v Barcelona
Inter Milan v CSKA Moscow
Semi Finals
Inter/CSKA Moscow v Arsenal/Barcelona
Bayern/Man United v Lyon/Bordeaux
English teams are kept apart until the final.
anyone think Arsenal can get past Barcelona? or, United beat Munich?
they were on channel 5 u not watch it?
as for the CL Barcelona all the way
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they were on channel 5 u not watch it?
lol, really? i forgot Channel 5 had Europa League coverage aswell. on a Thursday i always pop ITV4 on at 6pm and watch their two games.
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Great result yesterday, 7 to go !
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Good to see Chelsea dropping points.
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Great result yesterday, 7 to go !
Yer, result over performance, but that is what we are great at and I think it should win us the title.
Good to see Chelsea dropping points.
Its always great seeing Chelsea drop points. 8)
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i think Fulham will beat Wolfsburg and Hamburg/Standard Liege.
I wouldn't bet on that. It all depends on Wolfsburgs form. Dzeko is a killer. And Hamburg is not a walk on the cake either.
Sucks that Bremen is out. >:(
See to be honest mate. I love Bremen. I lived there for 4 months and they play in green, white and gold. What's not to love!?
That being said. In the 1st leg, Valencia went down to 10 men and Bremen shat it and settled for a draw.
I actually watched the 1st leg and said "I hope Valencia go out and do them in Germany!" because of their negative attitude when Valencia were there for the taking in the Mestalla.
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i think Fulham will beat Wolfsburg and Hamburg/Standard Liege.
I wouldn't bet on that. It all depends on Wolfsburgs form. Dzeko is a killer. And Hamburg is not a walk on the cake either.
Sucks that Bremen is out. >:(
See to be honest mate. I love Bremen. I lived there for 4 months and they play in green, white and gold. What's not to love!?
;) Bremen is one of the few teams I like, but they're only 3 points behind us so I hope they lose a few games in the BL. Last year we missed international competition because of Hamburg, but this time the teams from the North won't ruin it. >:(
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Good result for Wolves tonight, nice finish from Franco though.
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All three of Wolves' goals were good finishes aswell.
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Good result for Wolves tonight, nice finish from Franco though.
All three of Wolves' goals were good finishes aswell.
Just got back from the game...fucking superb!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2XyW-4KkGE
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Everton for 4th spot.
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Everton for 4th spot.
8)
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And today Celtic part company with Tony Mowbray as manager after a 4-0 defeat by St Mirren.
That result leaves celtic 10 points behind table topping Rangers who have played 2 games less than their rivals.
Neil Lennon :laugh: takes over as celtic manager until the end of the season.
Thanks for the memories Tony ;)
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Everton for 4th spot.
shame they suffer from injuries all the time.
Still can't believe how good Pienaar performs in the PL. He sucked big time in Dortmund.
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Everton for 4th spot.
lol good one,you hear the one bout the english man the irish man and the scot?
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Everton for 4th spot.
lol good one,you hear the one bout the english man the irish man and the scot?
I agree that its not gonna happen but they are in the best form out of the teams above them. They could possibly sneak a Europa League place but I can't see it.
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Keep the faith. Our run in isnt that bad and the way we are performing we can beat anyone. If we beat Wolves away tomorrow then we are right back in the race I tell you.
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Keep the faith. Our run in isnt that bad and the way we are performing we can beat anyone. If we beat Wolves away tomorrow then we are right back in the race I tell you.
You're gonna be relying on the teams above you to mess up alot. Its not impossible. I just hope you finish above Liverpool this season. :D Only 3 points in it now. 8)
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Everton could only get 4th if they iterally didnt drop one more point all season. That wont happen.
But theyre on fire right now so fairplay.
Arteta is SO important to their effectiveness. Superb player. Its such a shame for him that he'll never get a Spanish cap and place he deserves simply because of Xavi and Iniesta being in the same spot!
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And today Celtic part company with Tony Mowbray as manager after a 4-0 defeat by St Mirren.
That result leaves celtic 10 points behind table topping Rangers who have played 2 games less than their rivals.
Neil Lennon :laugh: takes over as celtic manager until the end of the season.
Thanks for the memories Tony ;)
Make mines a treebo tiger.
Haha.
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Holy shit at Chelsea! :o
United in the lead though. 11th own goal this season. 8)
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Holy shit at Chelsea! :o
United in the lead though. 11th own goal this season. 8)
And what an own goal !!
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Fuck Kevin Phillips! >:(
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Holy shit at Chelsea! :o
United in the lead though. 11th own goal this season. 8)
And what an own goal !!
Word, no pressure on him whtsoever and he placed it beatifully in the corner. 8)
2 huge games this week. Can't wait for Saturday.
Fuck Kevin Phillips! >:(
Woot woot!!!
Typical Arsenal unfortunately.
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Holy shit at Chelsea! :o
United in the lead though. 11th own goal this season. 8)
And what an own goal !!
Word, no pressure on him whtsoever and he placed it beatifully in the corner. 8)
2 huge games this week. Can't wait for Saturday.
Fuck Kevin Phillips! >:(
Woot woot!!!
Typical Arsenal unfortunately.
Cant wait for the chelsea game also.
Ive been an idiot though, i had it in my head that it was a sunday 4 o clock kick off forgetting its easter sunday. Only realised the other day it was sat 12:45 unfortunatly me and my mates are going to bourenmouth on the lash friday/saturday so i cant get up to mancester in time for kick off so have had to give my ticket to my dad. Cant believe i was so stupid :boohoo: Gonna have to watch it on TV.
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Torres 1st goal yesterday :o thats 40 goals in 41 appearances at anfield now
anyone playin CM2010 btw??,...bought it at the wkend any recommendations on players?
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Holy shit at Chelsea! :o
United in the lead though. 11th own goal this season. 8)
And what an own goal !!
Word, no pressure on him whtsoever and he placed it beatifully in the corner. 8)
2 huge games this week. Can't wait for Saturday.
Fuck Kevin Phillips! >:(
Woot woot!!!
Typical Arsenal unfortunately.
Cant wait for the chelsea game also.
Ive been an idiot though, i had it in my head that it was a sunday 4 o clock kick off forgetting its easter sunday. Only realised the other day it was sat 12:45 unfortunatly me and my mates are going to bourenmouth on the lash friday/saturday so i cant get up to mancester in time for kick off so have had to give my ticket to my dad. Cant believe i was so stupid :boohoo: Gonna have to watch it on TV.
lol harsh... but on the upside bournemouth is an awesome place to go out on the lash.. bars and birds everywhere what more could u want? ;D
+ even better news is ive managed to sort myself out with a wembley ticket for spurs / pompey 8)
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Holy shit at Chelsea! :o
United in the lead though. 11th own goal this season. 8)
And what an own goal !!
Word, no pressure on him whtsoever and he placed it beatifully in the corner. 8)
2 huge games this week. Can't wait for Saturday.
Fuck Kevin Phillips! >:(
Woot woot!!!
Typical Arsenal unfortunately.
Cant wait for the chelsea game also.
Ive been an idiot though, i had it in my head that it was a sunday 4 o clock kick off forgetting its easter sunday. Only realised the other day it was sat 12:45 unfortunatly me and my mates are going to bourenmouth on the lash friday/saturday so i cant get up to mancester in time for kick off so have had to give my ticket to my dad. Cant believe i was so stupid :boohoo: Gonna have to watch it on TV.
lol harsh... but on the upside bournemouth is an awesome place to go out on the lash.. bars and birds everywhere what more could u want? ;D
+ even better news is ive managed to sort myself out with a wembley ticket for spurs / pompey 8)
Nice. That your 1st visit to the new Wembley?
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Holy shit at Chelsea! :o
United in the lead though. 11th own goal this season. 8)
And what an own goal !!
Word, no pressure on him whtsoever and he placed it beatifully in the corner. 8)
2 huge games this week. Can't wait for Saturday.
Fuck Kevin Phillips! >:(
Woot woot!!!
Typical Arsenal unfortunately.
Cant wait for the chelsea game also.
Ive been an idiot though, i had it in my head that it was a sunday 4 o clock kick off forgetting its easter sunday. Only realised the other day it was sat 12:45 unfortunatly me and my mates are going to bourenmouth on the lash friday/saturday so i cant get up to mancester in time for kick off so have had to give my ticket to my dad. Cant believe i was so stupid :boohoo: Gonna have to watch it on TV.
lol harsh... but on the upside bournemouth is an awesome place to go out on the lash.. bars and birds everywhere what more could u want? ;D
+ even better news is ive managed to sort myself out with a wembley ticket for spurs / pompey 8)
Nice. That your 1st visit to the new Wembley?
Nah I've been once before, but that was just to see my friend play in a league 1 playoff final. I'm definately hyped up to expirence it watchin spurs. You been before?
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Holy shit at Chelsea! :o
United in the lead though. 11th own goal this season. 8)
And what an own goal !!
Word, no pressure on him whtsoever and he placed it beatifully in the corner. 8)
2 huge games this week. Can't wait for Saturday.
Fuck Kevin Phillips! >:(
Woot woot!!!
Typical Arsenal unfortunately.
Cant wait for the chelsea game also.
Ive been an idiot though, i had it in my head that it was a sunday 4 o clock kick off forgetting its easter sunday. Only realised the other day it was sat 12:45 unfortunatly me and my mates are going to bourenmouth on the lash friday/saturday so i cant get up to mancester in time for kick off so have had to give my ticket to my dad. Cant believe i was so stupid :boohoo: Gonna have to watch it on TV.
lol harsh... but on the upside bournemouth is an awesome place to go out on the lash.. bars and birds everywhere what more could u want? ;D
+ even better news is ive managed to sort myself out with a wembley ticket for spurs / pompey 8)
Nice. That your 1st visit to the new Wembley?
Nah I've been once before, but that was just to see my friend play in a league 1 playoff final. I'm definately hyped up to expirence it watchin spurs. You been before?
Na not yet. I do plan to some time in my life though. Now just aint the time. I only ever went to the old one once and that unfortunately that was to watch Gillingham not United, play in the 2nd Division play-off final. At least they won though.
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Oh shit, Rooney has limped off. >:( >:(
Not to bothered by that defeat. i'm sure we can turn it around at Old Trafford, if Rooney is fit.
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yeah i know, was surprised by the defeat tho.. i thought 1-1 would have been a reasonable result. i think thats the only down side in Europe is scoring very early goals, because you ether push on from there and dominate or tend to sit back and play more of a cautious counter attackin game.
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Fàbregas fears broken leg
Arsenal FC may be without captain Cesc Fàbregas and defender William Gallas for the rest of the season after both were injured during Wednesday's 2-2 draw with FC Barcelona.
Arsenal FC fear they may have lost captain Cesc Fàbregas and defender William Gallas for the rest of the season after both were injured during the first leg of Wednesday's UEFA Champions League quarter-final against FC Barcelona which finished 2-2.
Fàbregas scored Arsenal's 85th-minute equaliser with a penalty, but said afterwards he thought he may have broken his leg in the challenge from Carles Puyol that won the spot-kick. "We have to wait for tomorrow, but I hope I can wear the Arsenal shirt again this season," he said.
"I fear the worst, which is that I have broken something. When I took the penalty, I was quite strong, but after when I went to get the ball, I could not walk any more. It is the fibula. I think I put my leg between Puyol's when I was fouled and kicked it."
Fàbregas, like Barcelona defenders Gerard Piqué and Puyol, is suspended for the second leg anyway, and Arsenal are also likely to be without centre-back Gallas who manager Arsène Wenger fears could be sidelined until the "end of the season" after injuring his calf during the game. "He pulled his calf muscle and I think it's the end of the season for him," he told Canal+.
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I wonder what's up with Arsenal and injuries. I think we are cursed...
Anyway - I'm fairly happy with the result yesterday, but it'll be a struggle at Camp Nou..
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Why in the heck would he still kick that penalty? That was stupid, sorry.
As for United, they have yet to see Schweinsteiger and Robben 8)
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Why in the heck would he still kick that penalty? That was stupid, sorry.
Yeah, it was :-\
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Lionel who? wear was Messi yesterday..best player in the world ? LMAO
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I wonder what's up with Arsenal and injuries. I think we are cursed...
Anyway - I'm fairly happy with the result yesterday, but it'll be a struggle at Camp Nou..
most of your players are young and still developing therefore more susceptible to injuries...the worryin thing is some of them will go the way of owen with reocurring injuries due to being over used in their younger years before their bodies could cope with 40+ games a season
as for the game yesterday quality game for the neutral...and momo i dont think messi was that anonymous sprayed some nice balls about just didnt really get in a position where he could hurt arsenal id bet you'd see more of him at the nou camp
and am i the only one that thought the commentators cursed arsenal when they sent half time takin abt how ibra hadnt scored against against an english team and they dint rate him in european games
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Why in the heck would he still kick that penalty? That was stupid, sorry.
As for United, they have yet to see Schweinsteiger and Robben 8)
Just imagine, a Cl semi final without an English team :o
Schweinsteiger's been doing a good job as DM, but it's not like he's a threat for Manu's defense... And I doubt he can dominate Fletcher and Carrick @ Old Trafford.
But Bayern's statistic vs Manu is outstanding, so it's 50/50 I guess.
Lionel who? wear was Messi yesterday..best player in the world ? LMAO
Is he supposed to score a hattrick each game now? Messi participated in Barca's game and played decent. Barca does not completely depend on Messi, sometimes it's the other players turn to score. That's why Barca is the best team in the world.
Barca, or should I say Maxwell screwed it, but Arsenal always fails against big teams, and without Fabregas they travel to Camp Nou as tourists.
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Lionel who? wear was Messi yesterday..best player in the world ? LMAO
seriously your an idoit.
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Why in the heck would he still kick that penalty? That was stupid, sorry.
Yeah, it was :-\
it was, but you knew as soon as the penatly got given it'd be only him taking it..
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Why in the heck would he still kick that penalty? That was stupid, sorry.
Yeah, it was :-\
it was, but you knew as soon as the penatly got given it'd be only him taking it..
Yeh, it's not like we have any other real match winners.
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Lionel who? wear was Messi yesterday..best player in the world ? LMAO
seriously your an idoit.
you can only be cocky if u can back it up..
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Barca does not completely depend on Messi, sometimes it's the other players turn to score. That's why Barca is the best team in the world.
exactly .. Messi performances for Argentina have shown he needs a team to carry him
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On the way to the Emirates at HT in Man U - Chelsea game. If we can keep it down to 2-0 i'll be relatively pleased.
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Damn I hate Chelsea. They totally outplayed us. Most annoying thing obviously was the 2nd goal which was way offside. Okay, we got a fortuate goal back but it left us with to much to do. I am so depressed right now. :-[
The title aint over yet though. Chelsea will slip up one more time.
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:( :grumpy: :boohoo:
Damn I hate Chelsea. They totally outplayed us. Most annoying thing obviously was the 2nd goal which was way offside. Okay, we got a fortuate goal back but it left us with to much to do. I am so depressed right now. :-[
The title aint over yet though. Chelsea will slip up one more time.
Yeah, I feel you...we just made it way harder....
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I can't believe it took us ninety-fucking-four minutes to score against that shite team. Only descent players are Manicenne and Hanemann, and we made the GK look good today.
Thank you Nicklas!
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Awesome goal by Zenden today ;D
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Arsenal deserved the win, but we were so close to the draw :(
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Damn I hate Chelsea. They totally outplayed us. Most annoying thing obviously was the 2nd goal which was way offside. Okay, we got a fortuate goal back but it left us with to much to do. I am so depressed right now. :-[
The title aint over yet though. Chelsea will slip up one more time.
lol, the ball was blatantly handled into the net.
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Rooney out, Man Utd lose to Chelsea.
That shocking I had £50 on it. Nice wee earner.
Don't mean to be that black and white about it but there ye go.
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Chelsea were much the better side in the first half we didnt get close to them which was really disspointing.
Second half we were much improved and i thought a draw would have been a fair result. The second goal runined any chance of that, how the linesman missed that was beyond me.
The officials were shocking throughtout, each side could and probably should have had a penalty, drogbas goal def should have been ruled out Macheda's was fortunate to be given also.
We need to win on wed against bayern or i can see the season falling apart.
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Chelsea were much the better side in the first half we didnt get close to them which was really disspointing.
Second half we were much improved and i thought a draw would have been a fair result. The second goal runined any chance of that, how the linesman missed that was beyond me.
The officials were shocking throughtout, each side could and probably should have had a penalty, drogbas goal def should have been ruled out Macheda's was fortunate to be given also.
We need to win on wed against bayern or i can see the season falling apart.
Wednesday will decide our season. If we win that, hopefully it will fill the players with confidence. Unfortunately we still have to play Blackburn away, who have been on fire at home recently so I'm not confident about a victory there. And I'm seriously not expeting us to get a result in the derby. I think the league is over. if we get the win on Wednesday and don't get a win next weekend, we should just focus on Europe.
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wouldn't it be great if Manchester United ended up finishing third in the league
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wouldn't it be great if Manchester United ended up finishing third in the league
That would be tragic. :P
Can't see that happening with half of Arsenals squad injured with most of their best players on that injured list.
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wouldn't it be great if Manchester United ended up finishing third in the league
That would be tragic. :P
Can't see that happening with half of Arsenals squad injured with most of their best players on that injured list.
I can, this season reminds me of one a few years back where we ran arsenal close but lost too many and then Liverpool pipped us for second.
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wouldn't it be great if Manchester United ended up finishing third in the league
That would be tragic. :P
Can't see that happening with half of Arsenals squad injured with most of their best players on that injured list.
it could well be tottenham who decides who gets the title.. Chelsea & Arsenal @ home and United away, all in the space of 3 games.. thats one harsh run in! :-[
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Why is Berbatov getting so much hate? I don't think he's that bad, of course Rooney and Ronaldo are much better, but that's a given. Few players are on their level. I think he's clearly better than Park and Owen and yet noone disses them like ever?
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Why is Berbatov getting so much hate? I don't think he's that bad, of course Rooney and Ronaldo are much better, but that's a given. Few players are on their level. I think he's clearly better than Park and Owen and yet noone disses them like ever?
Didn't Berbatov cost like £30mill?
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Why is Berbatov getting so much hate? I don't think he's that bad, of course Rooney and Ronaldo are much better, but that's a given. Few players are on their level. I think he's clearly better than Park and Owen and yet noone disses them like ever?
Didn't Berbatov cost like £30mill?
Yes, but isn't United spending a lot of money for players? Especially in the past? I remember how they really overpaid us for Hargreaves.
Money in soccer fees is really inflated during the last 5 years or so, Bayern paid 30mill € for Gomez and he sure as hell isn't a true world class player.
From what I see he got much less playing time than Owen (until his injury)? And much less playing time than Park like most of the time? Does anyone really believe that Owen and Park are better players?!
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Why is Berbatov getting so much hate? I don't think he's that bad, of course Rooney and Ronaldo are much better, but that's a given. Few players are on their level. I think he's clearly better than Park and Owen and yet noone disses them like ever?
Park has been excellent this season and last. He's impressed me each time I've seen him play.
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Why is Berbatov getting so much hate? I don't think he's that bad, of course Rooney and Ronaldo are much better, but that's a given. Few players are on their level. I think he's clearly better than Park and Owen and yet noone disses them like ever?
Park has been excellent this season and last. He's impressed me each time I've seen him play.
Ok, that's cool. I haven't seen many full games of United this year so I'm just wondering what is going on. Because last week against Bayern I thought Park really sucked... but that's just one game of course
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Why is Berbatov getting so much hate? I don't think he's that bad, of course Rooney and Ronaldo are much better, but that's a given. Few players are on their level. I think he's clearly better than Park and Owen and yet noone disses them like ever?
Park has been excellent this season and last. He's impressed me each time I've seen him play.
Ok, that's cool. I haven't seen many full games of United this year so I'm just wondering what is going on. Because last week against Bayern I thought Park really sucked... but that's just one game of course
Oh yeah he was shit last week against Bayern.
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Well, in the semi final against Arsenal last season he was amazing and the league game against them this season too. And in the last round against Milan he was everywhere causing havoc, but then again that was against a load of old farts. Unfortunately when given his chance last season against Barca he went AWOL and the last match against Bayern. I think Park's a very good player but he's a bit inconsistent.
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Messi show thus far
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Messi is unstoppable... true superstar, the talent the boy has is special.
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Lionel who? wear was Messi yesterday..best player in the world ? LMAO
8)
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Why is Berbatov getting so much hate? I don't think he's that bad, of course Rooney and Ronaldo are much better, but that's a given. Few players are on their level. I think he's clearly better than Park and Owen and yet noone disses them like ever?
Didn't Berbatov cost like £30mill?
Yes, but isn't United spending a lot of money for players? Especially in the past? I remember how they really overpaid us for Hargreaves.
Money in soccer fees is really inflated during the last 5 years or so, Bayern paid 30mill € for Gomez and he sure as hell isn't a true world class player.
From what I see he got much less playing time than Owen (until his injury)? And much less playing time than Park like most of the time? Does anyone really believe that Owen and Park are better players?!
Berbatov has played a lot more than Owen, as for Park they play in two different positions so you cant compare them.
Berbatov has so much skill but doesnt apply himself correctly, its all good having a great first touch on the half way line and playing a nice ball. But if you just stand there and think what a nice ball and dont do anything that will make a difference then whats the point.
On sat berbatov had the chance to be the main man yet if the ball didnt go straight to him he made no attempt to get into space or move defenders to create space for other players. Hence why we had to keep going backwards.
Owen may technically be poor but he is always on the move trying to get space for a shot, which will increase his chance of scoring.
I like Park he uses the ball well and always works hard, you never see him complaining or feeling sorry for himself. He just gets on with it and doesnt give up.
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Messi has yet to prove himself on the international level.. he's has what ..over 40 caps for Argentina, yet not one memorable game.
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Messi has yet to prove himself on the international level.. he's has what ..over 40 caps for Argentina, yet not one memorable game.
how can u say that. dude is only 22, he still has his whole career infront of him to prove his international worth.. you dont see much of argentina's national squad except for the WC. so how do you know what he's played like in qualifiers and friendlys? & i can say with confidence is with whateva happens at the WC, messi is gonna be a massive player init..
you seriously talk nothing but rubbish in 98% of your posts. :loser:
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Just found out this amazing statistic.
"Lionel Messi has scored in 83 Barcelona games and they have only ever lost one - 4-3 against Atletico Madrid on 1 March, 2009"
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Kinda happy I didn't get to see the game today - oh well.
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Just found out this amazing statistic.
"Lionel Messi has scored in 83 Barcelona games and they have only ever lost one - 4-3 against Atletico Madrid on 1 March, 2009"
unbelievable record :rubeyes:
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how can u say that. dude is only 22, he still has his whole career infront of him to prove his international worth.. you dont see much of argentina's national squad except for the WC. so how do you know what he's played like in qualifiers and friendlys? & i can say with confidence is with whateva happens at the WC, messi is gonna be a massive player init..
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south american qualifiers come on Sky Sports..i dont sleep until late normally so have watched 5-6 of Argentina qualifiers towards the end and to say he's been anonymous would be an understatement.
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tonight was the Messi show right enough! anyone doubting his ability must be blind...the form he's in at the moment is some of the best from anyone ive ever seen...imo he's untouchable at the moment
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Unberlievable
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tonight was the Messi show right enough! anyone doubting his ability must be blind...the form he's in at the moment is some of the best from anyone ive ever seen...imo he's untouchable at the moment
QFT
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Time for some self-quotage:
The way MESSI is playing these days, he can win the world cup by himself, he's doing things that no footballer in history could do, right now..
He's already being mentioned alongside the Peles and Maradonas, and the kid is only 22.
8 goals in the last 3 games, and the way he scores some of those goals... dayum. Crazy stats:
(http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/769/capturets.jpg)
I wasn't around to witness Pele, and I only caught Maradona's later years, but viewing Barca-games these days.. :o
2 weeks old stats, they look even more impressive now..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messi
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how can u say that. dude is only 22, he still has his whole career infront of him to prove his international worth.. you dont see much of argentina's national squad except for the WC. so how do you know what he's played like in qualifiers and friendlys? & i can say with confidence is with whateva happens at the WC, messi is gonna be a massive player init..
south american qualifiers come on Sky Sports..i dont sleep until late normally so have watched 5-6 of Argentina qualifiers towards the end and to say he's been anonymous would be an understatement.
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Argentina is a fucked up team right now, and they don't have a coach. How should Messi work in a team that doesn't act as a unit?
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Sad to see us lose tonight but considering we were missing alot of players i thought we actually played well but what can you do against Messi ??? he's just unstoppable, easily the best player around
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I don't fucking believe it. we had it in the fucking bag after 42 minutes. :( :'(
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I don't fucking believe it. we had it in the fucking bag after 42 minutes. :( :'(
there's an amazing thread about it :D
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I don't fucking believe it. we had it in the fucking bag after 42 minutes. :( :'(
there's an amazing thread about it :D
And this is the football thread. ::)
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And our season is over. Painful to say it, but we are just not good enough. These last 3 games tell you that United need to make some major signings.
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I don't fucking believe it. we had it in the fucking bag after 42 minutes. :( :'(
there's an amazing thread about it :D
And this is the football thread. ::)
but this epic fail deserve its own thread ;D
http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=247135.0
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I'm lost for words....
...shocked...3 fucking 0....and they mess it up....
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(http://www.timesonline.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00705/Olic_585x360_705850a.jpg)
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(http://www.timesonline.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00705/Olic_585x360_705850a.jpg)
He told us. Bayern's best player over the 2 legs. Great player. I would have him at United.
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Yeah, I like Olic (not really right now though :P )
He's quite old right, like, 29 or something...?
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Man Who were ROBbened ... quite literally..
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that goal by robben was insanity :o :o
im so happy i wanna cry :D :'( :'( :'(
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Amazing goal by Robben.
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damn ManU really srewed it. As expected, Bayern's defense was a complete failure, but ManU just stopped playing football (in the first game after 20 minuted and in the 3nd after the third goal)
ManU's key problem was the right defense: Neville in the first and Rafael in the second game( although he played a decent game until the red card)
But the one who made the cruical mistakes was Fergusson: his substitutions in the first game were already strange, but the ones in the second game caused the defeat: how can he substitute the single central striker with a defender in the 65th minute? ManU clearly had to go for the 4th goal since Bayerns defense was so vulnerable, and Valencia and Nani are perfect for quick counterattacks. But without a real striker they became useless. You can't defend a lead with complete defense for 35 minutes, this fails nearly every time. You have to keep the game in the midfield/different half, everything else is just awaiting death
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to all the united fans of the board ;D
http://www.youtube.com/v/WR8VmCDdt5o
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Sir Alex - "Typical Germans"
:D
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http://www.youtube.com/v/9izYmPP_DjI
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^^haha class, i wonder what the guy said to him?
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Two errors cost us last night.
The first Carricks abysmal defeding which cost us a goal and then Rafael panicking and giving away a stupid foul when there was no need. Up to then he was having a great game.
This isnt the first time he has done this, against city and hull he panicked and gave away penalties. He is young but he needs to cut mistakes like this out, its 3 times in a season now.
On the whole were not quite good enough for the league or CL but thas what happens when you sell your best player and the owners are bleeding the club to death.
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Ferguson left to rue Tevez's Old Trafford exit
It is interesting, if unsurprising, that some of the most compelling and controversial stories to involve Manchester United in recent years, Sir Alex Ferguson has mostly declined to discuss in depth – or at all.
He is saving all the juicy details for his next autobiography, of course, but along with the chapters on David Beckham, Roy Keane, Cristiano Ronaldo, John Magnier and JP McManus, the so-called Coolmore Mafia, the Glazers and that night in Rome last May, when United forgot to show up in their Champions League final against Barcelona, it is fair to wonder how much space Ferguson might devote to discussing one Carlos Alberto Tevez.
Ferguson does not admit he is wrong very often, but if ever there was a game that might have convinced the United manager he made a mistake by not doing more to keep Tevez at Old Trafford, it was the 2-1 defeat at home to Chelsea on Saturday.
As Alan Hansen dissected Dimitar Berbatov’s performance on Match of the Day, the obvious impulse among United supporters will have been a yearning for Wayne Rooney to return as quickly as possible.
But what about Tevez? For all Hansen’s criticism, and much of it was justified, Berbatov has never been the kind of player to dart into space at pace. Rooney, of course, is brilliant at it, but so is Tevez, as he has proved time and again for Manchester City this season.
It has become little more than a hypothetical debate, of course, but with Rooney absent through injury, it is worth asking whether United would still have lost against Chelsea had Tevez been leading the line, perhaps with Berbatov in support?
Despite the cult status he enjoyed at Old Trafford, more United supporters than one would think were unmoved by the departure of Tevez. The thinking changed somewhat when United failed to bring Karim Benzema, the France striker, to the club, but for all his claims to the contrary, Ferguson cannot have been as indifferent about losing the Argentinian has he has tried to claim publicly.
If that was the case, why did he agree to pay the £25.5 million demanded of United by the owners of Tevez’s economic rights? If he really was surplus to requirements, United would never have bowed to those demands.
To this day, Tevez feels he was badly treated and seems to have made it his mission to prove Ferguson he was wrong to wait until too late in the day to try to keep him.
Twenty six goals this season is certainly some riposte, three of which came over the two legs of a tumultuous Carling Cup semi-final in January and let us not discount an excellent performance in the 4-3 league defeat at Old Trafford four months earlier.
On Saturday week, United face City again in the league, when the so-called “noisy neighbours” will have the opportunity at the City of Manchester Stadium to deal a potentially fatal blow to their rivals' hopes of a record fourth consecutive championship, and nineteenth in total. If Tevez stars again on that occasion, as he will be desperate to do, Ferguson really might be left with some cause for regret.
A real pub player
It is not an exaggeration to say that Burnley’s first half performance against Manchester City at Turf Moor on Saturday was the worst I have ever seen in the flesh by a professional football team.
They trailed 5-0 at the interval but were lucky not to be nine down after City hit the post twice and also spurned two other glorious chances. Such a humiliating experience would have prompted a good degree of soul searching in most players.
Kevin McDonald, on the other hand, brought new meaning to the term “drowning your sorrows” by disappearing down the pub to watch the second half with his friends and family.
Little should surprise you in football these days but, by any stretch of the imagination, McDonald’s actions were an extraordinary show of unprofessionalism. What gets me is that, as he made the short walk to the KSC 110 bar, did some part of his brain not stop him before he paid the 10p entrance fee to say, ‘Hang on a minute, is this not just about the most stupid and shameful idea imaginable?”
Obviously not, although to judge by his wretched first half performance, McDonald really did have his head in the clouds on Saturday. Now Brian Laws, the Burnley manager, must ask himself if this really is the kind of player he wants in his team in a relegation battle.
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Man U. has signed Javier "El Chicharito" Hernandez for next season. I'm not really liking this, he'll most likely not get any playing time lol
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Man U. has signed Javier "El Chicharito" Hernandez for next season. I'm not really liking this, he'll most likely not get any playing time lol
was just about to post this, whats he like ?
Manchester United have agreed a deal to sign striker Javier Hernandez from Mexican side Chivas de Guadalajara for an undisclosed fee.
The deal for the 21-year-old, who has scored four goals in four senior international appearances for Mexico, is subject to a work permit.
Personal terms have been agreed and Hernandez passed a medical this week.
Manager Sir Alex Ferguson said: "I am delighted to have reached a deal to sign such an exciting young striker."
He added: "He has been in prolific form for both his club and his country. He will be a great addition to our squad and we look forward to welcoming our first Mexican player in the summer."
The club is to submit an application for Hernandez - who is known by the nickname Chicarito, which means 'little pea' - and if it is granted, he will become a United player on 1 July, 2010.
But should he, as expected, make Mexico's World Cup squad, United fans could be given their first glimpse of his talents when England face Mexico at Wembley in a friendly on 24 May.
As part of the deal, United have agreed to play a match to open the new 45,000 capacity Chivas Stadium in Guadalajara as part of its 2010-11 season preparations.
Hernandez is United's second capture for next season having reached agreement to sign defender Chris Smalling from Fulham in January.
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Fulham on the way to going through again. 8)
Unfortunately, so are Liverpool. :D
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Man U. has signed Javier "El Chicharito" Hernandez for next season. I'm not really liking this, he'll most likely not get any playing time lol
was just about to post this, whats he like ?
Haven't seen much from him, except for a few games...but since he's been up with Chivas he's been a beast of a scorer. Mexican League's best forwards are usually players signed elsewhere, so it's rare to have striker that good and be as effective as he is. He moves really well without the ball. For a Mexican player, he has great hops...here's some evidence
http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/bGArcNf9tEo
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The best player from the Mexican League still Memo Ochoa, i don't know why he's not already playing in a big european team
http://www.youtube.com/v/xMAINj9sKP0
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I watch mostly every Club America game bro, he's having a lot of mental mistakes. When he's on though, he's awesome.
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I watch mostly every Club America game bro, he's having a lot of mental mistakes. When he's on though, he's awesome.
teams like barca,arsenal and m.united should think about signing him, he's a fuckin great goalkeeper.
barca is an awesome team, but valdes is a shame :P
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Fulhma have been a credit to English football this season. With Man Utd, Arsenal and Chelsea all crashing out and Liverpool, despite their Europa performance, being a bit of an embarrassment, Fulham have been a breath of fresh air and I'd love to see them win the Europa League.
It would be great to see an all English final aswell but tbh Fulham have a huge task in beating Hamburg who on paper are MASSIVE favourites.
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^^haha class, i wonder what the guy said to him?
I was told the fan shouted something along the lines of "Fuck off back to Peru".
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It would be great to see an all English final aswell but tbh Fulham have a huge task in beating Hamburg who on paper are MASSIVE favourites.
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HSV would appear to be weaker then 1-2 years ago, having lost Van Der Vaart, Kompany & De Jong
also they have washed up veterans Nistleroy n Ze Roberto n Bayern Minich reject Jansen plus Rohzenhal who was a massive flop in the premiership.
i'd say it's 50/50
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Man U. has signed Javier "El Chicharito" Hernandez for next season. I'm not really liking this, he'll most likely not get any playing time lol
was just about to post this, whats he like ?
Haven't seen much from him, except for a few games...but since he's been up with Chivas he's been a beast of a scorer. Mexican League's best forwards are usually players signed elsewhere, so it's rare to have striker that good and be as effective as he is. He moves really well without the ball. For a Mexican player, he has great hops...here's some evidence
http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/bGArcNf9tEo
props
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Well, the title is well and truly over now. Why does Fergie keep starting Giggs, Scholes and Neville in the same match? And why was Evra not in from the start? Poor decisions recently from Fergie that are costing us dearly.
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Man United assistant Mike Phelan: "You start looking now for other results to go for you. We didn't get the rub of the green in the final third and our selection wasn't good. We cannot rely on Wayne, he is having an exceptional season, but this is Manchester United and other players have to show why we bought them to this club in the first place."
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Well, the title is well and truly over now. Why does Fergie keep starting Giggs, Scholes and Neville in the same match? And why was Evra not in from the start? Poor decisions recently from Fergie that are costing us dearly.
evra has barely been rested this season and has looked tired but o shea was always going to struggle after so long out,
Man United assistant Mike Phelan: "You start looking now for other results to go for you. We didn't get the rub of the green in the final third and our selection wasn't good. We cannot rely on Wayne, he is having an exceptional season, but this is Manchester United and other players have to show why we bought them to this club in the first place."
He is talking to you Berbatov !
I walked away from Ewood Park today with an urge to shout at Berbatov in the hope it may make him cry.
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I walked away from Ewood Park today with an urge to shout at Berbatov in the hope it may make him cry.
From the telly it looked like he was already crying, each time he lost the ball, missed a chance, or ehmm, didn't get the ball from a teammate..
Being his usual sulky self.
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^^haha class, i wonder what the guy said to him?
I was told the fan shouted something along the lines of "Fuck off back to Peru".
haha that would do it i guess!
I walked away from Ewood Park today with an urge to shout at Berbatov in the hope it may make him cry.
From the telly it looked like he was already crying, each time he lost the ball, missed a chance, or ehmm, didn't get the ball from a teammate..
Being his usual sulky self.
lol he is such a fuckin annoying player to have...has some moments of pure inspiration, and at other times just doesnt look interested at all! defo not money well spent :-\
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before the game on Sunday my Grandfather, a long-time (60+ years) Manchester United fan finally admitted that Fergie shoulda signed Tevez (he usually agrees with Fergie's decisions).
Berbatov never seems interested. he had some great moments at Spurs, then as soon as Manchester United came sniffing he just turned off. hasn't been the same since. £30 million thrown away.
Can't wait to be back in Manchester on Saturday for the derby. Should be a hangover filled day full of banter and hopefully (sorry lads) another blow to Manchester United's title hopes. heres to third place :cheers:
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before the game on Sunday my Grandfather, a long-time (60+ years) Manchester United fan finally admitted that Fergie shoulda signed Tevez (he usually agrees with Fergie's decisions).
Berbatov never seems interested. he had some great moments at Spurs, then as soon as Manchester United came sniffing he just turned off. hasn't been the same since. £30 million thrown away.
Can't wait to be back in Manchester on Saturday for the derby. Should be a hangover filled day full of banter and hopefully (sorry lads) another blow to Manchester United's title hopes. heres to third place :cheers:
Berba is annoying me nowadays...part of my frustration I guess...but yeah, whatever other United fans think...I miss Tevez....he was/is one of my favorites...
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before the game on Sunday my Grandfather, a long-time (60+ years) Manchester United fan finally admitted that Fergie shoulda signed Tevez (he usually agrees with Fergie's decisions).
Berbatov never seems interested. he had some great moments at Spurs, then as soon as Manchester United came sniffing he just turned off. hasn't been the same since. £30 million thrown away.
Can't wait to be back in Manchester on Saturday for the derby. Should be a hangover filled day full of banter and hopefully (sorry lads) another blow to Manchester United's title hopes. heres to third place :cheers:
Berba is annoying me nowadays...part of my frustration I guess...but yeah, whatever other United fans think...I miss Tevez....he was/is one of my favorites...
I liked Tevez because he always worked hard, but by going to City he showed what he thought of the fans so he can do one. Wouldnt touch him with a barge pole now.
Berbatov infuriates me, constantly dropping deep to collect the ball from the centre backs (thats what the midfield is for), his petulance when a ball goes astray. The fact that he never seems to be in any urgrency and when he does get a chance doesnt take it.
He has so much ability but isnt using it corrctly, he needs to play in the final third of the pitch and stop clogging the midfield. Fed up of seeing him play a pass to nani/valencia then watching them race forward to put a cross into the area to see that berbatov is 40 yards back admiring the ball he played. He needs to be bursting a gut to get on the end of the cross.
Dont have high hopes for Saturday, even if City win its still another year without a trophy and finishing behind us. No matter where they come this year we will still be higher and have another trophy in the cabinet, so they can get as giddy as they want about there season but in the grand scale of things they still wont have achieved anything of note. The amount of money they spent id be expecting more than a possible fourth place.
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before the game on Sunday my Grandfather, a long-time (60+ years) Manchester United fan finally admitted that Fergie shoulda signed Tevez (he usually agrees with Fergie's decisions).
Berbatov never seems interested. he had some great moments at Spurs, then as soon as Manchester United came sniffing he just turned off. hasn't been the same since. £30 million thrown away.
Can't wait to be back in Manchester on Saturday for the derby. Should be a hangover filled day full of banter and hopefully (sorry lads) another blow to Manchester United's title hopes. heres to third place :cheers:
Berba is annoying me nowadays...part of my frustration I guess...but yeah, whatever other United fans think...I miss Tevez....he was/is one of my favorites...
I liked Tevez because he always worked hard, but by going to City he showed what he thought of the fans so he can do one. Wouldnt touch him with a barge pole now.
Berbatov infuriates me, constantly dropping deep to collect the ball from the centre backs (thats what the midfield is for), his petulance when a ball goes astray. The fact that he never seems to be in any urgrency and when he does get a chance doesnt take it.
He has so much ability but isnt using it corrctly, he needs to play in the final third of the pitch and stop clogging the midfield. Fed up of seeing him play a pass to nani/valencia then watching them race forward to put a cross into the area to see that berbatov is 40 yards back admiring the ball he played. He needs to be bursting a gut to get on the end of the cross.
Dont have high hopes for Saturday, even if City win its still another year without a trophy and finishing behind us. No matter where they come this year we will still be higher and have another trophy in the cabinet, so they can get as giddy as they want about there season but in the grand scale of things they still wont have achieved anything of note. The amount of money they spent id be expecting more than a possible fourth place.
Yeah I understand what you're saying about Tevez and city....I believe that city match will fire us up....and United's gonna grab the win...
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before the game on Sunday my Grandfather, a long-time (60+ years) Manchester United fan finally admitted that Fergie shoulda signed Tevez (he usually agrees with Fergie's decisions).
Berbatov never seems interested. he had some great moments at Spurs, then as soon as Manchester United came sniffing he just turned off. hasn't been the same since. £30 million thrown away.
Can't wait to be back in Manchester on Saturday for the derby. Should be a hangover filled day full of banter and hopefully (sorry lads) another blow to Manchester United's title hopes. heres to third place :cheers:
Berba is annoying me nowadays...part of my frustration I guess...but yeah, whatever other United fans think...I miss Tevez....he was/is one of my favorites...
I liked Tevez because he always worked hard, but by going to City he showed what he thought of the fans so he can do one. Wouldnt touch him with a barge pole now.
Berbatov infuriates me, constantly dropping deep to collect the ball from the centre backs (thats what the midfield is for), his petulance when a ball goes astray. The fact that he never seems to be in any urgrency and when he does get a chance doesnt take it.
He has so much ability but isnt using it corrctly, he needs to play in the final third of the pitch and stop clogging the midfield. Fed up of seeing him play a pass to nani/valencia then watching them race forward to put a cross into the area to see that berbatov is 40 yards back admiring the ball he played. He needs to be bursting a gut to get on the end of the cross.
Dont have high hopes for Saturday, even if City win its still another year without a trophy and finishing behind us. No matter where they come this year we will still be higher and have another trophy in the cabinet, so they can get as giddy as they want about there season but in the grand scale of things they still wont have achieved anything of note. The amount of money they spent id be expecting more than a possible fourth place.
Yeah I understand what you're saying about Tevez and city....I believe that city match will fire us up....and United's gonna grab the win...
I hope your right !
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COYS ;D
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Wow, I dunno what to say really, 'cept it was a horrible performance. Oh and fuck Almunia, Eboue and Silvestre. God damn they are shite.
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Wtd! 4 points thrown away against West Ham and Villa, for fucks sake. We could actually be challenging if we knew how to hold onto leads. 4 games left against Blackburn away, Stoke at away, Fulham at home and Porty at home, I think we can pick up maximum points from all them games. Football doesn't half piss me off sometimes though. We've not had any luck this season what so ever! Oh and fuck Howard Webb, I thought he was our best ref until he turned down the Louis Saha pen shout against West Ham, I mean, wtf.
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fuck Almunia
Short term memory kid, Barca woulda took 7 goals away from the Emirates if it wasn't for him.
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fuck Almunia
Short term memory kid, Barca woulda took 7 goals away from the Emirates if it wasn't for him.
Okay, so thats 1 good game out of how many?
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fuck Almunia
Short term memory kid, Barca woulda took 7 goals away from the Emirates if it wasn't for him.
Okay, so thats 1 good game out of how many?
Exactly, he's too inconsistent for a Champions League- and Top 3-team. I mean, he's done alot of good saves, but the fuck-ups have been twice as many...
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fuck Almunia
Short term memory kid, Barca woulda took 7 goals away from the Emirates if it wasn't for him.
Okay, so thats 1 good game out of how many?
Exactly, he's too inconsistent for a Champions League- and Top 3-team. I mean, he's done alot of good saves, but the fuck-ups have been twice as many...
Shoul've kept Mad Jens :laugh:
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fuck Almunia
Short term memory kid, Barca woulda took 7 goals away from the Emirates if it wasn't for him.
Okay, so thats 1 good game out of how many?
Exactly, he's too inconsistent for a Champions League- and Top 3-team. I mean, he's done alot of good saves, but the fuck-ups have been twice as many...
Shoul've kept Mad Jens :laugh:
I'd rather have Seaman in between the bars than these two at the moment.
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:o
http://www.youtube.com/v/0BIhkIyZtCo
:o
what a crazy goal from that young gun of the spurs 8)
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:o
http://www.youtube.com/v/0BIhkIyZtCo
:o
what a crazy goal from that young gun of the spurs 8)
haha what an awesome game.. i was right behind the goal when that went in, havent gone that crazy in a lonnng time!!! thats easily the best goal ive ever seen live in person.. even tho i thought we was worth the 3 points, ive gotta give Gomes credit without them 3 huge saves we most likely would have thrown the game away... lets just say i was sweatin big time during the final 5 minutes lol... ;D ;D
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booom.
I'd like to see the Spurs in the CL next year, but with games against Chelski and ManU ahead....
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:o
http://www.youtube.com/v/0BIhkIyZtCo
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what a crazy goal from that young gun of the spurs 8)
haha what an awesome game.. i was right behind the goal when that went in, havent gone that crazy in a lonnng time!!! thats easily the best goal ive ever seen live in person.. even tho i thought we was worth the 3 points, ive gotta give Gomes credit without them 3 huge saves we most likely would have thrown the game away... lets just say i was sweatin big time during the final 5 minutes lol... ;D ;D
its fuckin amazing to see the white hart lane on fire after that unbelievable goal.
FUCK WENGER,FUCK GUNNERS.
TO DARE IS TO DO COME ON YOU SPURS
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booom.
I'd like to see the Spurs in the CL next year, but with games against Chelski and ManU ahead....
yeah it'll be tough but i said before last nights game, i honestly thought we'd beat arsenal, draw to chelsea then lose away to united.. a good stat in spurs favour is only united have come to the lane and scored more then 1 league goal. so i think we got a good chance against chelsea because to be honest they havent exactly been playing great football, against bolton they should have conceed 2 pens really but yet again some poor refereeing decisions..
man city have a pretty hard run in too...
Tottenham:
(h) Chelsea
(a) Man Utd
(h) Bolton
(a) Man City
(a) Burnley
Man City:
(h) Man United
(a) Arsenal
(h) Villa
(h) Tottenham
(a) West Ham
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I ROOT FOR THE SPURS IN CL (even if roberto mancini is with the manchester city).
C'MON SPURS!!!
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I ROOT FOR THE SPURS IN CL (even if roberto mancini is with the manchester city).
C'MON SPURS!!!
good man elano :raisetheroof:
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I am hoping for Villa! ;D
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Spurs are the ultimate Jekyll and Hyde team. Great win last night tho, congrats to JMan & Jome.
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But Spurs have some problems with injuries, no? Defoe etc.
I am hoping for Villa! ;D
Villa is also cool. Martin O'neil is a cool dude and Young and Agbonlahor are fun to watch (if they catch a good day that is)
So let's sum it up: Spurs, Villains, Toffees>>>>>>>>City
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Spurs are the ultimate Jekyll and Hyde team. Great win last night tho, congrats to JMan & Jome.
jome is not even from england
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fuck Almunia
Short term memory kid, Barca woulda took 7 goals away from the Emirates if it wasn't for him.
this
as for 4th place now we're out of it i want city to get it...i like villa but they dont have a big enough squad to do well in the CL and maintain a decent position in the league...and i just dont like spurs i dont know why guess it just rubbed off on me from all my mates who support arsenal lol
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Spurs are the ultimate Jekyll and Hyde team. Great win last night tho, congrats to JMan & Jome.
Thanks, that was a crazy game. ;D 8)
I reckon Spurs will get the same amount of points out of Chel$/ManU as City will get out of ManU/Arse.. not many.
And then Bolton at home should be slightly easier than Villa at home, making City-Spurs the final for CL-play.
Hey Elano, you a Spurs-fan now too?
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Hey Elano, you a Spurs-fan now too?
After fc inter i've always rooted for the spurs, i just have a simpathy for manchester city because mancini is their manager now. ;)
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15 minutes to kick off.
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Fuck yer, that win felt good. Nothing like a last minute winner against your City rivals. I felt we deserved victory in the end as City didn't really worry us much the whole match. United had the better of the chances and finally took 1 right at the end. Couldn't see us winning it really before the match and it nearly came true. So glad it didn't. 8) 8) 8)
Adam Donnelly, where you at. :P
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And The Spurs go marching on.. Chelsea & Arsenal conquered in 4 days.. talk about contradiction after losing to Sunderland & Portsmouth.. Jekyll & Hyde indeed. :D
Bale is worldclass now.. Terry is a disgrace, finally a ref who had the guts to send him off. 8)
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Dopewhitemotherfuckingrapper, that shit is a disgrace! If I had the power, I'd strip you from your ranks and ban you sucka! ;)
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This is a bit too much, even for the die hard united fans imo
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This is AMAZING
http://www.youtube.com/v/liTRIMHU9Ac
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This is AMAZING
http://www.youtube.com/v/liTRIMHU9Ac
haha thats awesome, now thats what you call proper crowd!! which south american league is this from?
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This is AMAZING
http://www.youtube.com/v/liTRIMHU9Ac
haha thats awesome, now thats what you call proper crowd!! which south american league is this from?
Argentina Primera Division (both teams are from Buenos Aires) .
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Thats just boss that.
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Wigan-Arsenal 3-2.. holy shit, what a comeback, 3 Wigan-goals in the last 10 minutes. :o
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Fuck yer, that win felt good. Nothing like a last minute winner against your City rivals. I felt we deserved victory in the end as City didn't really worry us much the whole match. United had the better of the chances and finally took 1 right at the end. Couldn't see us winning it really before the match and it nearly came true. So glad it didn't. 8) 8) 8)
Adam Donnelly, where you at. :P
Dont you know he only appears when there winning !
What a way to win the derby, we were the better team but it didnt look like a goal was going to come. Scholes absolultly run the show and its good to see him get the recognition he deserves !
Noticing a pattern Mr Tevez At least you have more money now ;D
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Wigan-Arsenal 3-2.. holy shit, what a comeback, 3 Wigan-goals in the last 10 minutes. :o
I can't believe what an awful 2nd half we played....
And for the 100th time, WE NEED A NEW GOALIE! Fuck that Polak too!
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go spurs go ! 8)
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go spurs go ! 8)
yeh its been a great 4 days for us, im still hyped up over yesterdays game :raisetheroof:.. shame we dont finish teams off when we have the chance, we do like to make things hard for us lol.
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tis great to be a spurs fan...at the moment lol
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another awesome san lorenzo's chant 8)
http://www.youtube.com/v/4G8GDc7b6NU
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http://www.youtube.com/v/Zrozt3WcX1A&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/v/A6badMZ8oxA&feature=related
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http://www.youtube.com/v/GlLrk0AH7II
http://www.youtube.com/v/Q5c9j00rqe4&feature=related
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Damn, Barca getting owned. Who woulda thought? Good shit.
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Damn, Barca getting owned. Who woulda thought? Good shit.
i know, didnt expect that after barca scoring first..
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Somewhere in the world, our Italian friend must be going nuts.
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Somewhere in the world, our Italian friend must be going nuts.
oh definatley.. as elano has showed much love to spurs recently im backing inter for the CL...
Go Inter 8)
(http://www.footyfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/inter-milan-hires-jose-mourinho.jpg)
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Great win for inter, second leg should be a classic.
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Yeah! Finally, luck ran out for Barca
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never honestly saw that coming, second leg should be epic
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Great win for inter, second leg should be a classic.
Word, Barca will wreck havoc when they need 2 or 3 goals.. if Inter scores 1, it's gonna be hard though.
Looking forward to an epic game, too bad I couldn't catch todays game.. did they really get owned in possession and shots on goal?
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Somewhere in the world, our Italian friend must be going nuts.
who wouldn't after beating Barca? Kudos to Mourinho, I don't like him or Inter, but if you eliminate Barca and Chelsea, you deserve to be in the final. I still hope Barca goes , the Bundesliga needs the 4th Cl spot.
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Possession ? No. But lately their high percentage of possession is the consequence of them fucking around in their half, not the opponents like last year. Shots on goals, opportunities wise, Inter got them beat. Milito himself had 2 100% chances.
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People may argue with this but possession ain't everything.
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People may argue with this but possession ain't everything.
i think its important to an extent, but not as important as what u do with the possession u have imo
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Fuck, didn't get to see the game. Shame Inter and that fucktard Mourinho won.
Milito himself had 2 100% chances.
Milito is trash. Even Bendtner is better than him!
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Surprised Inter won like that but i still fancy Barca, at the Nou Camp they're just unstoppable
And WTF was up with the refs, Militos header was offside and Sneijder clearly fouled Alves from behind yet the ref books him for diving ::)
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Fuck, didn't get to see the game. Shame Inter and that fucktard Mourinho won.
Milito himself had 2 100% chances.
Milito is trash. Even Bendtner is better than him!
wenger is a fucktard, and milito is better than your whole shitty team :loser: (almost 30 goals this season,STFU)
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Surprised Inter won like that but i still fancy Barca, at the Nou Camp they're just unstoppable
without puyol they are not unstoppable
And WTF was up with the refs, Militos header was offside and Sneijder clearly fouled Alves from behind yet the ref books him for diving ::)
ah ah ah are you joking ?
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Somewhere in the world, our Italian friend must be going nuts.
just back from the stadium.....what a fucking crazy game 8)
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thanks real, for this fuckin amazing dutch player
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Mourinho: "parece que a xavi le gusta tener a un ovrebo en cada partido que juega" ;D
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mourinho again provin he is a top top manager
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The 3rd goal was offside but it wasn't a HUGE offside like let's say Olic in Bayern vs. Fiorentina. Refs don't call offsides like that on a daily basis. As far as the penalty goes, perhaps there was some contact but Alves fucked it up when he dived like somebody chopped his leg off. Players never learn, if you go overboard you're not gonna get a penalty.
Mourinho: "parece que a xavi le gusta tener a un ovrebo en cada partido que juega" ;D
What does that mean ?
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I guess it means something along the lines of Barca now needing a retard ref like Ovrebo last year to get past him.
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Mourinho: "parece que a xavi le gusta tener a un ovrebo en cada partido que juega" ;D
What does that mean ?
something like "xavi would like to have a referee like ovrebo in every game" ;D
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What were they thinking, letting an Italian rule that game, when an Italian team might go to the final? Plus, Rosetti never had a German team winning a game ever.
What a disgrace.
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I think its clear at this point that the winner of Inter/Barca will be the eventual victor. Bayern picked up their game for Man Utd over the two legs (despite still not being the better team in that matchup) but apart from that theyve been just the right side of poor and very lucky. Lyon...well theyve done brilliantly but lets be honest, they shouldnt even have got this far. Neither will be able to beat Inter or Barca in a pressure match at the final.
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Oh and also, not been on here for a few weeks so not been able to gloat on here yet but....
TOON ARMY! TOON ARMY!
The Geordie Boys are back in the premiership where we belong and have already been crowned Championship Champions. I expect us to break the 100 point barrier tommorrow with a comfortable win against that C*nt Roy Keane's Ipswich aswell.
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Lets hope spurs can make it a hat trick of wins against the big 3 ;D
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Lets hope spurs can make it a hat trick of wins against the big 3 ;D
and the answer to that is no. Unlucky.
Makes that game vs Man City next week absolutely huge
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TOON ARMY! TOON ARMY!
The Geordie Boys are back in the premiership where we belong and have already been crowned Championship Champions. I expect us to break the 100 point barrier tommorrow with a comfortable win against that C*nt Roy Keane's Ipswich aswell.
:raisetheroof:
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I think its clear at this point that the winner of Inter/Barca will be the eventual victor. Bayern picked up their game for Man Utd over the two legs (despite still not being the better team in that matchup) but apart from that theyve been just the right side of poor and very lucky. Lyon...well theyve done brilliantly but lets be honest, they shouldnt even have got this far. Neither will be able to beat Inter or Barca in a pressure match at the final.
Did you watch the Lyon game or are you talking out of your ass?
Bayern dominated the entire game, 70% possession 425 against 184 connected passes. They even dominated Lyon while being outnumbered 11 to 10 for 20 minutes. What's lucky about creating 5 great chances and making 0? What's lucky about having an Italian referee when Inter is in a good spot to make the final and when Germany is in a good spot to take the 4th CL spot from Italy?
I think Bayern is the team who needs their home advantage the least.. which is good when you're going to the final, cause you ain't playing at home there.
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Köln is too stupid >:( Damn, if we wouldn't have screwed it against Hoffenheim in the last minute ::) Good bye Champions League :'(
But the team isn't good enough for Champions league anyway. But still, Dortmund is back in European competition :raisetheroof: 8) :rock: :bandit: :pimp: :banana: :banana_rock: :banana_dsf: :banana_llama: :banana_cow: :monkey: :monkey_dance2:
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Whatis the deal with Ballotelli (sp), matarazzi attacking him after the match and the inter fans trying to do the same in the car park.
I know he is a milan fan and has had some run ins with mourinho but whats the full story ?
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I think its clear at this point that the winner of Inter/Barca will be the eventual victor. Bayern picked up their game for Man Utd over the two legs (despite still not being the better team in that matchup) but apart from that theyve been just the right side of poor and very lucky. Lyon...well theyve done brilliantly but lets be honest, they shouldnt even have got this far. Neither will be able to beat Inter or Barca in a pressure match at the final.
Did you watch the Lyon game or are you talking out of your ass?
Bayern dominated the entire game, 70% possession 425 against 184 connected passes. They even dominated Lyon while being outnumbered 11 to 10 for 20 minutes. What's lucky about creating 5 great chances and making 0? What's lucky about having an Italian referee when Inter is in a good spot to make the final and when Germany is in a good spot to take the 4th CL spot from Italy?
I think Bayern is the team who needs their home advantage the least.. which is good when you're going to the final, cause you ain't playing at home there.
Next time learn how to read. I was on about their journey to the smei-final. Not the semi-final itself. Hence why the rest of the sentence which you clearly chose to ignore was referring to the Man Utd game not the Lyon game.
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You said: "I think it's clear at this point that the winner of Inter/Barca will be the eventual victor."
So if you say this after the first game of the semi-final, I'm somehow supposed to think that you're talking about the road to the semi-final, and that the semi-final is not even being a factor to you? So because of my bad reading skills, I missed that you are not even referring to the semi-final in any way whatsoever, despite posting after the match and using the expression "at this point"?
Plus, you're talking about the United games, saying they picked up their game, but "apart from that"<- that can very well mean that the rest of the sentence is not referring to the United games, but to the rest of the CL season.
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Blatant superiority 8)
Inter or Barca better not celebrate too early... Bayern does not rely on home advantage, like those 2, especially Barca do.
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Go Barca!
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Ribery is being banned for 3 more games including the Final by the UEFA... what a piece of shit organisation. An Italian ref banning a key player for the CL Final against a very possibly Italian team. Sounds kinda akward to me.
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Ribery is being banned for 3 more games including the Final by the UEFA... what a piece of shit organisation. An Italian ref banning a key player for the CL Final against a very possibly Italian team. Sounds kinda akward to me.
No it doesnt. He got a red card for a potentially horrific challenge. He would get the same ban in any league or competition in the world. Its his own fault.
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Ribery is being banned for 3 more games including the Final by the UEFA... what a piece of shit organisation. An Italian ref banning a key player for the CL Final against a very possibly Italian team. Sounds kinda akward to me.
Ribery is paying the price for that hooker shit .... even if it has nothing to do with the game....
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lol. Ovrebo reloaded?
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Come on Inter!!!
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Come on Inter!!!
I think they'll got through.
Ibrahimovic is a joke again, the most overrated player in the world. :-X
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haha, busquets you f'n girl!!
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and Inter to the finals man!!
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lol what a bitch.
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Passes completed:
Barca: 455
Inter: 59
thats what I call anti-football. Typical italians, although they started without 1 italian.
But if you beat Chelski and Barca and survive @ camp nou with 10 players you deserve the final.
1:0 Barca,
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Fuckin 'ell, I can't believe he blew that goal off.. And those bastard Italians ruins the game again....
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Fuckin 'ell, I can't believe he blew that goal off.. And those bastard Italians ruins the game again....
yeah, both the red card and the blown off goal were a joke. It's unreal how often the refs influenced the games with wrong decisions in the last few years.
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thats what I call anti-football. Typical italians, although they started without 1 italian.
Yeah, anti-football indeed, they didn't even attempt to play football, they were gunning for back-heels, and rolled over on every occasion.
But #1 roll-over is Busquets though, what a fuckin lil bitch..
I don't even know if I will despise Inter for their 10-11 men behind the ball anti-football, rolling over and wasting time all the time, or...
if I'm gonna praise them for a near flawless defensive game, engineered by the tactical genius that is Jose Mourinho.. if a football team defends poorly, this is the game they should watch 10 times over and over, it was like a brick-wall back there, it was "How to defend a lead - advanced edition".
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I hate Italian clubs and Italian football but Lol at some of these responses.
They have a two goal lead in Spain and get a man sent off (who should have never been sent off anyways) less than half an hour in...what do u expect them to do? Put on a 3-4-3 formation and attack attack attack? They played absolute beautiful defense. The fact that Barca had a man advantage at home and couldn't score until 83 minutes in is quite impressive on Inter's part.
Y'all talkin' about the goal blown off for Barca near the end? It was a clear hand ball and the ref made the right decision.
Lol at "rolled over on every occasion" - I'd say Barca's attempts to win a penalty (plenty diving) was way worse than any Inter diving antics this match.
This was beautiful, flawless defense and change of tactic/strategy by a wonderful coach, Jose Mourinho.
Go on Inter, they deserved it and they will beat Bayern.
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Nobody should be praised for playing the way Inter played today.
They played absolute beautiful defense.
Y'all talkin' about the goal blown off for Barca near the end? It was a clear hand ball and the ref made the right decision.
Beautiful defense? Those two words does not match.
Handball? What's Touré suppose to do when he clearly got shot in the hand/arm at close range. That's not a handball.
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It was flawless defense. This is different imo than a team just parking the team bus behind the ball. A team like Barca (especially a player like Messi) can normally break this down, they had no answer today for Inter's defense - Lucio was especially phenomenal, shutting down Messi time and time again.
That handball was a good call imo. I understand the rules but I feel this was still the right call to make.
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Sorry Luna, but the more I read your opinions about Football, the more I think you should stick with hockey.. no offense. :P
You're talking like Inter actually tried to attack before they got a red card, but on the contrary they played the same anti-football, and was more interested in chopping down Barca-players, and chopping the game up, they basically tried to kill the game to avoid any football being played.. "rolled over on any occasion" holds weight, Lucio, Chivu, Maicon, and a couple of others went down how many times? Did they need any medical assistance, or did they even limp or get an actual knock?
Dani Alves & Busquets are both a disgrace with their diving antics, but Inter was even worse.. (except it didn't get anybody sent off).. and it was so cynical as well, it was perfectly timed each time Barca started to get the ball rolling..
And like K-Dub said, that's not a handball, he had the hand in front of his stomach.. but many refs will make that call, I've seen worse decisions.
The only thing I agree with you, is that it was a perfect defensive showcase by Inter, masterminded by Mourinho.. but don't tell me they tried to play football today.
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Sorry Luna, but the more I read your opinions about Football, the more I think you should stick with hockey.. no offense. :P
You're talking like Inter actually tried to attack before they got a red card, but on the contrary they played the same anti-football, and was more interested in chopping down Barca-players, and chopping the game up, they basically tried to kill the game to avoid any football being played.. "rolled over on any occasion" holds weight, Lucio, Chivu, Maicon, and a couple of others went down how many times? Did they need any medical assistance, or did they even limp or get an actual knock?
Dani Alves & Busquets are both a disgrace with their diving antics, but Inter was even worse.. (except it didn't get anybody sent off).. and it was so cynical as well, it was perfectly timed each time Barca started to get the ball rolling..
And like K-Dub said, that's not a handball, he had the hand in front of his stomach.. but many refs will make that call, I've seen worse decisions.
The only thing I agree with you, is that it was a perfect defensive showcase by Inter, masterminded by Mourinho.. but
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Sorry Luna, but the more I read your opinions about Football, the more I think you should stick with hockey.. no offense. :P
You're talking like Inter actually tried to attack before they got a red card, but on the contrary they played the same anti-football, and was more interested in chopping down Barca-players, and chopping the game up, they basically tried to kill the game to avoid any football being played.. "rolled over on any occasion" holds weight, Lucio, Chivu, Maicon, and a couple of others went down how many times? Did they need any medical assistance, or did they even limp or get an actual knock?
Dani Alves & Busquets are both a disgrace with their diving antics, but Inter was even worse.. (except it didn't get anybody sent off).. and it was so cynical as well, it was perfectly timed each time Barca started to get the ball rolling..
And like K-Dub said, that's not a handball, he had the hand in front of his stomach.. but many refs will make that call, I've seen worse decisions.
The only thing I agree with you, is that it was a perfect defensive showcase by Inter, masterminded by Mourinho.. but don't tell me they tried to play football today.
Hockey is far from my favorite sport :P I just don't think it's fair to label it "anti-football" in the first place. Sure they played defense all game but it was strategic and it's not out of the ordinary for any team (not just Italian) to do in this situation; It only made more sense to keep it up after they got a man sent off. Yes they dived but Barca did too, I think it's unfair to say Inter dived way more than Barca - yes, a bit more, but not like it paled in comparison to Barca's dive attempts imo.
Many refs make that call and I think will and should continue to do so. It's unfortunate for Toure his hand was there, if the football God's were on his side, it could have hit his knee or stomach/chest lol.
Perfect defensive showcase masterminded by Jose indeed.
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Oh and for the record, I believe Pique was a tad offside on his goal.
But what a beautiful touch and turn to fool the defense and catch Cesar on the ground.
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Ok, hold on. I'm seriously begin to question some comments here. Anti football ? First of all, Inter schooled Barca in the first game with offensive game, not defensive (bar the last 15 minutes). And what exactly do you expect from a team that has 10 player, plays with an opponent that is chasing a 2 goal lead, that opponent is Barcelona and they have the home court. Anybody that wouldn't play like Inter did today is a complete retard and has no tactical sense whatsoever and definitely won't win any championships.
As far as that handball goes, it's always a close call with the reefs. It was a handball but it was unintentional but it did effect the game course...Even if you count it, Pique goal (amazing play) was a clear offside.
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^ EXACTLY. Straight co signing everything I said - and nice touch bringing up Inter schooling Barca in an offensive game in the first leg.
Keep calling my football comments average but I ain't the only one saying it all :P lol
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I hate Italian clubs and Italian football but Lol at some of these responses.
They have a two goal lead in Spain and get a man sent off (who should have never been sent off anyways) less than half an hour in...what do u expect them to do? Put on a 3-4-3 formation and attack attack attack? They played absolute beautiful defense. The fact that Barca had a man advantage at home and couldn't score until 83 minutes in is quite impressive on Inter's part.
Y'all talkin' about the goal blown off for Barca near the end? It was a clear hand ball and the ref made the right decision.
Lol at "rolled over on every occasion" - I'd say Barca's attempts to win a penalty (plenty diving) was way worse than any Inter diving antics this match.
This was beautiful, flawless defense and change of tactic/strategy by a wonderful coach, Jose Mourinho.
Go on Inter, they deserved it and they will beat Bayern.
I actually agree with all of that except the fact that I have no idea how you can say it was a clear handball when they even showed full replays proving it hit him in the chest!
But I fucking hate the term anti-football. Its a term that people who can't score use to hide the fact that they were outsmarted and couldnt break down a team's resolve. Its a horrendous excuse and defence is just as much a part of football as attacking. They had an ambition for the game and they met their goals. Great by Inter and they deserve to be in the final.
Also, the Barca goal being chalked off for me is cancelled out by the fact Busquets clearly cheated to get Thiago sent off thus giving Barca one extra man for over an hour of play. If anything Inter were more hard done by as Barca cheated.
Inter to win the final in a close encounter 1-0.
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I actually agree with all of that except the fact that I have no idea how you can say it was a clear handball when they even showed full replays proving it hit him in the chest!
But I fucking hate the term anti-football. Its a term that people who can't score use to hide the fact that they were outsmarted and couldnt break down a team's resolve. Its a horrendous excuse and defence is just as much a part of football as attacking. They had an ambition for the game and they met their goals. Great by Inter and they deserve to be in the final.
Also, the Barca goal being chalked off for me is cancelled out by the fact Busquets clearly cheated to get Thiago sent off thus giving Barca one extra man for over an hour of play. If anything Inter were more hard done by as Barca cheated.
Inter to win the final in a close encounter 1-0.
I dunno, I think it was pretty clear it hit him in the hand...
Exactly, anti football is indeed a stupid term. Playing defense or not, it is extremely difficult to not get broken down by an offensive team like Barca for nearly 90 minutes like Inter did today - that is beautiful defense.
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Well, I didn't see the first game, so I can not comment on that, but anti-football is indeed a legit term.
Anti-football:
- Using every man on your team in defence - 10-11 men behind the ball at all times. (Could be justified if the team at least tries to counter or score themselves)
- Using ONLY defensive players on the field. (Eto'o & Milito could have been replaced with 2 centre-backs, and nobody would notice)
- Making no effort what-so-ever to attack, get any play going, or in anyway counter, or threaten the opponents goal.
- Fouling the opponent more than actual tackling. Going for heels, pushing/grabbing shirts, obstructing - as an actual gameplan!
- Chopping up the game by acting injured and falling over at times when the opponent starts to get intimidating by playing actual football. (It could be argued that it's not a big deal if done the last 10 minutes, but over 90 minutes?)
If this isn't anti-football, then you haven't played enough Football yourself to comment..
You can play a perfect defensive game without resorting to anti-football, anti-football is more douchebaggery than football.. that said, if Inter really was that much better in the first game, then it's deserved.
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Well, I didn't see the first game, so I can not comment on that, but anti-football is indeed a legit term.
Anti-football:
- Using every man on your team in defence - 10-11 men behind the ball at all times. (Could be justified if the team at least tries to counter or score themselves)
- Using ONLY defensive players on the field. (Eto'o & Milito could have been replaced with 2 centre-backs, and nobody would notice)
- Making no effort what-so-ever to attack, get any play going, or in anyway counter, or threaten the opponents goal.
- Fouling the opponent more than actual tackling. Going for heels, pushing/grabbing shirts, obstructing - as an actual gameplan!
- Chopping up the game by acting injured and falling over at times when the opponent starts to get intimidating by playing actual football. (It could be argued that it's not a big deal if done the last 10 minutes, but over 90 minutes?)
If this isn't anti-football, then you haven't played enough Football yourself to comment..
You can play a perfect defensive game without resorting to anti-football, anti-football is more douchebaggery than football.. that said, if Inter really was that much better in the first game, then it's deserved.
What a load of bollocks. Anti-football is a word created by attacking teams who have failed in their goal because a defensive team has stopped them from running riot like usual.
And please, don't ever say I've not played enough football. As a lifelong Newcastle United fan, season ticket holder and sunday league footballer who has played football every week for over a decade at a competitive level I find that insulting. Try to construct a valid argument, don't resort to insults.
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^^ Wasn't aimed at you, more in general.
Look at the list again, anti-football is more about avoiding any football being played, than anything.
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Inter Milan played amazing in the first leg and completely just owned Barca but creating good offense and shutting down Barca's attack. In the 2nd leg, it was setting up to do exactly the same. It seems like Barca wasn't able to adjust, even at home. Then came the red card 30 min into the game, so in order to win the game they had to make up the free space given up by the missing player and have an even more defensive mindset. Adjusting your play to the game situation is "playing football" as well, in my opinion.
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^^ Wasn't aimed at you, more in general.
Look at the list again, anti-football is more about avoiding any football being played, than anything.
no offence taken in that case.
Its not about avoiding football being played, defence is also an aspect of football. Its just a less entertaining type. Sure, its not exciting to watch for us fans and it kills games off from an excitement perspective but its legitimate as a tactic and can be very effective. Nothing wrong with it.
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I too appreciate good defensive play, but the way Inter played, I'm gonna have to call it anti-football. After looking forward to this game for a week, it's just a disappointment to watch this game turn into a chopped up mess, with 1 team trying to play football, and 1 team trying to stop any football from being played. I've seen Chelsea do this on a couple of occasions as well, and it's pretty boring to watch. :-\
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I too appreciate good defensive play, but the way Inter played, I'm gonna have to call it anti-football. After looking forward to this game for a week, it's just a disappointment to watch this game turn into a chopped up mess, with 1 team trying to play football, and 1 team trying to stop any football from being played. I've seen Chelsea do this on a couple of occasions as well, and it's pretty boring to watch. :-\
Its not there to be exciting though thats the point I'm making. Inter have stayed within the rules and done their job in preventing Barcelona from running riot and playing to thier tactics. This is the whole point of management in every sport across the land. Your main aim is to play your way and stop the other team from playing their way. Inter did that, and they got the reward for it. They did their job on the home leg in terms of showing they could attack, and they did their job on the away leg showing they can defend.
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I would agree with the anti-football term if Inter would have played like this the entire CL season. But it was only this game. And again, when you have 10 players against a team like Barca that have to score 2 goals, it would be idiotic to try anything else because they would loose 100%.
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Why is it that again the referees are the ones fucking up these matches, they're the most important of the season and all the refs are fucking retarded. Last year Chelsea got fucked over and this year the two teams in the final probably shouldn't be there. Klose's goal against Fiorentina was what won Bayern that tie in the end and he was miles offside, Inter should've conceded penalties at home to Chelsea (Kalou) and Barca (Alves) and Milito's goal, which proved to be the tie winner, was offside. Then tonight Barca's goal gets disallowed after it hits him in the chest, the refs like a meter away and he can't see that ::)
Well congrats to Inter, they'll probably win it, especially since Bayern will be without Ribery
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Passes completed:
Barca: 455
Inter: 59
Oh shit. Lol :-X
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I would agree with the anti-football term if Inter would have played like this the entire CL season. But it was only this game. And again, when you have 10 players against a team like Barca that have to score 2 goals, it would be idiotic to try anything else because they would loose 100%.
They played like this against Chelsea most of the time too.
I never claimed a pure defense is not a legit tactic nor that they didn't deserve the final, but as a neutral spectator I have every right to dislike them for their style.
I play football myself and I also prefer perfect defense, a good defense is the key to success, and Inter had every right to play like that (except the injury acting, but unfortunately every team acts like that when they're in front).
And I don't know what you hate on the term anti- football, you can also call it modern catenaccio or sth like that if the 'anti' sounds too negative for you, but if you destroy any game culture and don't participate in the game in an active way the term is justified. They want success and thats ok, but I as a football fan want entertainment and courageos play, and if one team fails to do, I call them out on that.
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if that barca player hadnt been play peek a boo on the floor and got an inter player sent off im 99% sure inter would have had a bigger threat counter attacking
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Regardless of the match as a spectacle, you've gotta give it up to Mourinho.
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I would agree with the anti-football term if Inter would have played like this the entire CL season. But it was only this game. And again, when you have 10 players against a team like Barca that have to score 2 goals, it would be idiotic to try anything else because they would loose 100%.
Excactly
And as a fan of the Dutch Elftal, I just love the fact that both Sneijder and Robben are returning to Madrid as finalists. The irony! ;D
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Passes completed:
Barca: 455
Inter: 59
Oh shit. Lol :-X
Doesnt matter. Only stat that matters is
Barca: 2
Inter: 3
That says to me Inter took their chances and Barca just fannied about and failed.
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Why is it that again the referees are the ones fucking up these matches, they're the most important of the season and all the refs are fucking retarded. Last year Chelsea got fucked over and this year the two teams in the final probably shouldn't be there. Klose's goal against Fiorentina was what won Bayern that tie in the end and he was miles offside.
I basically about the refs making too many too crucial mistakes, but let's not get carried away here. Inter beat Chelsea twice and owned Barca in the first leg, so I wouldn't say they don't deserve to be there. Yes, Milito's goal was offside, yes, the handball was very questionable. Then on the other hand Piqué's goal was offside too.
As for Bayern, they completely owned Lyon (the team that knocked out the most expensive team of all time), they came back from being down 3-0 in Old Trafford and they got a 4-1 must-win in Turin. Not to mention they crazy game in Fiorentina, with all the crazy wind and being down twice and shit. Yes, that goal by Klose way clearly offside. But then again, in the 2nd leg Fiorentina did an offside goal as well (yet noone ever seems to mention that). Also, is the first leg would have been 1-1, you can't say that the 2nd leg would have been 2-3. It might have been a totally different game caused by different game plans.
Then, look at this:
We got the only 2 teams that might also win the 2 biggest national competitions this year. So they might both go for the triple in Madrid.
We also got 2 fantastic easter eggs: Mourinho used to work under Van Gaal. Now, him being one of the best coaches on the planet, he's going to match up with his former master in the CL Final. Isn't that cool?
What's even cooler is this: Real buys very big name players for very much money, only to go out in the 1/16 yet again. Because they thought Robben and Sneijder suck in comparison to their new players, they wanted to get rid of them. Now, those 2 dutch players immediately went from being Real Madrid rejects to being key players in 2 teams that take aim at the triple. And as the cherry on top, the CL Final takes place in Madrid this year. How cool is that? How embarrassing must this be for Real? It's amazing.
All in all a great final, even if you're not a fan of Bayern or Inter.
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great for you, but not automatically great for every football fan.
well, the 'eastereggs' doesn't make it a great final (although the Real thing is really funny ;D) It'll be a great final if we happen to see good football and an intriguing game, and I doubt that'll be a spectacle for fans. Good to see a German team in the finals though.
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Inter deserved to win, end of.
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Last night reminded me of how much i hate Mourinho.
Great manager but a total twat.
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Last night reminded me of how much i hate Mourinho.
Great manager but a total twat.
And last night reminded everyone else why they love him.
Great manager, wears his heart on his sleeve and doesnt give a fuck about what anyone thinks. LEGEND.
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I would agree with the anti-football term if Inter would have played like this the entire CL season. But it was only this game. And again, when you have 10 players against a team like Barca that have to score 2 goals, it would be idiotic to try anything else because they would loose 100%.
They played like this against Chelsea most of the time too.
I never claimed a pure defense is not a legit tactic nor that they didn't deserve the final, but as a neutral spectator I have every right to dislike them for their style.
I play football myself and I also prefer perfect defense, a good defense is the key to success, and Inter had every right to play like that (except the injury acting, but unfortunately every team acts like that when they're in front).
And I don't know what you hate on the term anti- football, you can also call it modern catenaccio or sth like that if the 'anti' sounds too negative for you, but if you destroy any game culture and don't participate in the game in an active way the term is justified. They want success and thats ok, but I as a football fan want entertainment and courageos play, and if one team fails to do, I call them out on that.
Exactly.
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Another cool fact: Mourinho OR Van Gaal will become only the 2nd coach in football history to win champions league with
A) a different club than they won their first CL with
B) and a club from a completely different country than the first club they won with
(Mourinho with FC Porto-Portugal and Van Gaal with Ajax-Holland)
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Go Bayern, and this is the last thing I'll say about the horrible match on Wednesday.
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Diegooo woah woah woah Diegooo
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Fulham should win in the final given that away goals will be hard to come by.
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Another cool fact: Mourinho OR Van Gaal will become only the 2nd coach in football history to win champions league with
A) a different club than they won their first CL with
B) and a club from a completely different country than the first club they won with
(Mourinho with FC Porto-Portugal and Van Gaal with Ajax-Holland)
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^ lol yea I dunno what I was thinking... A) was completely unnecessary as B) explained it perfectly lol
holy fucking shit I just saw the french prostitute Ribery, etc were doing :o I been up on the story but ain't seen the chick 'til right now..
HOLY FUCKING SHIT lol. Now I feel for Ribery lmao
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^^ Just read an article saying that the French Sports minister is trying to get Ribery banned from playing W.C., and possibly Benzema & Gouvou as well.
It's funny when media refer to the girl as "the underage girl", "underage child".. more like barely turned legal sex-crazed sex-bomb. :D
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all those bastards who are labeling ribery a child molester should have their children put in a room with REAL child molesters
no of course not, im just saying it pisses me off. this is a young woman who is making a fortune off selling her body, nothing else to it. if ribery was single it would have been perfectly fine
authorities should ban every french athlete that ever cheated on his spouse, or shut the fuck up.
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Wow if they ban Ribery, Govou and Benzema from being at the WC - imagine France's chances lol
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Diegooo woah woah woah Diegooo
"He comes from Uraquay,
he made the scousers cry
Diegooo woah"
Unfortunatly its reached a ssad point where im actually hoping liverpool will be able to get a point of chelsea tmw.
I cant see it in all honesty, they just dont have the quality. If Chelsea win tmw they will go on and win the league.
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Wow if they ban Ribery, Govou and Benzema from being at the WC - imagine France's chances lol
they're already non-existant with Domenech as a coach.
Well, Ribery is an asshole, but if she's 17 or 18, whatdoes it make a difference?
And :puke: @ the Uefa for 3 the 3 games.It was a hard foul, a red card wash harsh, but understandable. But more than 1 game is a fucking joke. These corrupt Uefa fuckers piss me off
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Domenech gets a lot of criticism as a head coach but they did go to the finals with him in 2006
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Lolpool
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It's gonna take a miracle now if we're gonna win the title...yeah I know, anything can happen...but Wigan....haha, they can't do shit against chelsea....
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It's gonna take a miracle now if we're gonna win the title...yeah I know, anything can happen...but Wigan....haha, they can't do shit against chelsea....
Its not going to happen unfortunatly.
Today was our last chance but Mr Liverpool helped put an end to that, they really are shit.
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Unlucky Man Utd fans, oh well, my lot were crowned champions WEEKS ago ;)
Newcastle with a cheeky 1-0 away win today with 7 changes to our regular starting 11. Finish the season on 102 points, the third highest total amassed in the history of the Division since the Premiership's inception changed its classification in 1992. Bring on the big guns next season.
Also, great to see Blackpool make the playoffs. Would be hilarious to see them in the premiership next year!
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Unlucky Man Utd fans, oh well, my lot were crowned champions WEEKS ago ;)
Newcastle with a cheeky 1-0 away win today with 7 changes to our regular starting 11. Finish the season on 102 points, the third highest total amassed in the history of the Division since the Premiership's inception changed its classification in 1992. Bring on the big guns next season.
Also, great to see Blackpool make the playoffs. Would be hilarious to see them in the premiership next year!
Congrats but its pretty shameful that your there in the first place.
How do you think you will do next season ? ive seen a few of your games and in all honesty your side seems weaker than when you went down. I know your going to buy but do you think it will be a relegation scrap or are you hoping to do a birmingham ?
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Unlucky Man Utd fans, oh well, my lot were crowned champions WEEKS ago ;)
Newcastle with a cheeky 1-0 away win today with 7 changes to our regular starting 11. Finish the season on 102 points, the third highest total amassed in the history of the Division since the Premiership's inception changed its classification in 1992. Bring on the big guns next season.
Also, great to see Blackpool make the playoffs. Would be hilarious to see them in the premiership next year!
Congrats but its pretty shameful that your there in the first place.
How do you think you will do next season ? ive seen a few of your games and in all honesty your side seems weaker than when you went down. I know your going to buy but do you think it will be a relegation scrap or are you hoping to do a birmingham ?
I dont think itll be either tbf. I'd be surprised if we're in a relegation scrap and if anything this relegation has served as a silver lining as we've got rid of a lot of big money hangers on and transformed the team into a very promising young one. Our side on paper may look weaker but players like Owen and Duff amongst others were always poor for us and never earned their wages. I prefer our team now.
As I say, we wont do as well as Birmingham have, but I'd say we'll be looking at somewhere about 12th-14th safe from any big danger.
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I sure hope the Magpies stay up.
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so the race for 4th place is gonna be decided wednesday night..
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I saw the barca inter game @ a pub in santa monica full of fuckin mexicans,it was amazing @ the end.
fuck all those mexican motherfuckers fake barca supporters :psych:
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its fuckin funny that ibrahimovic left inter to win the champions league and now he's out of the fuckin competition thanks to inter :D
(http://www.meteoweb.it/images/BarcInt/39.jpg)
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Ah Mourinho is a fuckin boss!
http://www.youtube.com/v/OpwPFxDE6-I&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/v/cOOhDdyER0A
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Damn, another loss - I'm starting to lose faith in Wenger.
Especially if he doesn't get us a new (quality) goalie!
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Damn, another loss - I'm starting to lose faith in Wenger.
Especially if he doesn't get us a new (quality) goalie!
You had 69% posession aswell. Just wow.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNqzJslJFsc&feature=related
Van Gaal is fucking hardcore, some dutch person pls translate :D
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Damn, another loss - I'm starting to lose faith in Wenger.
Especially if he doesn't get us a new (quality) goalie!
You had 69% posession aswell. Just wow.
Yep, It's not good enough.
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nice to see gerrard putting a smile on liverpool fans faces again....cmon u blues!!! ;D :-\
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And those bastard Italians ruins the game again....
says a bastard from norway that don't even root for a team from his country :loser: :sshh:
thats what I call anti-football. Typical italians, although they started without 1 italian.
Yeah, anti-football indeed, they didn't even attempt to play football, they were gunning for back-heels, and rolled over on every occasion.
But #1 roll-over is Busquets though, what a fuckin lil bitch..
I don't even know if I will despise Inter for their 10-11 men behind the ball anti-football, rolling over and wasting time all the time, or...
if I'm gonna praise them for a near flawless defensive game, engineered by the tactical genius that is Jose Mourinho.. if a football team defends poorly, this is the game they should watch 10 times over and over, it was like a brick-wall back there, it was "How to defend a lead - advanced edition".
you should start watch another sport with kdub, maybe something that involves lumberjacks in a shitty norwegian forest :D
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Sorry Luna, but the more I read your opinions about Football, the more I think you should stick with hockey.. no offense. :P
You're talking like Inter actually tried to attack before they got a red card, but on the contrary they played the same anti-football, and was more interested in chopping down Barca-players, and chopping the game up, they basically tried to kill the game to avoid any football being played.. "rolled over on any occasion" holds weight, Lucio, Chivu, Maicon, and a couple of others went down how many times? Did they need any medical assistance, or did they even limp or get an actual knock?
Dani Alves & Busquets are both a disgrace with their diving antics, but Inter was even worse.. (except it didn't get anybody sent off).. and it was so cynical as well, it
Sorry Jome, but the more I read your opinions about Football, the more I think you should stick with softball.. no offense. :P
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Your insults are kinda lame when you've had a week coming up with them.
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cmon u blues!!!
:eh:
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Your insults are kinda lame when you've had a week coming up with them.
insults ? LMAO, its the fuckin truth.
and in the past week i was on holiday and i wasn't thinking about "how i should reply to kdub and his silly posts in the football section" :loser:
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Your insults are kinda lame when you've had a week coming up with them.
insults ? LMAO, its the fuckin truth.
and in the past week i was on holiday and i wasn't thinking about "how i should reply to kdub and his silly posts in the football section" :loser:
Haha, you always get so hurt from what we say. Taking shit so personal.
Oh, and by the way, softball is not typical Norwegian.
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cmon u blues!!!
:eh:
rivalries in english football can be rather complex :P
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Your insults are kinda lame when you've had a week coming up with them.
insults ? LMAO, its the fuckin truth.
and in the past week i was on holiday and i wasn't thinking about "how i should reply to kdub and his silly posts in the football section" :loser:
Haha, you always get so hurt from what we say. Taking shit so personal.
Oh, and by the way, softball is not typical Norwegian.
Haha ? i'm always get so hurt ? are you fuckin kidding me ? :D
p.s. about the softball i don't wanna reply, because you can't be soo damn stupid
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LOL ;D
http://dailymotion.virgilio.it/video/xd6h67_marcatoons-ibra-contro-eto-o_sport
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cmon u blues!!!
:eh:
rivalries in english football can be rather complex :P
haha, yeah I understand that, but still - rooting for another team is not very.. good, lol.
Your insults are kinda lame when you've had a week coming up with them.
insults ? LMAO, its the fuckin truth.
and in the past week i was on holiday and i wasn't thinking about "how i should reply to kdub and his silly posts in the football section" :loser:
Haha, you always get so hurt from what we say. Taking shit so personal.
Oh, and by the way, softball is not typical Norwegian.
Haha ? i'm always get so hurt ? are you fuckin kidding me ? :D
p.s. about the softball i don't wanna reply, because you can't be soo damn stupid
Yeah, I wasn't talking about you personally, just Italian football.
P.S. I mentioned softball because Jome used hockey as an example for Canada. D'oh.
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LMAO @ the barca players with those fuckin stupid shirts (i've never seen a big team doing something like this)
(http://www.apuestamas.com/subir/apuestas_barcelona_inter.jpg)
Wednesday night sees Barcelona welcome Inter Milan to the Nou Camp in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final, and the Catalans have it all to do trailing 3-1 from the first match in Italy.
Up against it, Barcelona, who had a clean sweep of six trophies last season to establish themselves as the best team in world football, have gone about raising the hype of the game through their “Nos dejaremos la piel” campaign, meaning “We’ll leave our skin” (i.e. we’ll give our all against Inter).
For neutrals however, it seems bizarre that a club like Barcelona feel the need to artificially hype up a match that should, by itself, have more than enough significance without the need for a cheesy slogan.
http://www.youtube.com/v/dDL7WdCNee0
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and LMFAO @ La remuntada video :D
http://www.youtube.com/v/clw2Ly4DD0s
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LOL @ Elano's random nonsensical comments, and LOLMAO @ Inter needing help from Lazio to win the scudetto - typical Italians, corrupt as a mothafucka, everybody and their mama is up for sale.
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nice to see gerrard putting a smile on liverpool fans faces again....cmon u blues!!! ;D :-\
"In Rafa we trust"..................20 years and counting.
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LOL @ Elano's random nonsensical comments, and LOLMAO @ Inter needing help from Lazio to win the scudetto - typical Italians, corrupt as a mothafucka, everybody and their mama is up for sale.
the help of lazio ? ah ah ah ah, typical comment from somebody that don't know a shit about football in general.
go on with your funny replies, everybody knows that you don't have a clue about this sport.
almost every game @ the end of the season is like that, especially when a team like lazio has nothing to play for (they was already safe after what happened in the afternoon during atalanta bologna.
you should worry about your shitty country,where everybody and their mama arealcoholics and mentally retarded :D :D :D
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LOL @ Elano's random nonsensical comments, and LOLMAO @ Inter needing help from Lazio to win the scudetto - typical Italians, corrupt as a mothafucka, everybody and their mama is up for sale.
the help of lazio ? ah ah ah ah, typical comment from somebody that don't know a shit about football in general.
go on with your funny replies, everybody knows that you don't have a clue about this sport.
almost every game @ the end of the season is like that, especially when a team like lazio has nothing to play for (they was already safe after what happened in the afternoon during atalanta bologna.
you should worry about your shitty country,where everybody and their mama arealcoholics and mentally retarded :D :D :D
Hahaha, Norway's the best country to live in dude!.
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kdub and jome,LMAO :D
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:o :-X :puke:
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:o :-X :puke:
lmao! Classic.
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K.Dub, watch out!!
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Only a weakened Fulham-team can keep Spurs from going third now..
The way Arsenal has been playing lately, Fulham would most likely beat them if they play the same team they will use in the Europa League final. :P
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Great to see that camel jerker team fail
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Totti, what a fuckin son of a stupid bitch!
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Totti, what a fuckin son of a stupid bitch!
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very ruff game yesterday, it seems that they were fighting more instead of playing. i know my buddy dino's pissed. lmfao at totti classic ;D
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K.Dub, watch out!!
Only a weakened Fulham-team can keep Spurs from going third now..
The way Arsenal has been playing lately, Fulham would most likely beat them if they play the same team they will use in the Europa League final. :P
Lol, watching those spurs players yesterday, you'd thought they'd won the PL. :P
Anyyyway, I won't surprised if we lose the 3rd place too.. But it would be a disaster if Spurs finished ahead of us..
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;D
http://www.youtube.com/v/PAoQz6GWGJ4
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THIS IS THE PROOF THAT KDUB DOES'NT KNOW SHIT ABOUT FOOTBALL
Milito is trash. Even Bendtner is better than him!
http://www.youtube.com/v/GwlJQFICLU0
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Harry scoops manager gong
Redknapp named best boss by Premier League
Harry Redknapp has been named Premier League Manager of the Year after breaking into the top four with Tottenham.
Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal have monopolised the UEFA Champions League positions in recent seasons and were expected to dominate once more this term.
Manchester City were tipped to mount a strong challenge after investing heavily in their squad, with the likes of Tottenham, Aston Villa and Everton considered outsiders.
But Spurs have enjoyed a stunning campaign, recording victories over Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool at White Hart Lane.
Other highlights included the 9-1 demolition of Wigan in November, as well as the 1-0 triumph at Manchester City on Wednesday that guaranteed Champions League qualification for the first time in the club's history.
Tottenham could even finish third if they beat Burnley in their final game on Sunday and Arsenal slip up against Fulham.
Redknapp, who took charge in October 2008 when Spurs were bottom of the table, was thrilled with the accolade but paid tribute to his players and the rest of the backroom staff.
Read more... http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11675_6139695,00.html
What do you guys think?
In my opinion I think the award should have gone to Hodgson for what he have achieved with Fulham this season. I am not just saying this cause it is Tottenham; I admit Redknapp has done an amazing job at WHL breaking into the Top 4, but taking Fulham to the Europa League final is even bigger in my opinion.
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I agree about Hodgson, but this is the Premier League manager of the year award so that rules out his European exploits.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66OuJZGDCHE
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66OuJZGDCHE
The England players should actually try watching that.
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Harry scoops manager gong
Redknapp named best boss by Premier League
Harry Redknapp has been named Premier League Manager of the Year after breaking into the top four with Tottenham.
Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal have monopolised the UEFA Champions League positions in recent seasons and were expected to dominate once more this term.
Manchester City were tipped to mount a strong challenge after investing heavily in their squad, with the likes of Tottenham, Aston Villa and Everton considered outsiders.
But Spurs have enjoyed a stunning campaign, recording victories over Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool at White Hart Lane.
Other highlights included the 9-1 demolition of Wigan in November, as well as the 1-0 triumph at Manchester City on Wednesday that guaranteed Champions League qualification for the first time in the club's history.
Tottenham could even finish third if they beat Burnley in their final game on Sunday and Arsenal slip up against Fulham.
Redknapp, who took charge in October 2008 when Spurs were bottom of the table, was thrilled with the accolade but paid tribute to his players and the rest of the backroom staff.
Read more... http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11675_6139695,00.html
What do you guys think?
In my opinion I think the award should have gone to Hodgson for what he have achieved with Fulham this season. I am not just saying this cause it is Tottenham; I admit Redknapp has done an amazing job at WHL breaking into the Top 4, but taking Fulham to the Europa League final is even bigger in my opinion.
As digital said, as its simply the premiership manager it doesnt take into account Hodgson's European journey. STILL though, no love for McLeish? He deserves it more than Redknapp. Redknapp has effectively just turned Spurs from a top 6 team into a top 4 team. I'd say its harder to turn a Championship team into a top 10 Premiership team in one year than move from a UEFA Cup team to a Champions League team...especially since Liverpool did everything within thier power to allow it to happen.
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http://www.youtube.com/v/-jN74j-sa90
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inter is a piece of shit just like you.they're going to get raped in the cl finals and yall losing your 4th cl place LOL
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^ U really think Inter is gonna get raped? They are going to be champions.
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^ U really think Inter is gonna get raped? They are going to be champions.
prolly not raped... surely not but theyll lose im pretty confident.(not a bayern fan tho)
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inter is a piece of shit just like you.they're going to get raped in the cl finals and yall losing your 4th cl place LOL
no YOU are a piece of shit
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As digital said, as its simply the premiership manager it doesnt take into account Hodgson's European journey. STILL though, no love for McLeish? He deserves it more than Redknapp. Redknapp has effectively just turned Spurs from a top 6 team into a top 4 team. I'd say its harder to turn a Championship team into a top 10 Premiership team in one year than move from a UEFA Cup team to a Champions League team...especially since Liverpool did everything within thier power to allow it to happen.
That is true, McLeish has done an incredible jobb with the Brummies.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66OuJZGDCHE
The England players should actually try watching that.
For Bobby! Awesome. Loved it when he hit Maradona's hand with the dart!
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i hate chelsea and ancellotti, but i hate man utd too.
FUCK FERGIE
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wow, 8-0 is amazing. Ancelotti is a legend.
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wow, 8-0 is amazing. Ancelotti is a legend.
a legend my ass
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wow, 8-0 is amazing. Ancelotti is a legend.
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wow, 8-0 is amazing. Ancelotti is a legend.
lmfao
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http://www.youtube.com/v/A6U4G2b0gSg
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Billy - goal of the season. Oh and fuck my life btw. I went onto Williamhill yesterday when Arsenal and Man utd was both 2-0 up and put in 4-0. I also put Everton down for a win and typed in 500 quid in a Sparta Rotterdan game which was 0-0 at half time, I had them to win it 2-0. Last minute I changed my mind. Low and behold, Sparta break, 94th min, and win it 2-0. Would of got 3 grand plus back. Not fucking happy I didn't acty put the bets on now because I have no balls.
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Billy - goal of the season. Oh and fuck my life btw. I went onto Williamhill yesterday when Arsenal and Man utd was both 2-0 up and put in 4-0. I also put Everton down for a win and typed in 500 quid in a Sparta Rotterdan game which was 0-0 at half time, I had them to win it 2-0. Last minute I changed my mind. Low and behold, Sparta break, 94th min, and win it 2-0. Would of got 3 grand plus back. Not fucking happy I didn't acty put the bets on now because I have no balls.
tbf was an awesome goal when did u sign him never heard of him before?
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Billy - goal of the season. Oh and fuck my life btw. I went onto Williamhill yesterday when Arsenal and Man utd was both 2-0 up and put in 4-0. I also put Everton down for a win and typed in 500 quid in a Sparta Rotterdan game which was 0-0 at half time, I had them to win it 2-0. Last minute I changed my mind. Low and behold, Sparta break, 94th min, and win it 2-0. Would of got 3 grand plus back. Not fucking happy I didn't acty put the bets on now because I have no balls.
I'm always more annoyed about bets I didn't put on that woulda won than just simply losing bets.
One of note recently was Marcus Berg being top scorer in the U-21 tourney last year. 35/1 you could get for him and he skooshed it in the end.
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THIS IS ANOTHER PROOF THAT KDUB DOES'NT KNOW SHIT ABOUT FOOTBALL
Milito is trash. Even Bendtner is better than him!
http://www.youtube.com/v/OhwpBaWFfa8
KDUB :loser: :sshh:
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Billy - goal of the season. Oh and fuck my life btw. I went onto Williamhill yesterday when Arsenal and Man utd was both 2-0 up and put in 4-0. I also put Everton down for a win and typed in 500 quid in a Sparta Rotterdan game which was 0-0 at half time, I had them to win it 2-0. Last minute I changed my mind. Low and behold, Sparta break, 94th min, and win it 2-0. Would of got 3 grand plus back. Not fucking happy I didn't acty put the bets on now because I have no balls.
I'm always more annoyed about bets I didn't put on that woulda won than just simply losing bets.
One of note recently was Marcus Berg being top scorer in the U-21 tourney last year. 35/1 you could get for him and he skooshed it in the end.
ive had no luck whatsoever this year with footy bets mainly cus i only ever bet on my team... :grumpy:
lucky my luck on the roulette has made up for it 3 grand in two months 8)
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Do you think they have got the message ?
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Billy - goal of the season. Oh and fuck my life btw. I went onto Williamhill yesterday when Arsenal and Man utd was both 2-0 up and put in 4-0. I also put Everton down for a win and typed in 500 quid in a Sparta Rotterdan game which was 0-0 at half time, I had them to win it 2-0. Last minute I changed my mind. Low and behold, Sparta break, 94th min, and win it 2-0. Would of got 3 grand plus back. Not fucking happy I didn't acty put the bets on now because I have no balls.
tbf was an awesome goal when did u sign him never heard of him before?
loved Dean Windass (legend) on Sunday. "Everton have made a sub, it's that Billya, Bill, er, Billyalet... i don't know. I bet he'll score now..."
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Billy - goal of the season. Oh and fuck my life btw. I went onto Williamhill yesterday when Arsenal and Man utd was both 2-0 up and put in 4-0. I also put Everton down for a win and typed in 500 quid in a Sparta Rotterdan game which was 0-0 at half time, I had them to win it 2-0. Last minute I changed my mind. Low and behold, Sparta break, 94th min, and win it 2-0. Would of got 3 grand plus back. Not fucking happy I didn't acty put the bets on now because I have no balls.
tbf was an awesome goal when did u sign him never heard of him before?
loved Dean Windass (legend) on Sunday. "Everton have made a sub, it's that Billya, Bill, er, Billyalet... i don't know. I bet he'll score now..."
Haha, nice :D
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Do you think they have got the message ?
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in the Glazers we trust ;D
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Again the other day, I thought some team would win and I didn't put it on, and there was good odds for a 2-0 down comeback in the Romanian league or something. Didn't put it on, and it fucking happened. So today I thought fuck it, go with my insticts.... Lost 35 quid. Haha.
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Go FULHAM!
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Go FULHAM!
haha atletico madrid won that shitt 8)
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Go FULHAM!
haha atletico madrid won that shitt 8)
Yeah, Fulham and Hangeland were unlucky, even though At. Madrid was the best team..
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http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11670_6150387,00.html
Gallas facing Arsenal exit
Gunners will not meet defender's wage demands
William Gallas could have played his last game for Arsenal after the club branded his wage demands 'extravagant'.
The former Gunners skipper's current contract expires in the summer and the Emirates Stadium outfit are in talks over a 12-month extension.
Manager Arsene Wenger had hinted that he could be prepared to alter the club's policy of only offering one-year deals to players in the latter stages of their career.
But Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has now revealed that they would only be prepared to extend the 32-year-old France international's by an additional season.
And the North London club will not be held to ransom by the former Chelsea man, who could now be on his way in the summer.
Draw the line
Hill-Wood told the Daily Star: "His demands are quite extravagant and I don't think we are prepared to go along with it.
"We would very much like him to stay, but I think for one year, and not on the money he wants.
"He is a good player, but you have got to draw the line somewhere.
"If he can get the money somewhere else, good luck to him. We still hope he will sign, but if he doesn't, he doesn't.
"It is not that we are being bloody-minded for the hell of it.
"We have got to look forward and the cost of players isn't just in transfers, it is in the salaries as well. And we analyse these quite carefully, because we don't want to go bankrupt."
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lol, €a$hley Cole all over again.
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Jose Mourinho are now saying that he will take charge of Real Madrid!!
It's been said that I have one foot in Milano and one foot in Spain, it's not true. It's true that I will manage Real Madrid.
Interview will be publicized on friday in Panorama magazine.
How is that for a bomb to drop on your players before the CL-final? :laugh:
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Jose Mourinho are now saying that he will take charge of Real Madrid!!
It's been said that I have one foot in Milano and one foot in Spain, it's not true. It's true that I will manage Real Madrid.
Interview will be publicized on friday in Panorama magazine.
How is that for a bomb to drop on your players before the CL-final? :laugh:
Yeah saw that, he also said he didnt know when he would manage real but he would one day.
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lol, €a$hley Cole all over again.
Nah, wouldn't say that. Cole was in his prime when he went, he's a product of Arsenal and it's thanks to Arsenal he is the footballer he is today.
It's a completely different story with Gallas.
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lol :D
http://www.youtube.com/v/GAAD06BHZlw&hl=en_GB&fs=1&
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Wow, how Chelsea haven't scored yet I don't know. Hit the woodwork 5 times. :o
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Boateng really chose the wrong sport. He should go into UFC or become Hitman. He is a major threat to his opponents health.
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http://www.youtube.com/v/jHgnDlpNSjA
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Boateng really chose the wrong sport. He should go into UFC or become Hitman. He is a major threat to his opponents health.
He's only done about two bad tackles I've seen.
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Boateng really chose the wrong sport. He should go into UFC or become Hitman. He is a major threat to his opponents health.
He's only done about two bad tackles I've seen.
I've seen 2 from him alone in the 10-15 games he played for Dortmund last year.
This asshole should be banned for this intentional foul.
Ribery gets 3 weeks and misses a CL final for an unintentional foul while this sucker gets away with nothing. :grumpy:
Well, Ballack is a big loss, but the most important thing is that we have a good keeper, we could still send teams like England back home with that. :laugh:
Even in women's football our keepers are unbeatable, a German team won the CL yesterday after penalties.
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Boateng really chose the wrong sport. He should go into UFC or become Hitman. He is a major threat to his opponents health.
He's only done about two bad tackles I've seen.
I've seen 2 from him alone in the 10-15 games he played for Dortmund last year.
This asshole should be banned for this intentional foul.
Ribery gets 3 weeks and misses a CL final for an unintentional foul while this sucker gets away with nothing. :grumpy:
Well, Ballack is a big loss, but the most important thing is that we have a good keeper, we could still send teams like England back home with that. :laugh:
Even in women's football our keepers are unbeatable, a German team won the CL yesterday after penalties.
Seriously mate, NO-ONE is worried about Germany. 50% of people are saying you won't even get out of your group. Germany are gash these days.
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Boateng really chose the wrong sport. He should go into UFC or become Hitman. He is a major threat to his opponents health.
He's only done about two bad tackles I've seen.
I've seen 2 from him alone in the 10-15 games he played for Dortmund last year.
This asshole should be banned for this intentional foul.
Ribery gets 3 weeks and misses a CL final for an unintentional foul while this sucker gets away with nothing. :grumpy:
Well, Ballack is a big loss, but the most important thing is that we have a good keeper, we could still send teams like England back home with that. :laugh:
Even in women's football our keepers are unbeatable, a German team won the CL yesterday after penalties.
Seriously mate, NO-ONE is worried about Germany. 50% of people are saying you won't even get out of your group. Germany are gash these days.
Well, no one in Germany is ever worried about England, because one can always rely on English gk's/ penalty shootouts. The German team can be shitty as hell (and it has been many times), but we still manage to get to the final every 2nd World Cup. Germany also sucked in Euro 08, but we still reached the final. How many times has England appeared in a final since 1966? ???
I'm not very confident about Germany, but Germany is like Italy a tournament team, they are hard to beat and have winner mentality/ team spirit, they still can easily take out the tradtitional chokers like England or Netherlands.
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Boateng really chose the wrong sport. He should go into UFC or become Hitman. He is a major threat to his opponents health.
He's only done about two bad tackles I've seen.
I've seen 2 from him alone in the 10-15 games he played for Dortmund last year.
This asshole should be banned for this intentional foul.
Ribery gets 3 weeks and misses a CL final for an unintentional foul while this sucker gets away with nothing. :grumpy:
Well, Ballack is a big loss, but the most important thing is that we have a good keeper, we could still send teams like England back home with that. :laugh:
Even in women's football our keepers are unbeatable, a German team won the CL yesterday after penalties.
Seriously mate, NO-ONE is worried about Germany. 50% of people are saying you won't even get out of your group. Germany are gash these days.
Hate to produce a cliche but Germany are "always there or thereabouts".
But when you look at a starting 11 like Spain with world class in every position it's hard to see how Germany could knock them out. Similar to England imo.
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True,a team like Spain or Brasil would be really hard to beat, especially with this young, unexperienced team Germany has. But even if your team is inferior, the other one has to score a goal first. ven if you don't beat them, they still need to beat you
Germany usually relies on a gk who can compensate all this, and especially Spain always had problems with their nerves. Football is not a spot of individuals, it's a team sport, and some teams don't have the team spirit Germany often has.
It doesn't count how good your individuals are in general, it counts how good they are in a decisive game. German teams can play above their potential in these games, while teams like Netherlands play brilliant in the group stage but choke when it counts.
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True,a team like Spain or Brasil would be really hard to beat, especially with this young, unexperienced team Germany has. But even if your team is inferior, the other one has to score a goal first. ven if you don't beat them, they still need to beat you
Germany usually relies on a gk who can compensate all this, and especially Spain always had problems with their nerves. Football is not a spot of individuals, it's a team sport, and some teams don't have the team spirit Germany often has.
It doesn't count how good your individuals are in general, it counts how good they are in a decisive game. German teams can play above their potential in these games, while teams like Netherlands play brilliant in the group stage but choke when it counts.
I agree with all of this, sir. Germany have a great ability to play badly (well, maybe not badly but grind out results) and still succeed. This is why theyre always in the latter stages of the international tournaments. Personally I wouldnt agree with people when they say you won't get past the group stages.
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Well, I don't expect Germany to play a major role this time, because some things really went wrong (injuries, unrest because of nominations, many talented players struggle with their form). Most people have lowered their expectations (most would say QF or SF, a year ago this would've been totally different), but it wouldn't surprise me if we still achieve more than some of the so called 'favourites'.
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Well, I don't expect Germany to play a major role this time, because some things really went wrong (injuries, unrest because of nominations, many talented players struggle with their form). Most people have lowered their expectations (most would say QF or SF, a year ago this would've been totally different), but it wouldn't surprise me if we still achieve more than some of the so called 'favourites'.
The fact that no-one is favouring you or fearing you might actually work in Germany's favour. Same for Argentina in a way. Everyone is looking at them like theyre a bit of a joke because of Maradona being the manager and their qualification struggle. I'd say both Argentina and Germany are dark horses to take the competition. Even as an Englishman I'd wouldnt be surprised if both Argentina and Germany do better than say, England and Holland.
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Blackpool 3 - 2 Cardiff.. congrates to lan holloway, deserves a shot at the big time.. i just see blackpool being in the same position as burnley.
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Blackpool 3 - 2 Cardiff.. congrates to lan holloway, deserves a shot at the big time.. i just see blackpool being in the same position as burnley.
:raisetheroof:
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Blackpool 3 - 2 Cardiff.. congrates to lan holloway, deserves a shot at the big time.. i just see blackpool being in the same position as burnley.
Burnley could have held on if they didnt lose Owen Coyle though. Sure, it would have been messy but they may have had 6 or so more points to their name. Blackpool, if they hit the ground running and do what Hull did two seasons ago and amass enough points early to help them later on, then they may survive. Against the odds but they might do it.
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This is for kdub :loser:
http://www.youtube.com/v/VlpS1xk4zDw
http://www.youtube.com/v/lvLVHkkUKao
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This is for kdub :loser:
Both goals were amazing. Milito was ice cold. But I always said bayern's defense is not good enough for European competition.
lol @ bayern: Inter wanted Van Buyten and they gave them Lucio :laugh:
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Blackpool 3 - 2 Cardiff.. congrates to lan holloway, deserves a shot at the big time.. i just see blackpool being in the same position as burnley.
Burnley could have held on if they didnt lose Owen Coyle though. Sure, it would have been messy but they may have had 6 or so more points to their name. Blackpool, if they hit the ground running and do what Hull did two seasons ago and amass enough points early to help them later on, then they may survive. Against the odds but they might do it.
Yeh, Coyle's a good manager.
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This is for kdub :loser:
Both goals were amazing. Milito was ice cold. But I always said bayern's defense is not good enough for European competition.
lol @ bayern: Inter wanted Van Buyten and they gave them Lucio :laugh:
ok...do you prefer the chelsea's defense ?
http://www.youtube.com/v/4yvyz41nRUU
milito deserves the ballon d'or this year
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milito deserves the ballon d'or this year
lol r u serious? i know your an inter fan but come on now... ::)
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milito deserves the ballon d'or this year
lol r u serious? i know your an inter fan but come on now... ::)
Haha
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This is for kdub :loser:
Both goals were amazing. Milito was ice cold. But I always said bayern's defense is not good enough for European competition.
lol @ bayern: Inter wanted Van Buyten and they gave them Lucio :laugh:
ok...do you prefer the chelsea's defense ?
http://www.youtube.com/v/4yvyz41nRUU
YES.
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milito deserves the ballon d'or this year
lol r u serious? i know your an inter fan but come on now... ::)
i'm serious and of course you don't know the 'rules' of the ballon d'or.
you are almost @ kdub's level of ignorance :D
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milito deserves the ballon d'or this year
lol r u serious? i know your an inter fan but come on now... ::)
Haha
you are too stupid to understand. :loser:
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If Messi doesn't win, something is obviously wrong.
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If Messi doesn't win, something is obviously wrong.
if messi win,there's something wrong.
but again, you are another one that don't know the rules of the ballon d'or
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If Messi doesn't win, something is obviously wrong.
if messi win,there's something wrong.
but again, you are another one that don't know the rules of the ballon d'or
Why don't you, as the big Football God you are, tell us the rules then..
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If Messi doesn't win, something is obviously wrong.
if messi win,there's something wrong.
but again, you are another one that don't know the rules of the ballon d'or
Why don't you, as the big Football God you are, tell us the rules then..
you are fuckin boring
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If Messi doesn't win, something is obviously wrong.
if messi win,there's something wrong.
but again, you are another one that don't know the rules of the ballon d'or
Why don't you, as the big Football God you are, tell us the rules then..
you are fuckin boring
I don't think you know the rules.
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If Messi doesn't win, something is obviously wrong.
if messi win,there's something wrong.
but again, you are another one that don't know the rules of the ballon d'or
Why don't you, as the big Football God you are, tell us the rules then..
you are fuckin boring
I don't think you know the rules.
I don't think you know something about football
Milito is trash. Even Bendtner is better than him!
:D :loser: :sshh:
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If Messi doesn't win, something is obviously wrong.
if messi win,there's something wrong.
but again, you are another one that don't know the rules of the ballon d'or
Why don't you, as the big Football God you are, tell us the rules then..
you are fuckin boring
I don't think you know the rules.
I don't think you know something about football
No, I do not know something about football..
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If Messi doesn't win, something is obviously wrong.
if messi win,there's something wrong.
but again, you are another one that don't know the rules of the ballon d'or
Why don't you, as the big Football God you are, tell us the rules then..
you are fuckin boring
I don't think you know the rules.
I don't think you know something about football
No, I do not know something about football..
you know NOTHING about it, and there's more than just one post as a proof :D
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If Messi doesn't win, something is obviously wrong.
if messi win,there's something wrong.
but again, you are another one that don't know the rules of the ballon d'or
Why don't you, as the big Football God you are, tell us the rules then..
you are fuckin boring
I don't think you know the rules.
I don't think you know something about football
No, I do not know something about football..
you know NOTHING about it, and there's more than just one post as a proof :D
Something something :D
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If Messi doesn't win, something is obviously wrong.
if messi win,there's something wrong.
but again, you are another one that don't know the rules of the ballon d'or
Why don't you, as the big Football God you are, tell us the rules then..
you are fuckin boring
I don't think you know the rules.
I don't think you know something about football
No, I do not know something about football..
you know NOTHING about it, and there's more than just one post as a proof :D
Something something :D
idiot idiot :D
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milito deserves the ballon d'or this year
lol r u serious? i know your an inter fan but come on now... ::)
i'm serious and of course you don't know the 'rules' of the ballon d'or.
you are almost @ kdub's level of ignorance :D
christ your ego is almost as bad as mourinhos ::)
u know nothing about me or my 'knowledge of the rules of ballon d'or', and if milito were to win it then it would mean messi has been robbed in his best season for barca 8)
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milito deserves the ballon d'or this year
lol r u serious? i know your an inter fan but come on now... ::)
i'm serious and of course you don't know the 'rules' of the ballon d'or.
you are almost @ kdub's level of ignorance :D
christ your ego is almost as bad as mourinhos ::)
u know nothing about me or my 'knowledge of the rules of ballon d'or', and if milito were to win it then it would mean messi has been robbed in his best season for barca 8)
you are full of shit
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DubCC Fantasy Football League:
http://www.dubcnn.com/connect/index.php?topic=249892.0
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nobody feel like gloating about rafa going??
funny how such a shit manager gets snapped up straight away by the current european champions
and we're being linked with hodgson,mcleish and o'neil happy fucking days
that being said wish rafa all the best at inter will be rooting for them in next years CL...just hope he dosent poach too many of our players :-\
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just hope he dosent poach too many of our players :-\
mascherano, torres and reina for starters :P
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just hope he dosent poach too many of our players :-\
mascherano, torres and reina for starters :P
reinas commited himself to the club,masch looks to be off and torres...ive heard so much either way i honestly couldnt say
only thing i will say he will not end up at man city
i actually think gerrards more likely to leave than Nando and if we get 30mill its good business imo
if rafa wants though he can have kuyt and lucas for 30mill
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just hope he dosent poach too many of our players :-\
mascherano, torres and reina for starters :P
reinas commited himself to the club,masch looks to be off and torres...ive heard so much either way i honestly couldnt say
only thing i will say he will not end up at man city
i actually think gerrards more likely to leave than Nando and if we get 30mill its good business imo
if rafa wants though he can have kuyt and lucas for 30mill
well...there's gonna be big changes...we'll see...
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just hope he dosent poach too many of our players :-\
mascherano, torres and reina for starters :P
reinas commited himself to the club,masch looks to be off and torres...ive heard so much either way i honestly couldnt say
only thing i will say he will not end up at man city
i actually think gerrards more likely to leave than Nando and if we get 30mill its good business imo
if rafa wants though he can have kuyt and lucas for 30mill
well...there's gonna be big changes...we'll see...
i know the fact reina is the only one to state his commitment is a big indication of that :-\
bad few weeks for us really that "$£%%"$"% ££$&^&^&%&% son of a *^&%^$^((^$(^ hicks has apparently turned down two very good offers for the club
i wont lie....very worried atm...we could soon be scrappin it out with the likes of everton :P
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just hope he dosent poach too many of our players :-\
mascherano, torres and reina for starters :P
reinas commited himself to the club,masch looks to be off and torres...ive heard so much either way i honestly couldnt say
only thing i will say he will not end up at man city
i actually think gerrards more likely to leave than Nando and if we get 30mill its good business imo
if rafa wants though he can have kuyt and lucas for 30mill
well...there's gonna be big changes...we'll see...
i know the fact reina is the only one to state his commitment is a big indication of that :-\
bad few weeks for us really that "$£%%"$"% ££$&^&^&%&% son of a *^&%^$^((^$(^ hicks has apparently turned down two very good offers for the club
i wont lie....very worried atm...we could soon be scrappin it out with the likes of everton :P
well, Everton is an alright team to scrap it out with ;D :P
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nobody feel like gloating about rafa going??
Nah, was he hope he'd be staying :D
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nobody feel like gloating about rafa going??
Nah, was he hope he'd be staying :D
i feel the same about wenger when did you last win ANYTHING?
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nobody feel like gloating about rafa going??
Nah, was he hope he'd be staying :D
i feel the same about wenger when did you last win ANYTHING?
oh snap! ;D 8)
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nobody feel like gloating about rafa going??
Nah, was he hope he'd be staying :D
i feel the same about wenger when did you last win ANYTHING?
They've won the Emirates Cup the last 2 years. ;D
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nobody feel like gloating about rafa going??
Nah, was he hope he'd be staying :D
i feel the same about wenger when did you last win ANYTHING?
Well at least we're in the CL next season, plus he hasn't been such a failure in the transfer market.
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nobody feel like gloating about rafa going??
Nah, was he hope he'd be staying :D
i feel the same about wenger when did you last win ANYTHING?
Well at least we're in the CL next season, plus he hasn't been such a failure in the transfer market.
mainly because he doesn't buy anyone...and at least we've won the champions league ;D
plus even being out the CL we still have more chance of holding on to our top players than arsenal so :P
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Im gutted Rafa has gone, he managed to win the CL with Houlliers team, realised he might be on to something and slowly destroyed the team.
All in all good work, i was looking forward to watching more europa league failures, if Liverpool choose O'Neill or McCliesh or even better Daglish & Rush then it will be more of the same.
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Im gutted Rafa has gone, he managed to win the CL with Houlliers team, realised he might be on to something and slowly destroyed the team.
All in all good work, i was looking forward to watching more europa league failures, if Liverpool choose O'Neill or McCliesh or even better Daglish & Rush then it will be more of the same.
So in your opinion garcia and alonso played no part in the 05 CL win?...and neither did Benitezs tactics
and reaching the 07 final and reaching the knockout stages every season apart from the last is also redundant?
as well as an FA cup win and a points total last year that would have won the league most years
sometime i just think you dont give your own team and manager enough credit...united arent pushovers
one thing we do agree on their is a lack of good replacements available
oh and heres a measure of the man after leaving he made a quiet visit to the justice for hillsborough campaign and donated 96,000
top man top manager
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Im gutted Rafa has gone, he managed to win the CL with Houlliers team, realised he might be on to something and slowly destroyed the team.
All in all good work, i was looking forward to watching more europa league failures, if Liverpool choose O'Neill or McCliesh or even better Daglish & Rush then it will be more of the same.
So in your opinion garcia and alonso played no part in the 05 CL win?...and neither did Benitezs tactics
and reaching the 07 final and reaching the knockout stages every season apart from the last is also redundant?
as well as an FA cup win and a points total last year that would have won the league most years
sometime i just think you dont give your own team and manager enough credit...united arent pushovers
one thing we do agree on their is a lack of good replacements available
oh and heres a measure of the man after leaving he made a quiet visit to the justice for hillsborough campaign and donated 96,000
top man top manager
Fair play on Benitez making the donation, that was a very nice touch.
Im sure Garcia and Alonso played there part but the vast majority of the team was Houlliers.
I just feel that in the time Benitez was there he should have achieved much more , im glad he didnt and am perplexed why he is worshipped so much. Is it because he won the CL or is there more to it than that ? I dont see how a FA Cup win and a goods point total one season puts him up with previous Liverpool managers.
Liverpool can get a good replacement but not until they sort out there ownership issues.
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David Silva signs for City ;D
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David Silva signs for City ;D
:-X
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(http://haroon247.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/shefio.jpg)
SHAMEFUL
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David Silva signs for City ;D
great signing still pissed we missed out on signing him 2 years back
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Sucks to be a man united supporter right now, 'city' is about to become BIG....Silva is an amazing player
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Sucks to be a man united supporter right now, 'city' is about to become BIG....Silva is an amazing player
It must suck even more to be Man City supporter, because they won't reach ManU in 100 years, and if they have any success in the near future, it's only because some rich camel fuckers want a new hobby. I would :-X if my club was owned by some guys who don't give a fuck about it.
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Sucks to be a man united supporter right now, 'city' is about to become BIG....Silva is an amazing player
It must suck even more to be Man City supporter, because they won't reach ManU in 100 years, and if they have any success in the near future, it's only because some rich camel fuckers want a new hobby. I would :-X if my club was owned by some guys who don't give a fuck about it.
What ? go ask to a city supporter if they are not happy now. Honestly, who gives a fuck if they can't reach man united in 100 years ? If they can become like chelsea i think they'll be happy as fuck.
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Sucks to be a man united supporter right now, 'city' is about to become BIG....Silva is an amazing player
It must suck even more to be Man City supporter, because they won't reach ManU in 100 years, and if they have any success in the near future, it's only because some rich camel fuckers want a new hobby. I would :-X if my club was owned by some guys who don't give a fuck about it.
im guessing the city owner cares a damn sight more about city than hicks gillette or the glaziers do
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Sucks to be a man united supporter right now, 'city' is about to become BIG....Silva is an amazing player
It must suck even more to be Man City supporter, because they won't reach ManU in 100 years, and if they have any success in the near future, it's only because some rich camel fuckers want a new hobby. I would :-X if my club was owned by some guys who don't give a fuck about it.
What ? go ask to a city supporter if they are not happy now. Honestly, who gives a fuck if they can't reach man united in 100 years ? If they can become like chelsea i think they'll be happy as fuck.
Then they are stupid. What do you think'll happen with Chelski after Abrahmowitz loses interest? How can you be happy if your club sells his soul to a foreigner who has no connection to your club?
Football clubs should remain football clubs, and not business ventures or ownerships of some rich fucks. This shit kills football.
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Sucks to be a man united supporter right now, 'city' is about to become BIG....Silva is an amazing player
It must suck even more to be Man City supporter, because they won't reach ManU in 100 years, and if they have any success in the near future, it's only because some rich camel fuckers want a new hobby. I would :-X if my club was owned by some guys who don't give a fuck about it.
im guessing the city owner cares a damn sight more about city than hicks gillette or the glaziers do
sure ;D
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Sucks to be a man united supporter right now, 'city' is about to become BIG....Silva is an amazing player
It must suck even more to be Man City supporter, because they won't reach ManU in 100 years, and if they have any success in the near future, it's only because some rich camel fuckers want a new hobby. I would :-X if my club was owned by some guys who don't give a fuck about it.
im guessing the city owner cares a damn sight more about city than hicks gillette or the glaziers do
sure ;D
im confused are you disagreeing?
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Sucks to be a man united supporter right now, 'city' is about to become BIG....Silva is an amazing player
It must suck even more to be Man City supporter, because they won't reach ManU in 100 years, and if they have any success in the near future, it's only because some rich camel fuckers want a new hobby. I would :-X if my club was owned by some guys who don't give a fuck about it.
im guessing the city owner cares a damn sight more about city than hicks gillette or the glaziers do
sure ;D
im confused are you disagreeing?
no. it must be fuckin amazing to be a city supporter now, they can afford to boy the whole barcelona tomorrow if its possible.
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Sucks to be a man united supporter right now, 'city' is about to become BIG....Silva is an amazing player
It must suck even more to be Man City supporter, because they won't reach ManU in 100 years, and if they have any success in the near future, it's only because some rich camel fuckers want a new hobby. I would :-X if my club was owned by some guys who don't give a fuck about it.
Hahaha spoken like a true TWAT
Who do you support by the way??? Lets see a club who is not in debt (like City) or 1 with shit loads of debt like the dippers or United. I know which 1 I would be happy with.
And what do u mean by reach Man U? Im not arsed about the past. Its all about the here and now u sad fuckin hater.
Blue Army oh and Yaya Toure is now a blue ;D
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Sucks to be a man united supporter right now, 'city' is about to become BIG....Silva is an amazing player
It must suck even more to be Man City supporter, because they won't reach ManU in 100 years, and if they have any success in the near future, it's only because some rich camel fuckers want a new hobby. I would :-X if my club was owned by some guys who don't give a fuck about it.
Hahaha spoken like a true TWAT
Who do you support by the way??? Lets see a club who is not in debt (like City) or 1 with shit loads of debt like the dippers or United. I know which 1 I would be happy with.
And what do u mean by reach Man U? Im not arsed about the past. Its all about the here and now u sad fuckin hater.
Blue Army oh and Yaya Toure is now a blue ;D
Sad fucking hater? I can laugh about about all the English clubs now, because they're so broke they have to sell themselves to some camel fuckers and Russian oil tycoons. :laugh: Fortunately most of the Bundesliga managers are not completely crazy. Go on and blow some 100 mil. in players players and their agents asses so you can 'compete' with clubs Real and Barca for a few years, while we can enjoy affordable ticket prices and a balanced national league.
Man City is a big fail, just like Chelski.
PS: (http://wolfram.kilu.de/Bilder/bvb.jpg)
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Sucks to be a man united supporter right now, 'city' is about to become BIG....Silva is an amazing player
It must suck even more to be Man City supporter, because they won't reach ManU in 100 years, and if they have any success in the near future, it's only because some rich camel fuckers want a new hobby. I would :-X if my club was owned by some guys who don't give a fuck about it.
Hahaha spoken like a true TWAT
Who do you support by the way??? Lets see a club who is not in debt (like City) or 1 with shit loads of debt like the dippers or United. I know which 1 I would be happy with.
And what do u mean by reach Man U? Im not arsed about the past. Its all about the here and now u sad fuckin hater.
Blue Army oh and Yaya Toure is now a blue ;D
Sad fucking hater? I can laugh about about all the English clubs now, because they're so broke they have to sell themselves to some camel fuckers and Russian oil tycoons. :laugh: Fortunately most of the Bundesliga managers are not completely crazy. Go on and blow some 100 mil. in players players and their agents asses so you can 'compete' with clubs Real and Barca for a few years, while we can enjoy affordable ticket prices and a balanced national league.
Man City is a big fail, just like Chelski.
PS: (http://wolfram.kilu.de/Bilder/bvb.jpg)
Yeah Chelsea have been a big fail haven't they??
They have just won the Premiership you fkn retard.
And last time I checked City ticket prices were quite affordable. Stop getting mad because no top players want to play in your shite league.
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Sucks to be a man united supporter right now, 'city' is about to become BIG....Silva is an amazing player
It must suck even more to be Man City supporter, because they won't reach ManU in 100 years, and if they have any success in the near future, it's only because some rich camel fuckers want a new hobby. I would :-X if my club was owned by some guys who don't give a fuck about it.
Hahaha spoken like a true TWAT
Who do you support by the way??? Lets see a club who is not in debt (like City) or 1 with shit loads of debt like the dippers or United. I know which 1 I would be happy with.
And what do u mean by reach Man U? Im not arsed about the past. Its all about the here and now u sad fuckin hater.
Blue Army oh and Yaya Toure is now a blue ;D
Sad fucking hater? I can laugh about about all the English clubs now, because they're so broke they have to sell themselves to some camel fuckers and Russian oil tycoons. :laugh: Fortunately most of the Bundesliga managers are not completely crazy. Go on and blow some 100 mil. in players players and their agents asses so you can 'compete' with clubs Real and Barca for a few years, while we can enjoy affordable ticket prices and a balanced national league.
Man City is a big fail, just like Chelski.
PS: (http://wolfram.kilu.de/Bilder/bvb.jpg)
Yeah Chelsea have been a big fail haven't they??
They have just won the Premiership you fkn retard.
And last time I checked City ticket prices were quite affordable. Stop getting mad because no top players want to play in your shite league.
yeah, Chelsea is a big fail. They spend 800 M € (or was it more?) and have won 2 or 3 championships and a few FA-Cups in 8 years. This is the definition of fail.
Why should I be mad? All German players play in the German league, and we still own nearly allnational teams (like England). Our players can't be that bad I'd say... Not to mention that we have many players from national teams like Netherlands who play or have played in the German league.
The German league has the highest average attendance, have more than 2 teams who can become champion, and it produces better native players. I'm pretty satisfied with the Bundesliga. We don't need overrated losers like Robinho, Barry, Wright-Philips.
(I hope Tevez doesn't kick us out now lol :laugh:)
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David Silva signs for City ;D
Wow your alive ! I was concerned after the league cup semi final you had gone and done something silly as your appeared to have vanished.
This is just like last summer "City have bought (enter foreign mercenary/over rated/priced Englishman)" .
Looks like more expectation to result in dissapointment again.
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David Silva signs for City ;D
Wow your alive ! I was concerned after the league cup semi final you had gone and done something silly as your appeared to have vanished.
This is just like last summer "City have bought (enter foreign mercenary/over rated/priced Englishman)" .
Looks like more expectation to result in dissapointment again.
Haha, yeah, Donnely isn't very active 'cept when City wins or does some crazy signing..
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David Silva signs for City ;D
Wow your alive ! I was concerned after the league cup semi final you had gone and done something silly as your appeared to have vanished.
This is just like last summer "City have bought (enter foreign mercenary/over rated/priced Englishman)" .
Looks like more expectation to result in dissapointment again.
Hahaha bring on the hate Im loving it, little old City
United dont buy the league though do they and Wayne Rooney was a life long United fan
I see your still keeping the Norwich campaign going, and I dont come on here much because I think Hip Hop today is shite so i just pop on here now and again. Stop getting mad because u cant buy anyone and ya club is fucked, you wanted Silva for years it was 1 of the biggest topics on the United forum. Now he's signed for us he is shit blah blah blah
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David Silva signs for City ;D
This is just like last summer "City have bought (enter foreign mercenary/over rated/priced Englishman)" .
Berbatov
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Anyone who knows anything about football will know that the Bundesliga is so far advantaced compared to the Premiership. They have it sorted in German.
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Anyone who knows anything about football will know that the Bundesliga is so far advantaced compared to the Premiership. They have it sorted in German.
only 2 teams are advanced,3 this year.
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Anyone who knows anything about football will know that the Bundesliga is so far advantaced compared to the Premiership. They have it sorted in German.
In terms of infrastructure and organisation, yes. On the pitch, not yet.
However, I think the Bundesliga has the potential to rival the English, Spanish & Italian leagues within the next two or three seasons.
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David Silva signs for City ;D
Wow your alive ! I was concerned after the league cup semi final you had gone and done something silly as your appeared to have vanished.
This is just like last summer "City have bought (enter foreign mercenary/over rated/priced Englishman)" .
Looks like more expectation to result in dissapointment again.
Hahaha bring on the hate Im loving it, little old City
United dont buy the league though do they and Wayne Rooney was a life long United fan
I see your still keeping the Norwich campaign going, and I dont come on here much because I think Hip Hop today is shite so i just pop on here now and again. Stop getting mad because u cant buy anyone and ya club is fucked, you wanted Silva for years it was 1 of the biggest topics on the United forum. Now he's signed for us he is shit blah blah blah
;D 8)
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Anyone who knows anything about football will know that the Bundesliga is so far advantaced compared to the Premiership. They have it sorted in German.
In terms of infrastructure and organisation, yes. On the pitch, not yet.
However, I think the Bundesliga has the potential to rival the English, Spanish & Italian leagues within the next two or three seasons.
It's pretty certain that we get the 4th spot in 2012, we'll surpass the Italian league next year. However, we only have one team that can compete in the CL. But let the Spanish and English teams continue their crazy game, some day a few teams'll have to pay the price for this, but obviously not the big ones like Madrid or Barca. ::) There are only 2 alternatives: a salary cup or the City/Chelski way. I'd rather have a healthy national league.
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MESUT OZIL has hinted he would consider a move to England — if Chelsea or Manchester United came calling.
The Werder Bremen midfielder has been one of the stars of the World Cup as Germany's young side have stormed their way to the semi-finals.
But with just a year left on his contract, Ozil is weighing up his options after attracting attention from some of Europe's biggest clubs.
And the 21-year-old revealed a move to Stamford Bridge or Old Trafford would be most appealing to him.
He said: "The Premier League is a great league and teams like Chelsea and Manchester United are very strong.
"While the World Cup is on, I won't think about my future — but La Liga and the Premier League have teams where you can win the best trophies.
"I just need time to think. This is about the next three or four years, my future."
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Anyone who knows anything about football will know that the Bundesliga is so far advantaced compared to the Premiership. They have it sorted in German.
In terms of infrastructure and organisation, yes. On the pitch, not yet.
However, I think the Bundesliga has the potential to rival the English, Spanish & Italian leagues within the next two or three seasons.
Thats what I meant.
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SHAY GIVEN has warned Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini he must start winning trophies - or he'll be in real trouble.
The Eastlands keeper revealed Mancini is under huge pressure to deliver silverware to repay the £200million spent on players by City's Arab owners.
The squad has been boosted by a £60m summer spree to lure David Silva, Yaya Toure and Jerome Boateng.
And more cash is expected to be splashed with England midfielder James Milner on the wanted list.
Given said: "We're at the point where the club has invested so much and the manager understands and knows that the pressure is on to get results and trophies.
"City have the backing to challenge the top teams in England and even in Europe in years to come.
"I don't want to say we are going into the league to finish fourth.
"We are going in to win it and if we don't, the next thing will be the top four.
"But with our squad, we've got to be looking to challenge Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal."
Too many top stars can bring problems but Given believes everyone will pull in the same direction.
He said: "When you train and play with the likes of Carlos Tevez and Silva, it can only help you. Players improve their game in training.
"The headache will come for the manager when he has to pick 11. But I'd rather have a big squad than a thin one."
And Given knows the knives are out as City try to buy the title.
He added: "A lot of people are jealous because they'd love to have the backing City have. That's human nature.
"But I was at Blackburn when people said they bought the title. Yes, they bought some quality players like Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton.
"But they also had a nucleus of good squad players."
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David Silva signs for City ;D
Wow your alive ! I was concerned after the league cup semi final you had gone and done something silly as your appeared to have vanished.
This is just like last summer "City have bought (enter foreign mercenary/over rated/priced Englishman)" .
Looks like more expectation to result in dissapointment again.
Hahaha bring on the hate Im loving it, little old City
United dont buy the league though do they and Wayne Rooney was a life long United fan
I see your still keeping the Norwich campaign going, and I dont come on here much because I think Hip Hop today is shite so i just pop on here now and again. Stop getting mad because u cant buy anyone and ya club is fucked, you wanted Silva for years it was 1 of the biggest topics on the United forum. Now he's signed for us he is shit blah blah blah
I aint mad at all dont know why you would think that, its strange how you on pop on when city do something. You on here frequently before the league cup semi final but then when you lose you vanish. If united lose im more than happy to still come on here post my thoughts and take what ever stick comes with it. This is the sports section you dont need to look at the hip hop if it doesnt appeal to you.
Why do you lurk on United forums, i wouldnt be seen dead on blue moon.
Cant say i was ever interested in Silva and arent particularly bothered by the fact he has signed for city. He is clearly not shit but citys scatter gun approach to signings driven by huge wages dont exactly consititute stability. The giddy metre must be out of control at eastlands at the moment, just like when Robinho signed and kaka........oh wait.
As for spending here is 1992-present (start of prem league)
Net Spend 92 - 2010 Purchased Sold Nett Per Season
1 Chelsea £563,340,000 £191,875,000 £371,465,000 £19,550,789
2 Manchester City £444,110,000 £102,553,000 £341,557,000 £17,976,684
3 Liverpool £418,555,000 £222,620,000 £195,935,000 £10,312,368
4 Tottenham £383,550,000 £200,717,500 £182,832,500 £9,622,763
5 Aston Villa £253,240,000 £111,225,000 £142,015,000 £7,474,474
6 Manchester United £419,350,000 £290,440,000 £128,910,000 £6,784,737
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Who said I lurk on United forums?? That fact was posted on Bluemoon
No matter what you say United have been buying the league for years, just like Chelsea. Now everyone is spitting there dummy out because little old City are doing it.
Well I dont give a fuck.
And your right you probably wasnt intrested in Silva
Why would you be when you have an ageing squad and no money to buy players.
But you have got Owen Hargreaves coming back.........oh wait
;D
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Any team that spends over £250 million in three years and STILL doesnt even get into the Champions League can't be THAT happy with how things are going.
Silva is a good signing. Yaya Toure not so much when you already have a player like Nigel de Jong who does the same job for less wages at the same quality. Toure losing his spot at Barca to arguably Barca's worst player in Sergio Busquets says it all about how much Yaya Toure was valued in the grand scheme of things at Barca.
I actually like City, my girl's father is a City fan and I will always have an affinity with them for that link, going to see games with him and so on, but their problem is that by and large, the majority of these great players theyre signing are nothing more than whining, selfish mercenaries who for their bad behaviour and lack of focus or work ethic have been sold by their various teams. Adebayor, Bellamy, Robinho, Y.Toure, even players like Lescott, Gareth Barry and Santa Cruz were hated by the end by their respective clubs because of their disrespect and lack of professionalism to their former clubs when they tried to force their move.
Silva is a genuinely good signing for once and might, JUST MIGHT, help them breach the gap and get into the top 4, but that squad you have will NEVER EVER gel and work together properly or do as well as they seem like they would on paper. Too many egos to juggle. No manager could handle that all at once. Not least a softly spoken niceguy like Mancini.
Once they do gel of course, they'll be unstoppable, but until they get it right they'll continue to fail in breaching the gap between them and the true big clubs of this world.
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Any team that spends over £250 million in three years and STILL doesnt even get into the Champions League can't be THAT happy with how things are going.
Silva is a good signing. Yaya Toure not so much when you already have a player like Nigel de Jong who does the same job for less wages at the same quality. Toure losing his spot at Barca to arguably Barca's worst player in Sergio Busquets says it all about how much Yaya Toure was valued in the grand scheme of things at Barca.
I actually like City, my girl's father is a City fan and I will always have an affinity with them for that link, going to see games with him and so on, but their problem is that by and large, the majority of these great players theyre signing are nothing more than whining, selfish mercenaries who for their bad behaviour and lack of focus or work ethic have been sold by their various teams. Adebayor, Bellamy, Robinho, Y.Toure, even players like Lescott, Gareth Barry and Santa Cruz were hated by the end by their respective clubs because of their disrespect and lack of professionalism to their former clubs when they tried to force their move.
Silva is a genuinely good signing for once and might, JUST MIGHT, help them breach the gap and get into the top 4, but that squad you have will NEVER EVER gel and work together properly or do as well as they seem like they would on paper. Too many egos to juggle. No manager could handle that all at once. Not least a softly spoken niceguy like Mancini.
Once they do gel of course, they'll be unstoppable, but until they get it right they'll continue to fail in breaching the gap between them and the true big clubs of this world.
Well we will soon find out mate. Rome wasn't built in a day
But I think your talking a load of bollox about mercenaries, what footballer nowadays isn't??
And City have 1 of the best youth development programes in the country, and we give young players a chance. So its not all buy buy
Anyway I would rather be in our boat then some debt ridden clubs in the league ;D
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Any team that spends over £250 million in three years and STILL doesnt even get into the Champions League can't be THAT happy with how things are going.
Silva is a good signing. Yaya Toure not so much when you already have a player like Nigel de Jong who does the same job for less wages at the same quality. Toure losing his spot at Barca to arguably Barca's worst player in Sergio Busquets says it all about how much Yaya Toure was valued in the grand scheme of things at Barca.
I actually like City, my girl's father is a City fan and I will always have an affinity with them for that link, going to see games with him and so on, but their problem is that by and large, the majority of these great players theyre signing are nothing more than whining, selfish mercenaries who for their bad behaviour and lack of focus or work ethic have been sold by their various teams. Adebayor, Bellamy, Robinho, Y.Toure, even players like Lescott, Gareth Barry and Santa Cruz were hated by the end by their respective clubs because of their disrespect and lack of professionalism to their former clubs when they tried to force their move.
Silva is a genuinely good signing for once and might, JUST MIGHT, help them breach the gap and get into the top 4, but that squad you have will NEVER EVER gel and work together properly or do as well as they seem like they would on paper. Too many egos to juggle. No manager could handle that all at once. Not least a softly spoken niceguy like Mancini.
Once they do gel of course, they'll be unstoppable, but until they get it right they'll continue to fail in breaching the gap between them and the true big clubs of this world.
Well we will soon find out mate. Rome wasn't built in a day
But I think your talking a load of bollox about mercenaries, what footballer nowadays isn't??
And City have 1 of the best youth development programes in the country, and we give young players a chance. So its not all buy buy
Anyway I would rather be in our boat then some debt ridden clubs in the league ;D
The mercenary stuff isn't bollocks. Its the reason you failed last year. I'd have thought that was clear.
But yeah ROme wasnt built in a day. Neither was Chelsea. Abramovich also took over a team already with top 4 material while your lot took over a team in a bit of disarray and no better than lower mid table so there was a larger gap to breach.
I honestly think the best signing you did last season was Adam Johnson. He is an incredible player. I'm a toon fan and I went to a few Boro games last year with an old uni mate and it weas obvious then he was a special player and much better than the Championship. He'll be an England star very soon I'm sure of it.
I'm not saying ALL your signings are mercenaries, I'm saying you've spent A LOT of money on players that are (and you can tell quickly who is and who isn't). But the youth players youve brought through are superb, and Man City's development in that area will be the reason why, say, if your Arabs and Roman Abramovich both left the respective clubs for good, Man City would have more longevity. Chelsea have no youth scheme, they just buy young players. Big difference. The last genuinely good player Chelsea as a club have development was John Terry.
All I'll say is I'd rather be in your position as a club with a bottomless pit of cash, than in my club Newcastle's position of being a big club in the past and now being ran by an owner with no love for the club, and no intent and supporting it with finance.
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Who said I lurk on United forums?? That fact was posted on Bluemoon
No matter what you say United have been buying the league for years, just like Chelsea. Now everyone is spitting there dummy out because little old City are doing it.
Well I dont give a fuck.
And your right you probably wasnt intrested in Silva
Why would you be when you have an ageing squad and no money to buy players.
But you have got Owen Hargreaves coming back.........oh wait
;D
I think your getting ahead of yourself, you havent won anything for 35 years let alone the league.
Owen Hargreaves is never coming back we might as well release him on a free.
An ageing squad ? Yeah we have a few in giggs, scholes, vds, neville but the squad overall isnt bad age wise from May 10th
Average age
26.28 - Manchester City
26.19 - Manchester United
http://www.thebesteleven.com/2010/05/average-squad-age-in-top-european.html
Yeah we have fuck all money to spend but we had fuck all last year and still finished higher than you won a trophy and were only a point of chelsea. If we had beaten Blackburn we would have won the league for the fouth year running. What did your 100 plus mil spending spree bring you ? Europa league football whoopty do !
Even Snoop knows city are shit
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Even Snoop knows City are shit hahaha who gives a fuck what a an American rap singer thinks you clown.
We are only going to get better and you know it, where as your club with no money to buy players are just gona go shitter
TICK TOCK
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Yo Mac 10, your favorite team just got one of my favorite players Efrain Juarez.
He plays as a RB or even the versatile "carillero" role. He's comfortable as a defensive midfielder too, but his ability to go up and back will be best used as a RB or carillero.
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wow we just signed joe cole suprised is an understatement
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I wonder how much they are paying Cole.
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I wonder how much they are paying Cole.
Its reported to be 90k a week by the tabloids.
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I wonder how much they are paying Cole.
Its reported to be 90k a week by the tabloids.
Was that the wages he wanted at Chelsea? I can't remember.
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I wonder how much they are paying Cole.
Its reported to be 90k a week by the tabloids.
Was that the wages he wanted at Chelsea? I can't remember.
From what I remember (this could be bollocks but its what i remember) Chelsea actually offered him a one or two year deal at 100k a week. So they actually offered him more wages.
I think maybe the lure of a more regular first team spot and a longer contract is what swung it.
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I wonder how much they are paying Cole.
Its reported to be 90k a week by the tabloids.
yeah its 90k confirmed im just suprised he didnt go to arsenal or tottenham would have though he'd have stayed in london tbh
great news gerrard has pretty much came out and confirmed he's staying as well now so hopefully we'll hear the same from torres as well
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I wonder how much they are paying Cole.
Its reported to be 90k a week by the tabloids.
yeah its 90k confirmed im just suprised he didnt go to arsenal or tottenham would have though he'd have stayed in london tbh
great news gerrard has pretty much came out and confirmed he's staying as well now so hopefully we'll hear the same from torres as well
to be honest mate, apart from some people's wishful thinking, I don't think anyone genuinely beleived Torres or Gerrard would leave this year.
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I wonder how much they are paying Cole.
Its reported to be 90k a week by the tabloids.
yeah its 90k confirmed im just suprised he didnt go to arsenal or tottenham would have though he'd have stayed in london tbh
great news gerrard has pretty much came out and confirmed he's staying as well now so hopefully we'll hear the same from torres as well
to be honest mate, apart from some people's wishful thinking, I don't think anyone genuinely beleived Torres or Gerrard would leave this year.
i honestly though gerrard would go tbf(and to be honest part of me hoped,he was dire last year) and if he'd gone i think torres may have been forced to evaluate his future but im 99% sure he'll stay now
only way this pre-season can get any better than that is if hodgson can teach masch's wife and kids english and buy insua some blinds
"I don't do much stuff in my free time, that's the truth," said Mascherano.
"I could go to London with my wife to do some shopping but I have already been to London 1,000 times and if I want to go to another city I would have to take a plane.
"What kills me about living in Liverpool is that there are only two Argentinians here with me, Emiliano Insua and Maxi Rodriguez.
"Insua and I live in a private neighbourhood. He lives in one tower and I live in the other. There are 15 metres between us and we used to look at each other through the window.
"Sometimes Zabaleta comes from Manchester but there is no way Carlos Tevez comes here. If I want to see him, I have to go to his place and knock on his door.
"He doesn't like to leave his home. So during the winter, during those four or five months, I have to stay at home all day with my family.
"I have no problem living in Liverpool, but I think my wife and daughters deserve to enjoy every day to the full and live their lives - but they have to be at home all day.
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yeah life must be such a struggle spending all that time in his tower with his family...my heart fucking bleeds
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Aww, poor Mascherano, only two Argentinians in his club, and one of them live 15m from him :'(
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I wonder how much they are paying Cole.
Its reported to be 90k a week by the tabloids.
yeah its 90k confirmed im just suprised he didnt go to arsenal or tottenham would have though he'd have stayed in london tbh
great news gerrard has pretty much came out and confirmed he's staying as well now so hopefully we'll hear the same from torres as well
to be honest mate, apart from some people's wishful thinking, I don't think anyone genuinely beleived Torres or Gerrard would leave this year.
i honestly though gerrard would go tbf(and to be honest part of me hoped,he was dire last year) and if he'd gone i think torres may have been forced to evaluate his future but im 99% sure he'll stay now
only way this pre-season can get any better than that is if hodgson can teach masch's wife and kids english and buy insua some blinds
"I don't do much stuff in my free time, that's the truth," said Mascherano.
"I could go to London with my wife to do some shopping but I have already been to London 1,000 times and if I want to go to another city I would have to take a plane.
"What kills me about living in Liverpool is that there are only two Argentinians here with me, Emiliano Insua and Maxi Rodriguez.
"Insua and I live in a private neighbourhood. He lives in one tower and I live in the other. There are 15 metres between us and we used to look at each other through the window.
"Sometimes Zabaleta comes from Manchester but there is no way Carlos Tevez comes here. If I want to see him, I have to go to his place and knock on his door.
"He doesn't like to leave his home. So during the winter, during those four or five months, I have to stay at home all day with my family.
"I have no problem living in Liverpool, but I think my wife and daughters deserve to enjoy every day to the full and live their lives - but they have to be at home all day.
I wouldnt worry about Insua's blinds anymore mate. He's about to fuck off to Fiorentina.
And really? You wanted Gerrard to leave? Thats just ridiculous in my opinion.
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"Insua and I live in a private neighbourhood. He lives in one tower and I live in the other. There are 15 metres between us and we used to look at each other through the window.
Ahahaha, this sounds like he was kind of retarted. The imagination of them standing in their towers staring at each other made me really laugh.
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"Insua and I live in a private neighbourhood. He lives in one tower and I live in the other. There are 15 metres between us and we used to look at each other through the window.
Ahahaha, this sounds like he was kind of retarted. The imagination of them standing in their towers staring at each other made me really laugh.
i just hope their hands were visible while they were looking at each other ;)
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"Insua and I live in a private neighbourhood. He lives in one tower and I live in the other. There are 15 metres between us and we used to look at each other through the window.
Ahahaha, this sounds like he was kind of retarted. The imagination of them standing in their towers staring at each other made me really laugh.
i just hope their hands were visible while they were looking at each other ;)
Propably not. ;D Wouldn't even want to know what would happen if there were more Argentinians...
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Actually laughing at them comments. So funny. Just staring at each other haha. Classic Phil.
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Even Snoop knows City are shit hahaha who gives a fuck what a an American rap singer thinks you clown.
We are only going to get better and you know it, where as your club with no money to buy players are just gona go shitter
TICK TOCK
::) well its not like you can get much worse than you have been the last few years.
This is the grest thing about pre season city fans get all giddy and then as the season goes on it all falls apart.
Last season they were going to win the league and at the very least be in the champions league.
Who came blame them though there all a load of Garry Cook's
Who can forget the classic
'This football club will be without doubt the biggest and best in the world.
'People don't like to hear it but I'll make no excuses for saying it, and I will never stop saying it because I truly believe it with the resources and capabilities that we have - and when, not if, we're at Wembley having beaten Man United yet again!'
City of course lost , its like a never ending comedy show.
(http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01567/barry-_g_1567477i.jpg)
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Balotelli and Kolarov are about to sign with Manchester city too, and they are two fuckin good players (balotelli is an AMAZING striker).
And looks like is not the end,more to come for M.City 8)
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funny thing is they have to cut their squad down to 25 players so hopefully no-one will go in for anyone of theirs til right at the last minute and they will be forced to sell dirt cheap
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http://www.youtube.com/v/MkPBhj039cw
the 3rd goal :o
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Great goal! But what's with the music? :)
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http://www.youtube.com/v/dbMod6XMjds
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KICK OFF TODAY! Can't wait.
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KICK OFF TODAY! Can't wait.
second that! a spurs win in the early kick-off would be the perfect way to start the season
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can't wait til tomorrow two awesome games anyone know if balotelli is slated to get any game time tomorrow??
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Hart is an awesome keeper, wish he played with a canon on his chest.
anyone know if balotelli is slated to get any game time tomorrow??
???
City is playing now!
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can't wait til tomorrow two awesome games anyone know if balotelli is slated to get any game time tomorrow??
balotelli will probably play in europe league next week or vs liverpool...
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Hart is an awesome keeper, wish he played with a canon on his chest.
anyone know if balotelli is slated to get any game time tomorrow??
???
City is playing now!
got my days mixed up whose the early kick-ff 2moro then?
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Hart is an awesome keeper, wish he played with a canon on his chest.
anyone know if balotelli is slated to get any game time tomorrow??
???
City is playing now!
got my days mixed up whose the early kick-ff 2moro then?
Dunno, sorry
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Hart made some impressive saves
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Hart is an awesome keeper, wish he played with a canon on his chest.
anyone know if balotelli is slated to get any game time tomorrow??
???
City is playing now!
got my days mixed up whose the early kick-ff 2moro then?
Dunno, sorry
Only one game tomorrow.
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The only thing I wish i had was the ability to see all the EPL games in HD. Well one I can't even see all of them in the first place haha, but shit one day it will become true
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8)
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8)
That was niiiiiice 8)
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is there a dubcc fantasy premier league this year?
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here we are again, first trophy of the season 8)
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http://www.youtube.com/v/BawXJ0PrAPE
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SIX NIL TO THE TOOOOOOOOOON! 8)
We're geordie boys, we're taking the piss, we're geordie boys and we're taking the piss!
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SIX NIL TO THE TOOOOOOOOOON! 8)
We're geordie boys, we're taking the piss, we're geordie boys and we're taking the piss!
Your team is gay as hell :loser:
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SIX NIL TO THE TOOOOOOOOOON! 8)
We're geordie boys, we're taking the piss, we're geordie boys and we're taking the piss!
Awesome game, Villa didn't have a chance and Carroll is showing potential to be a beast!
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Fuck >:(
Fuck off Bayer >:(
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Two points thrown away. At least we didnt lose against them like the last two years !
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Two points thrown away. At least we didnt lose against them like the last two years !
...and the missed penalty, sigh....
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Two points thrown away. At least we didnt lose against them like the last two years !
...and the missed penalty, sigh....
Which was not a penalty to begin with.
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Andy carroll ;D
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Two points thrown away. At least we didnt lose against them like the last two years !
...and the missed penalty, sigh....
lmfao @ nani :D
and after 3 minutes, 2-2- ;D
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Manchester City - Liverpool 3 - 0 8)
Milner is a fantastic player :o
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Manchester City - Liverpool 3 - 0 8)
Milner is a fantastic player :o
Milner was o.k Adam Johnson absolutely annihilated us though...how he didnt get took to the world cup is beyond me
and wtf was hodgson thinking playing 4-4-2 is he fucking simple?...
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Manchester City - Liverpool 3 - 0 8)
Milner is a fantastic player :o
Milner was o.k Adam Johnson absolutely annihilated us though...how he didnt get took to the world cup is beyond me
and wtf was hodgson thinking playing 4-4-2 is he fucking simple?...
milner just ok ? ::)
anyway, the two players taken from Villa are top notch signings 8)
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Last night FC Utrecht showed how weak Celtic really is. A team that luckily ended up in the top 10 last year defeated the 2nd team of Scotland with 4-0.
I said it before and I'll say it again: hahahahaha
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I said it before and I'll say it again: hahahahaha
i second this comment :D
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I said it before and I'll say it again: hahahahaha
i second this comment :D
I'll 3rd it :D
So if Neil Lennon said that he had a team for Europe and a team for the SPL, then whats he going to do with the team for Europe this season?
Out of two different European competitions in the same month. Now that is astonishing brilliant ;D
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Is Neil Lennon the new John Barnes ?
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Is Neil Lennon the new John Barnes ?
Or the new Tony Mowbray
At least John Barnes could rap :D
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Lets all laugh at Tevez ;D
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Woo, beat those Portugese last night, 6 out of 6 point in the EC Qualifiying so far, awesome 8)
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Woo, beat those Portugese last night, 6 out of 6 point in the EC Qualifiying so far, awesome 8)
8) 8)
Where that boy Luna at? :P
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Woo, beat those Portugese last night, 6 out of 6 point in the EC Qualifiying so far, awesome 8)
8) 8)
Where that boy Luna at? :P
norway has step'd there game up ;)
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Woo, beat those Portugese last night, 6 out of 6 point in the EC Qualifiying so far, awesome 8)
8) 8)
Where that boy Luna at? :P
fuck man i missed the game i heard they lost 1 to nil who did they play?
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Woo, beat those Portugese last night, 6 out of 6 point in the EC Qualifiying so far, awesome 8)
8) 8)
Where that boy Luna at? :P
fuck man i missed the game i heard they lost 1 to nil who did they play?
N to the Orway.
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Woo, beat those Portugese last night, 6 out of 6 point in the EC Qualifiying so far, awesome 8)
8) 8)
Where that boy Luna at? :P
fuck man i missed the game i heard they lost 1 to nil who did they play?
N to the Orway.
damn
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ouch man, bobby zamora's ankle break was a nasty one :-\ ... big shame he's been in great form over the last year or so.
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Woo, beat those Portugese last night, 6 out of 6 point in the EC Qualifiying so far, awesome 8)
8) 8)
Where that boy Luna at? :P
fuck man i missed the game i heard they lost 1 to nil who did they play?
N to the Orway.
damn
I'm here :P lol. Terrible start. 1 point from 2 qualifying games (Norway & Cyprus). Awful. But the problem is upstairs, the players aren't focused with all of the distractions going on. Now that they've finally fired the coach, they need to hurry up and hire a good coach and get back on track.
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Lol, Reina is keeping Liverpool in the game at the moment.
ouch man, bobby zamora's ankle break was a nasty one :-\ ... big shame he's been in great form over the last year or so.
Yeah, nasty indeed.
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More dropped points when we had the game won >:(
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More dropped points when we had the game won >:(
For real. When was the last time we conceded 2 goals in stoppage time? ??? >:(
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More dropped points when we had the game won >:(
For real. When was the last time we conceded 2 goals in stoppage time? ??? >:(
yeah that was just unreal...I was speaking on a phone while the two goals came, I was just shocked when I saw the result :-X
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More dropped points when we had the game won >:(
For real. When was the last time we conceded 2 goals in stoppage time? ??? >:(
What would've happened if it was 3?
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More dropped points when we had the game won >:(
For real. When was the last time we conceded 2 goals in stoppage time? ??? >:(
What would've happened if it was 3?
I would of been asking the same question but replacing 2 with 3 except asking when anyone did?
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More dropped points when we had the game won >:(
For real. When was the last time we conceded 2 goals in stoppage time? ??? >:(
What would've happened if it was 3?
I would of been asking the same question but replacing 2 with 3 except asking when anyone did?
for the ref to blow up when he did was criminal.. imagine the outrage had everton scored :o
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More dropped points when we had the game won >:(
For real. When was the last time we conceded 2 goals in stoppage time? ??? >:(
What would've happened if it was 3?
I would of been asking the same question but replacing 2 with 3 except asking when anyone did?
for the ref to blow up when he did was criminal.. imagine the outrage had everton scored :o
Yes
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so when we play man city away we play 4-4-2 when we play birmingham away we revert to one up front with poulson and lucas in the centre...hodgson is really not impressing me tactically or with the things he's saying in the media
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so when we play man city away we play 4-4-2 when we play birmingham away we revert to one up front with poulson and lucas in the centre...hodgson is really not impressing me tactically or with the things he's saying in the media
c'mon man, he needs time...I understand the frustration but....
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so when we play man city away we play 4-4-2 when we play birmingham away we revert to one up front with poulson and lucas in the centre...hodgson is really not impressing me tactically or with the things he's saying in the media
c'mon man, he needs time...I understand the frustration but....
im not going OTT with it...i realize its been a tough start(united away next week :-\ ) im just not very optimistic and never felt roy was the man for the job to begin with but then again their werent many options
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very good first game for ibrahimovic with ac milan :D :D
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New Fifa Rankings!
http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=m/fullranking.html
Top 20:
(http://i52.tinypic.com/25oxh8m.jpg)
Wow, Norway's on 14th, that's mad dope when you considering we were on 59th 20 months or so ago 8)
And Slovakia has climed too. Italy isn't even in the top 10, lol.
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Cheah! My fav 2 on the 2 and 3! 8)
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great result for rangers last night...and valencias broken ankle looked pretty fucked, especially when slowed down on the sky+ :D
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New Fifa Rankings!
http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=m/fullranking.html
Top 20:
(http://i52.tinypic.com/25oxh8m.jpg)
Wow, Norway's on 14th, that's mad dope when you considering we were on 59th 20 months or so ago 8)
And Slovakia has climed too. Italy isn't even in the top 10, lol.
And France aren't even top 20. :D
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Cheering for Braga today
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New Fifa Rankings!
http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=m/fullranking.html
Top 20:
(http://i52.tinypic.com/25oxh8m.jpg)
Wow, Norway's on 14th, that's mad dope when you considering we were on 59th 20 months or so ago 8)
And Slovakia has climed too. Italy isn't even in the top 10, lol.
And France aren't even top 20. :D
;D
The list is meaningless and crap anyway.
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Cheering for Braga today
lol
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great result for rangers last night...and valencias broken ankle looked pretty fucked, especially when slowed down on the sky+ :D
Dont know what fergie was up to, he needs to show the opposition some respect and stop putting out piss poor teams and thinking we will beat well organised sides.
Its a blow losing valencia he is an important player for us.very good first game for ibrahimovic with ac milan :D :D
Werent you telling me how he was going to be shit for milan ?
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NANI is a fucking disgusting diver, an idiot like him shouldn't play for a big team like Manchester United.
I don't know why ferguson can't teach to that fucker the meaning of fearplay.
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NANI is a fucking disgusting diver, an idiot like him shouldn't play for a big team like Manchester United.
I don't know why ferguson can't teach to that fucker the meaning of fearplay.
Maybe because Fergie doesn't know what fairplay is.
BTW: This was a gooooooooooooooooood day 8)
http://www.youtube.com/v/mpEJMmUjfFA?fs=1&hl=de_DE
A 0-6 or o-7 would've been appropriate.
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NANI is a fucking disgusting diver, an idiot like him shouldn't play for a big team like Manchester United.
I don't know why ferguson can't teach to that fucker the meaning of fearplay.
Maybe because Fergie doesn't know what fairplay is.
ya he was the coach of dirty players and butchers like roy keane and cantona after all.
and scholes
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NANI is a fucking disgusting diver, an idiot like him shouldn't play for a big team like Manchester United.
I don't know why ferguson can't teach to that fucker the meaning of fearplay.
Maybe because Fergie doesn't know what fairplay is.
ya he was the coach of dirty players and butchers like roy keane and cantona after all.
and scholes
:sleep:
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NANI is a fucking disgusting diver, an idiot like him shouldn't play for a big team like Manchester United.
I don't know why ferguson can't teach to that fucker the meaning of fearplay.
Maybe because Fergie doesn't know what fairplay is.
ya he was the coach of dirty players and butchers like roy keane and cantona after all.
and scholes
:sleep:
you love that fucking diver ? good for you :P
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NANI is a fucking disgusting diver, an idiot like him shouldn't play for a big team like Manchester United.
I don't know why ferguson can't teach to that fucker the meaning of fearplay.
Maybe because Fergie doesn't know what fairplay is.
ya he was the coach of dirty players and butchers like roy keane and cantona after all.
and scholes
:sleep:
you love that fucking diver ? good for you :P
He's alot more than just a diver...that's it!
:)
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lol @ wenger being charged for his actions on the touchline.. dude is such a bitch at times ;D
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NANI is a fucking disgusting diver, an idiot like him shouldn't play for a big team like Manchester United.
I don't know why ferguson can't teach to that fucker the meaning of fearplay.
Coming from a fan of team who had mourinho as coach , who pretty much has encouraged players of all his sides to dive at any opportunity.
Great win the other day but made it more difficult than it needed to be, should have won comfortably.
lol @ wenger being charged for his actions on the touchline.. dude is such a bitch at times ;D
He likes to act so superior but when it doesnt go well he has having fist fights with other managers and pushing officials
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Oh dear, liverpool crashed out to northampton lol. Wonder if there the next Nottingham forest / Leeds? ;)
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New Fifa Rankings!
http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=m/fullranking.html
Top 20:
(http://i52.tinypic.com/25oxh8m.jpg)
Wow, Norway's on 14th, that's mad dope when you considering we were on 59th 20 months or so ago 8)
And Slovakia has climed too. Italy isn't even in the top 10, lol.
England being that high up is just plain retarded, considering their recent form.
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See Millwall fans did our chances of holding the world cup in 2018 a load of good tonight. ::)
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Barcelona result tonight :o
but a victory for Rangers (finally) so it's a good night 8)
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Barcelona result tonight :o
but a victory for Rangers (finally) so it's a good night 8)
what was the score in the barca game
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Barcelona result tonight :o
but a victory for Rangers (finally) so it's a good night 8)
what was the score in the barca game
1-1 with rubin kazan
also a lovely win with Spurs!! the 3rd penalty was well harsh, but oh well :) .. roll on the double header with Elano's Inter Milan 8)
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LMAO @ac milan...they still a shitty team even with ibrahimovic :D :loser:
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LMAO @ac milan...they still a shitty team even with ibrahimovic :D :loser:
i think ibrahimovic is a decent player but i will never understand how barca could swap Eto'o & £20 Million for him... Eto'o is superb, great hat trick last night.
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LMAO @ac milan...they still a shitty team even with ibrahimovic :D :loser:
i think ibrahimovic is a decent player but i will never understand how barca could swap Eto'o & £20 Million for him... Eto'o is superb, great hat trick last night.
yeah Etoo and Sneijder were amazing again. Although Bremen's defense is and always was a joke.
btw great matchups today:
Dortmund vs Sevilla
and Atletico vs Leverkusen.
6 points for Germany :P No, but Dortmund is really really amazing at the moment, I can't even remember the last time we played this good. 8 players of our starting squad are 22 or younger, if we can keep this team together we'll be back in champions league in due time.
Sevilla fired their coach, so I hope we can keep the points @ the Westfalenstadion. And then bring Bayern 8)
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Barcelona result tonight :o
but a victory for Rangers (finally) so it's a good night 8)
Great result for us last night, almost seals 3rd place in the group as i'd be shock if Bursaspor pick up any points against Man Utd in the next 2 games or in Valencia before we go to Turkey
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Barcelona result tonight :o
but a victory for Rangers (finally) so it's a good night 8)
Great result for us last night, almost seals 3rd place in the group as i'd be shock if Bursaspor pick up any points against Man Utd in the next 2 games or in Valencia before we go to Turkey
aye, i imagine Sir Alex will put out a stronger team against them after our 0-0 draw, so Bursaspor will have next to no chance. i'm intrigued to see how well we do against Valencia, considering we drew at Old Trafford and that Valencia dont have Villa or Silva anymore. not saying they'll be pushovers, but i'm still intrigued as to how these ties turn out
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Barcelona result tonight :o
but a victory for Rangers (finally) so it's a good night 8)
Great result for us last night, almost seals 3rd place in the group as i'd be shock if Bursaspor pick up any points against Man Utd in the next 2 games or in Valencia before we go to Turkey
aye, i imagine Sir Alex will put out a stronger team against them after our 0-0 draw, so Bursaspor will have next to no chance. i'm intrigued to see how well we do against Valencia, considering we drew at Old Trafford and that Valencia dont have Villa or Silva anymore. not saying they'll be pushovers, but i'm still intrigued as to how these ties turn out
Valencia seemed pretty good the other night, will depend on how Rangers set themselves up.
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Another dire performance from United. Can't see us winning anything this season if we keep playing like that. The only plus side from todays match is that Rio and Vidic are looking petty good together again.
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Barcelona result tonight :o
but a victory for Rangers (finally) so it's a good night 8)
Great result for us last night, almost seals 3rd place in the group as i'd be shock if Bursaspor pick up any points against Man Utd in the next 2 games or in Valencia before we go to Turkey
aye, i imagine Sir Alex will put out a stronger team against them after our 0-0 draw, so Bursaspor will have next to no chance. i'm intrigued to see how well we do against Valencia, considering we drew at Old Trafford and that Valencia dont have Villa or Silva anymore. not saying they'll be pushovers, but i'm still intrigued as to how these ties turn out
Valencia seemed pretty good the other night, will depend on how Rangers set themselves up.
i think it's a safe bet as to how Rangers will be set out :P
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Liverpool 0 - 2 Blackpool.
[victor meldrew] i don't believe it [/victor meldrew]
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:raisetheroof:
:cow:
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:raisetheroof:
:cow:
Demichelis is such a fucking joke! ;D Very nice free kick from Sahin though. Dortmund is really on fire.
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Very harsh foul from de Jong again. I'm not saying that he broke Ben Arfa's leg on purpose but he doesn't seem to regret such actions either...
I want to see Sneijder on the 8 instead of de Jong on the 6 with vdV on the 10 in the Elftal.
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Van Der Vaart is god! 8) i was at the game on saturday, dude oozes pure class.. god knows how we managed to get him for £8 Million, ;D
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:raisetheroof:
:cow:
Demichelis is such a fucking joke! ;D Very nice free kick from Sahin though. Dortmund is really on fire.
yeah, we needed some help from Demichelis, but after the Sevilla game I can live with that ;D
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Van Der Vaart is god! 8) i was at the game on saturday, dude oozes pure class.. god knows how we managed to get him for £8 Million, ;D
Real traded Sneijder, Robben and VdV for nothing and they all blow up now :laugh: Even Huntelaar and van Nistelroy are decent. It's funny that even with the dutch wave Real couldn't win shit (well that's no miracle, see the dutch national team, but still...) It's really pathetic that Real can afford all this.
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Van Der Vaart is god! 8) i was at the game on saturday, dude oozes pure class.. god knows how we managed to get him for £8 Million, ;D
I'm glad he's at Tottenham now. Real Madrid is such a cunt club. I really thought they had a plan when they got Robben, Sneijder, vdV and Huntelaar but then... Notice how every single player is doing fine now at their recent clubs.
BTW I read that the fans weren't too pleased with vdV's performance when he missed several big chances or was that exaggerated?
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Van Der Vaart is god! 8) i was at the game on saturday, dude oozes pure class.. god knows how we managed to get him for £8 Million, ;D
I'm glad he's at Tottenham now. Real Madrid is such a cunt club. I really thought they had a plan when they got Robben, Sneijder, vdV and Huntelaar but then... Notice how every single player is doing fine now at their recent clubs.
BTW I read that the fans weren't too pleased with vdV's performance when he missed several big chances or was that exaggerated?
nah thats pretty exaggerared.. the fans have taken an instanst love to him.. thing with Spurs is we do tend to create alot of chances during games, but we sometime struggle to convert them, VdV has come in and kinda shook things up with how he plays, like never scared to try something special or take on a shot that seems difficult.. ive heard comparisions of him to glen hoddle, which is a little before my time.. but its always good to get compared to a club legend when your've only been there 2 months :)
and yeah god knows what goes on behind the door of Real, you either make it BIG there or LOOSE it there... like you said strange how most dutch players struggle there when there quality is never in question ???
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Fuckin' 'hell vdV is a good player..
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Thing is. Real is probably the biggest club in the world. It's a gigantic club with huge amount of pressure on any player, especially the forwards. If you ask me, Sneijder is the only one who is a slap in the face to Real's policy. VDV, Robben and Huntelar are now all shining true but in much smaller clubs, where they're more relaxed... They just aren't big club material, maybe Robben.
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Thing is. Real is probably the biggest club in the world. It's a gigantic club with huge amount of pressure on any player, especially the forwards. If you ask me, Sneijder is the only one who is a slap in the face to Real's policy. VDV, Robben and Huntelar are now all shining true but in much smaller clubs, where they're more relaxed... They just aren't big club material, maybe Robben.
No. If you look at Huntelaar's stats he was the most succesful striker at Milan and at least up there with the others at Real, don't have the exact stats right now. VdV made a lot of good games, especially when he was allowed to play some games in a row after Kaka's injury, he scored some important goals.
I think the pressure you talking about is definitely there, but it's on the management first and that's why they exchanging the whole team and coach every two years instead of giving all of them the time to develop something there.
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Thing is. Real is probably the biggest club in the world. It's a gigantic club with huge amount of pressure on any player, especially the forwards. If you ask me, Sneijder is the only one who is a slap in the face to Real's policy. VDV, Robben and Huntelar are now all shining true but in much smaller clubs, where they're more relaxed... They just aren't big club material, maybe Robben.
No. If you look at Huntelaar's stats he was the most succesful striker at Milan and at least up there with the others at Real, don't have the exact stats right now. VdV made a lot of good games, especially when he was allowed to play some games in a row after Kaka's injury, he scored some important goals.
I think the pressure you talking about is definitely there, but it's on the management first and that's why they exchanging the whole team and coach every two years instead of giving all of them the time to develop something there.
True. The problem is simply that Real buys players without a concept, and if it doesn't work right away, they exchange everything again. They're just plain stupid. And lol @ even questioning that Robben is big club material.
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Liverpool 0 - 2 Blackpool.
[victor meldrew] i don't believe it [/victor meldrew]
Going Down, Going Down , Going Down ;D
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Liverpool 0 - 2 Blackpool.
[victor meldrew] i don't believe it [/victor meldrew]
Going Down, Going Down , Going Down ;D
:rant:
the only game i can say ive enjoyed this season was the cobblers game :raisetheroof:
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WOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I went 2 the Raider Game, Damn that shit was motherfucking funnn as fuck. (This was my first time seeing em live and they WON WOO WOO).
lol it was madd fucked up.
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WOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I went 2 the Raider Game, Damn that shit was motherfucking funnn as fuck. (This was my first time seeing em live and they WON WOO WOO).
lol it was madd fucked up.
I think you're in the wrong thread.
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WOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I went 2 the Raider Game, Damn that shit was motherfucking funnn as fuck. (This was my first time seeing em live and they WON WOO WOO).
lol it was madd fucked up.
I think you're in the wrong thread.
Wait is this Soccer football??? I keep forgetting this site/forum isn't located in Amerikkka.
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WOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I went 2 the Raider Game, Damn that shit was motherfucking funnn as fuck. (This was my first time seeing em live and they WON WOO WOO).
lol it was madd fucked up.
I think you're in the wrong thread.
Wait is this Soccer football??? I keep forgetting this site/forum isn't located in Amerikkka.
No, it's not soccer, it's football.
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WOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I went 2 the Raider Game, Damn that shit was motherfucking funnn as fuck. (This was my first time seeing em live and they WON WOO WOO).
lol it was madd fucked up.
I think you're in the wrong thread.
Wait is this Soccer football??? I keep forgetting this site/forum isn't located in Amerikkka.
No, it's not soccer, it's football.
true words!
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Portugal looked great first game under new coach!
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WOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I went 2 the Raider Game, Damn that shit was motherfucking funnn as fuck. (This was my first time seeing em live and they WON WOO WOO).
lol it was madd fucked up.
I think you're in the wrong thread.
Wait is this Soccer football??? I keep forgetting this site/forum isn't located in Amerikkka.
No, it's not soccer, it's football.
It's Soccer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football
U can call the shit bowling 4 all I care. I'm living in amerikkka it's soccer 2 me. U from where ever, it's Football 2 u.
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soccer is actually an English word originally, so i read. back in the 19th century, when rugby was getting called "Rugby Football" and football/soccer was getting called "Association Football", "Soccer" was used to distinguish between the 2. so, if what i read was right (and i imagine it is, since it was in a well respected football/soccer magazine), "Soccer" isn't an Americanisation, the word was born in England.
history lesson over :P
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soccer is actually an English word originally, so i read. back in the 19th century, when rugby was getting called "Rugby Football" and football/soccer was getting called "Association Football", "Soccer" was used to distinguish between the 2. so, if what i read was right (and i imagine it is, since it was in a well respected football/soccer magazine), "Soccer" isn't an Americanisation, the word was born in England.
history lesson over :P
8)
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Portugal looked great first game under new coach!
they played a good game today 8)
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gotta say scotland restored a little bit of credibility last night, despite losing in the end...if it wasnt for some terrible defensive lapses (stephen mcmanus is shite) we couldve maybe hung on for a point...oh well, there goes another qualifying campaign :-\
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gotta say scotland restored a little bit of credibility last night, despite losing in the end...if it wasnt for some terrible defensive lapses (stephen mcmanus is shite) we couldve maybe hung on for a point...oh well, there goes another qualifying campaign :-\
their 3rd goal made me absolutely sick :(
although, i guess they did restore some credibility like you said. still, doesn't make up for (probably) missing another tournament..
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on behalf of all liverpool fans i would like to forward the following message to mist hicks and mister gillette
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5QGkOGZubQ
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Pl. Verein Sp S U N Tore Diff. Pkt.
1. (2.) Borussia Dortmund 8 7 0 1 20:6 +14 21
2. (1.) 1. FSV Mainz 05 7 7 0 0 18:7 +11 21
3. (3.) Hannover 96 7 4 1 2 11:8 +3 13
4. (4.) Bayer Leverkusen 7 3 3 1 15:12 +3 12
5. (5.) SC Freiburg 7 4 0 3 11:11 0 12
6. (6.) 1899 Hoffenheim 7 3 2 2 13:10 +3 11
7. (7.) Hamburger SV 7 3 2 2 12:11 +1 11
8. (8.) VfL Wolfsburg 7 3 1 3 12:11 +1 10
9. (9.) FC St. Pauli 7 3 1 3 8:8 0 10
10. (10.) Eintracht Frankfurt 7 3 0 4 11:9 +2 9
11. (11.) 1. FC Nürnberg 7 2 3 2 7:8 -1 9
12. (12.) FC Bayern München 7 2 2 3 5:8 -3 8
13. (13.) SV Werder Bremen 7 2 2 3 11:16 -5 8
14. (14.) 1. FC K'lautern 7 2 1 4 9:13 -4 7
15. (15.) Borussia M'gladbach 7 1 3 3 11:20 -9 6
16. (16.) 1. FC Köln 8 1 2 5 8:15 -7 5
17. (17.) FC Schalke 04 7 1 1 5 8:14 -6 4
18. (18.) VfB Stuttgart 7 1 0 6 12:15 -3 3
:o
:rock: :raisetheroof: :love: :monkey: :monkey_dance2: :cow: :banana: :banana_llama: :cheers:
YES 8)
It can't get any better than this...
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Pl. Verein Sp S U N Tore Diff. Pkt.
1. (2.) Borussia Dortmund 8 7 0 1 20:6 +14 21
2. (1.) 1. FSV Mainz 05 7 7 0 0 18:7 +11 21
3. (3.) Hannover 96 7 4 1 2 11:8 +3 13
4. (4.) Bayer Leverkusen 7 3 3 1 15:12 +3 12
5. (5.) SC Freiburg 7 4 0 3 11:11 0 12
6. (6.) 1899 Hoffenheim 7 3 2 2 13:10 +3 11
7. (7.) Hamburger SV 7 3 2 2 12:11 +1 11
8. (8.) VfL Wolfsburg 7 3 1 3 12:11 +1 10
9. (9.) FC St. Pauli 7 3 1 3 8:8 0 10
10. (10.) Eintracht Frankfurt 7 3 0 4 11:9 +2 9
11. (11.) 1. FC Nürnberg 7 2 3 2 7:8 -1 9
12. (12.) FC Bayern München 7 2 2 3 5:8 -3 8
13. (13.) SV Werder Bremen 7 2 2 3 11:16 -5 8
14. (14.) 1. FC K'lautern 7 2 1 4 9:13 -4 7
15. (15.) Borussia M'gladbach 7 1 3 3 11:20 -9 6
16. (16.) 1. FC Köln 8 1 2 5 8:15 -7 5
17. (17.) FC Schalke 04 7 1 1 5 8:14 -6 4
18. (18.) VfB Stuttgart 7 1 0 6 12:15 -3 3
:o
:rock: :raisetheroof: :love: :monkey: :monkey_dance2: :cow: :banana: :banana_llama: :cheers:
YES 8)
It can't get any better than this...
Props 8)
MAINZ has been CRAZY!! :o
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BVB was a bit lucky since they were kinda careless with their opportunities and surprisingly enough Köln really put up a fight in the second half. Podolski didn't notice by now that he's playing Bundesliga not national team, so he made a good game. ;D
In the long run I think it's more likely for Dortmund to stay on top than Mainz but who knows...
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Really starting to wonder about United. Letting a 2 goal lead at home slip to West Brom. We was looking so comfortable then once again we concede 2 rubbish goals. No trophies for United this year I think. I have no confidence in them at the moment.
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Rangers 1-0 down at half time, then within 20 mins of 2nd half, 4-1 up! ;D
that's why we're champions 8)
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Rangers 1-0 down at half time, then within 20 mins of 2nd half, 4-1 up! ;D
that's why we're champions 8)
or maybe because the SPL is that easy? ;)
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Rangers 1-0 down at half time, then within 20 mins of 2nd half, 4-1 up! ;D
that's why we're champions 8)
or maybe because the SPL is that easy? ;)
i knew someone would say something like that. don't start me on that subject :P
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whooooP!
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Really starting to wonder about United. Letting a 2 goal lead at home slip to West Brom. We was looking so comfortable then once again we concede 2 rubbish goals. No trophies for United this year I think. I have no confidence in them at the moment.
yup, something is not right at all at the moment...happening too many times already. although it could always be worse, just look at our scouse friends :D
bez must be having a field day right now lol
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Bye Bye Gordon Stracham ;D http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11680_6452885,00.html
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Bye Bye Gordon Stracham ;D http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11680_6452885,00.html
lmao great news...i wonder how many of the scottish contingent will follow him in january
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although it could always be worse, just look at our scouse friends :D
;D
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Really starting to wonder about United. Letting a 2 goal lead at home slip to West Brom. We was looking so comfortable then once again we concede 2 rubbish goals. No trophies for United this year I think. I have no confidence in them at the moment.
yup, something is not right at all at the moment...happening too many times already. although it could always be worse, just look at our scouse friends :D
bez must be having a field day right now lol
he bought 3 copies of the DVD from the everton club shop 8)
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As far as im concerned rooney has already left. Fergie has confirmed he wants to leave. So put him in the reserves till jan. I cant see us selling to a english club so if he does want to join city he can sit in the reserves for 18 months till his contract runs out. If he does play for us again he doesnt have my support. Any money we do get wont go on players so this may be the start of our decline. Maybe that will force thd parasite owners out.
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As far as im concerned rooney has already left.
I said to him, ‘Just remember one thing: respect this club.’
- Sir Alex
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I hear he's off to the old lady oops juventus lol
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He hasnt shown any respect so far. His actions off the pitch, his lack of effort especially sat was discracful. Then his comments about his ankle, he seemed eager to make fergie look silly. Then there are the storys he is feeding the papers, the sooner he goes the better.
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As far as im concerned rooney has already left. Fergie has confirmed he wants to leave. So put him in the reserves till jan. I cant see us selling to a english club so if he does want to join city he can sit in the reserves for 18 months till his contract runs out. If he does play for us again he doesnt have my support. Any money we do get wont go on players so this may be the start of our decline. Maybe that will force thd parasite owners out.
Lets hope.
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If he carrys on playing the way he has been I dont want him.
Unless he has bin playing shit on purpose??
Even if you get top money for him I cant see it being spent on new players.
You need to get them owners out pronto or Utd will be fkd pretty soon.
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anyone watching spurs? ouch lol
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anyone watching spurs? ouch lol
nope, watching Rangers beating Valencia ;D
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anyone watching spurs? ouch lol
nope, watching Rangers beating Valencia ;D
think i fuckin jinxed it
we could've/should've won :(
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anyone watching spurs? ouch lol
nope, watching Rangers beating Valencia ;D
think i fuckin jinxed it
we could've/should've won :(
ill admit im happy with a point, didnt think we'd get anything from the valencia double header tbh
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yeah before the game i'd have taken a point. but wth all the chances we got, pretty gutted
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anyone watching spurs? ouch lol
wow, what a fucked up game.. we pulled it back at the end, but them first 20 minutes were awful, i could have hit someone @ how bad a mood i was in >:( were lucky to have a player like bale, he'll go onto do big things in his career
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if only Gareth Bale was English....
i predict an appreciation thread coming soon from a certain someone.
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Bale sure is awesome.
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if only Gareth Bale was English....
i predict an appreciation thread coming soon from a certain someone.
who ?
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if only Gareth Bale was English....
i predict an appreciation thread coming soon from a certain someone.
who ?
wassup elano, was waitin for you to surface in the thread. You beat us pretty bad. i think Biabiany looks a decent player, was he on loan at parma last year?
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if only Gareth Bale was English....
i predict an appreciation thread coming soon from a certain someone.
who ?
Throwback LOL @ Maicon - "the worlds best right-back" being paralyzed by Bale. :P
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anyone watching spurs? ouch lol
nope, watching Rangers beating Valencia ;D
think i fuckin jinxed it
we could've/should've won :(
We should have got the 3 points last night. Walking out of Ibrox last night feeling like 2 points dropped against one of thee inform teams in Europe at the moment.
Now bring on celtic and if we play in the same manner at the san giro on Sunday then we'll take the 3 points.
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If he carrys on playing the way he has been I dont want him.
Unless he has bin playing shit on purpose??
Even if you get top money for him I cant see it being spent on new players.
You need to get them owners out pronto or Utd will be fkd pretty soon.
Rooney was great last season prior to that he would have 10 or so great games the 10 or so shit ones. He struggles with consistency but because he is English an impression is given that he is always playing well.
Hopefully those fans who seem to only care about results and not who owns the club will now realise the direct relationship between performance on the pitch and who owns your club.
If profits decrease because Rooney leaves and has a knock on affect to all aspects of the club and the right pressure is applied maybe a sale could be forced.
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anyone watching spurs? ouch lol
nope, watching Rangers beating Valencia ;D
think i fuckin jinxed it
we could've/should've won :(
We should have got the 3 points last night. Walking out of Ibrox last night feeling like 2 points dropped against one of thee inform teams in Europe at the moment.
Now bring on celtic and if we play in the same manner at the san giro on Sunday then we'll take the 3 points.
:laugh:
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All about the money, doht know how he has the cheek to sign a contract after what he said.
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viva ronaldo 8) great game for real madrid
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any Feyenoord fans?
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soo happy with that old firm score ;D 8)
any Feyenoord fans?
was in utter shock when i saw that result :o
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any Feyenoord fans?
Unbelievable. Just watched the highlights and the keeper got so fed up with the constant attacking and he just gave up diving in the end.
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any Feyenoord fans?
Unbelievable. Just watched the highlights and the keeper got so fed up with the constant attacking and he just gave up diving in the end.
i actually caught this game live, easily the craziest game ive ever seen. even more so then spurs 9-1 over westbrom lol. No team should be losing 10-0 in any premier division.
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any Feyenoord fans?
Unbelievable. Just watched the highlights and the keeper got so fed up with the constant attacking and he just gave up diving in the end.
i actually caught this game live, easily the craziest game ive ever seen. even more so then spurs 9-1 over westbrom lol. No team should be losing 10-0 in any premier division.
LOL what happened to Feyenoord? dont follow dutch football too much outside of the teams they have in europe
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any Feyenoord fans?
Unbelievable. Just watched the highlights and the keeper got so fed up with the constant attacking and he just gave up diving in the end.
i actually caught this game live, easily the craziest game ive ever seen. even more so then spurs 9-1 over westbrom lol. No team should be losing 10-0 in any premier division.
LOL what happened to Feyenoord? dont follow dutch football too much outside of the teams they have in europe
was a complete maulling, it 1-0 when feyenord had a man sent off round 35 mins but still was only 2-0 @ HT.. then BAAM PSV just run riot, like invincible said the keeper pretty much gave up after 6/7 lol.. here's the highlights of all the goals but doesnt show the red card for some reason.
http://www.youtube.com/v/6mZZ_dd-_Jk?fs=1&hl=en_GB
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Throwback LOL @ Maicon - "the worlds best right-back" being paralyzed by Bale. :P
BUMP..
Gareth Bale >>>>>>> Maicon. :o
What a player.
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Throwback LOL @ Maicon - "the worlds best right-back" being paralyzed by Bale. :P
BUMP..
Gareth Bale >>>>>>> Maicon. :o
What a player.
What a player indeed.. oh my, Bale was on another level tonight. Just got back from the game and im still buzzing from it, atmosphere was electric at fulltime!! ;D ;D
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Throwback LOL @ Maicon - "the worlds best right-back" being paralyzed by Bale. :P
BUMP..
Gareth Bale >>>>>>> Maicon. :o
What a player.
What a player indeed.. oh my, Bale was on another level tonight. Just got back from the game and im still buzzing from it, atmosphere was electric at fulltime!! ;D ;D
best night at the lane ive ever had ;D ;D
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Throwback LOL @ Maicon - "the worlds best right-back" being paralyzed by Bale. :P
BUMP..
Gareth Bale >>>>>>> Maicon. :o
What a player.
What a player indeed.. oh my, Bale was on another level tonight. Just got back from the game and im still buzzing from it, atmosphere was electric at fulltime!! ;D ;D
best night at the lane ive ever had ;D ;D
you know dude.. where about did you sit?
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Bale is playing really well at the mo, only way to stop him is double up and force him inside to a crowded area, Benitez is clueless though.
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Can't beleve what happened to Hargreaves. It's so sad. When is the guy gonna get a break. Again looking like dropped points from a winning position.
EDIT: Thank fuck for that.
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Also, holy fuck at Celtic. :o
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In football anyting can happen. He will surly drop form....
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Also, holy fuck at Celtic. :o
yeah, didn't think Aberdeen could just capitulate like that :-\ i mean i know they haven't been particularly impressive in recent years, but didn't think they'd do that badly
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Can't beleve what happened to Hargreaves. It's so sad. When is the guy gonna get a break. Again looking like dropped points from a winning position.
EDIT: Thank fuck for that.
that is a shame about Hargreaves. although it wasn't his knee, so hopefully it isn't too serious..
also, how bad was the Man Utd defence?? they had arguably the best defence in the premiership just a couple of seasons ago
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Can't beleve what happened to Hargreaves. It's so sad. When is the guy gonna get a break. Again looking like dropped points from a winning position.
EDIT: Thank fuck for that.
that is a shame about Hargreaves. although it wasn't his knee, so hopefully it isn't too serious..
also, how bad was the Man Utd defence?? they had arguably the best defence in the premiership just a couple of seasons ago
i believe he has a hamstring problem. probably shouldn't have played him really...
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Another great football weekend. I wish this would never end. :'(
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Another great football weekend. I wish this would never end. :'(
I seriously see them getting the title this season. No other team has their consistence right now. But let's see how Bayern does with Ribery and Robben back.
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Can't beleve what happened to Hargreaves. It's so sad. When is the guy gonna get a break. Again looking like dropped points from a winning position.
EDIT: Thank fuck for that.
that is a shame about Hargreaves. although it wasn't his knee, so hopefully it isn't too serious..
also, how bad was the Man Utd defence?? they had arguably the best defence in the premiership just a couple of seasons ago
i believe he has a hamstring problem. probably shouldn't have played him really...
Hargreaves should just be released.
No protection from the midfield for the defence
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Great NLD for once.. ;D
Bale & VDV = world class.. 8)
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(http://i53.tinypic.com/2hn3w55.jpg)
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http://www.youtube.com/v/m7nz7-mStJQ?fs=1&hl=de_DE
hahaha epic fail by Kuba yesterday. ;D Luckily we still won the game
11 wins in 13 games = Borussia Dortmund Champions League next year? :o
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http://www.youtube.com/v/Ihd71POt4U4?fs=1&hl=en
:laugh:
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^^^ WTF!! Who speaks Portuguese and can translate this for us? I'd really like to know why he did that. :D
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Throwback LOL @ Maicon - "the worlds best right-back" being paralyzed by Bale. :P
BUMP..
Gareth Bale >>>>>>> Maicon. :o
What a player.
Hmmm. Lets all conveniently forget the fact that Bale was probably one of the worst wing backs in the whole of the premier league for two years when he played. Can't even be blamed on development because he played as a key player for Southampton before Spurs bought him. He's been incredible this season so far but the hype surrounding him right now is fucking stupid for a player who has, so far in his career, still had more bad performances than hes had good ones.
That said, he's obviously a great WINGER...and has found his position so he'll only get better from now. Lets not forget how shit he was as a defender though.
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Throwback LOL @ Maicon - "the worlds best right-back" being paralyzed by Bale. :P
BUMP..
Gareth Bale >>>>>>> Maicon. :o
What a player.
Hmmm. Lets all conveniently forget the fact that Bale was probably one of the worst wing backs in the whole of the premier league for two years when he played. Can't even be blamed on development because he played as a key player for Southampton before Spurs bought him. He's been incredible this season so far but the hype surrounding him right now is fucking stupid for a player who has, so far in his career, still had more bad performances than hes had good ones.
That said, he's obviously a great WINGER...and has found his position so he'll only get better from now. Lets not forget how shit he was as a defender though.
i don't think that's a fair thing to say. i imagine it's quite a jump from the championship to the premiership, and he was a young player when he made the move, so it's only natural to take time to adapt.
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Throwback LOL @ Maicon - "the worlds best right-back" being paralyzed by Bale. :P
BUMP..
Gareth Bale >>>>>>> Maicon. :o
What a player.
Hmmm. Lets all conveniently forget the fact that Bale was probably one of the worst wing backs in the whole of the premier league for two years when he played. Can't even be blamed on development because he played as a key player for Southampton before Spurs bought him. He's been incredible this season so far but the hype surrounding him right now is fucking stupid for a player who has, so far in his career, still had more bad performances than hes had good ones.
That said, he's obviously a great WINGER...and has found his position so he'll only get better from now. Lets not forget how shit he was as a defender though.
i don't think that's a fair thing to say. i imagine it's quite a jump from the championship to the premiership, and he was a young player when he made the move, so it's only natural to take time to adapt.
wasn't there some crazy statistic like Spurs hadn't scored in so-and-so games when Bale has appeared floating around last season?
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Throwback LOL @ Maicon - "the worlds best right-back" being paralyzed by Bale. :P
BUMP..
Gareth Bale >>>>>>> Maicon. :o
What a player.
Hmmm. Lets all conveniently forget the fact that Bale was probably one of the worst wing backs in the whole of the premier league for two years when he played. Can't even be blamed on development because he played as a key player for Southampton before Spurs bought him. He's been incredible this season so far but the hype surrounding him right now is fucking stupid for a player who has, so far in his career, still had more bad performances than hes had good ones.
That said, he's obviously a great WINGER...and has found his position so he'll only get better from now. Lets not forget how shit he was as a defender though.
i don't think that's a fair thing to say. i imagine it's quite a jump from the championship to the premiership, and he was a young player when he made the move, so it's only natural to take time to adapt.
wasn't there some crazy statistic like Spurs hadn't scored in so-and-so games when Bale has appeared floating around last season?
Cant remember how long it was for but every time Bale played spurs didnt win.
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who is bale the game i seen him play the other day he couldnt put a penalty shot in :-X
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who is bale the game i seen him play the other day he couldnt put a penalty shot in :-X
He's just a half-decent winger Spurs have that has been masturbated over by the press because:
a. he had one great game vs Inter Milan in front of TV cameras.
b. he plays for a London club and the press are desperate to big them up over any other club for whatever reason.
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who is bale the game i seen him play the other day he couldnt put a penalty shot in :-X
He's just a half-decent winger Spurs have that has been masturbated over by the press because:
a. he had one great game vs Inter Milan in front of TV cameras.
b. he plays for a London club and the press are desperate to big them up over any other club for whatever reason.
fuckin hell, sour much? The fact is bale broke into the tottenham side back in January last year, he was a key player in our push for 4th. Remember he scored big goals in back to back wins against arsenal and Chelsea including the winner. His overal improvement in the last year is incredible and he rightly deserves the praise he's been unstoppable all season.
And LOL about the press being desperate to big up London club players, wat a load of crap.
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who is bale the game i seen him play the other day he couldnt put a penalty shot in :-X
He's just a half-decent winger Spurs have that has been masturbated over by the press because:
a. he had one great game vs Inter Milan in front of TV cameras.
b. he plays for a London club and the press are desperate to big them up over any other club for whatever reason.
fuckin hell, sour much? The fact is bale broke into the tottenham side back in January last year, he was a key player in our push for 4th. Remember he scored big goals in back to back wins against arsenal and Chelsea including the winner. His overal improvement in the last year is incredible and he rightly deserves the praise he's been unstoppable all season.
And LOL about the press being desperate to big up London club players, wat a load of crap.
True, but the thing is, I don't know why he's sour about it. I thought he was a Newcastle fan. ???
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madrid gets laid the fuck out... them niggas is whack on defense
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LMAO at real getting raped by Barca, hopefully that'll shut up Jose for a little while at least
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LMAO at real getting raped by Barca, hopefully that'll shut up Jose for a little while at least
Was funny to watch, according to Mourinho it wasnt a humiliation ::) Does it need to be 10-0 for that ?
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who is bale the game i seen him play the other day he couldnt put a penalty shot in :-X
He's just a half-decent winger Spurs have that has been masturbated over by the press because:
a. he had one great game vs Inter Milan in front of TV cameras.
b. he plays for a London club and the press are desperate to big them up over any other club for whatever reason.
fuckin hell, sour much? The fact is bale broke into the tottenham side back in January last year, he was a key player in our push for 4th. Remember he scored big goals in back to back wins against arsenal and Chelsea including the winner. His overal improvement in the last year is incredible and he rightly deserves the praise he's been unstoppable all season.
And LOL about the press being desperate to big up London club players, wat a load of crap.
True, but the thing is, I don't know why he's sour about it. I thought he was a Newcastle fan. ???
exactly, why would I be bitter about Spurs? completely unrelated club to mine (which has fucked itself up from the inside today btw but lets not get into that).
Are you seriously denying the fact that the press, entirely based in London, don't favour London clubs? Seriously? Thats pretty much industry standard knowledge.
For example, Darren Bent at Spurs...only needed to simply start regularly for Spurs to get in the England squad. Darren Bent at Sunderland is the highest scoring English striker over the last two seasons so far...still left out of the england squads all the time. Thats not an isolated example aswell. This is because the media coverage gives more shine to London teams' players.
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who is bale the game i seen him play the other day he couldnt put a penalty shot in :-X
He's just a half-decent winger Spurs have that has been masturbated over by the press because:
a. he had one great game vs Inter Milan in front of TV cameras.
b. he plays for a London club and the press are desperate to big them up over any other club for whatever reason.
fuckin hell, sour much? The fact is bale broke into the tottenham side back in January last year, he was a key player in our push for 4th. Remember he scored big goals in back to back wins against arsenal and Chelsea including the winner. His overal improvement in the last year is incredible and he rightly deserves the praise he's been unstoppable all season.
And LOL about the press being desperate to big up London club players, wat a load of crap.
True, but the thing is, I don't know why he's sour about it. I thought he was a Newcastle fan. ???
exactly, why would I be bitter about Spurs? completely unrelated club to mine (which has fucked itself up from the inside today btw but lets not get into that).
Are you seriously denying the fact that the press, entirely based in London, don't favour London clubs? Seriously? Thats pretty much industry standard knowledge.
For example, Darren Bent at Spurs...only needed to simply start regularly for Spurs to get in the England squad. Darren Bent at Sunderland is the highest scoring English striker over the last two seasons so far...still left out of the england squads all the time. Thats not an isolated example aswell. This is because the media coverage gives more shine to London teams' players.
LOL are you joking about darren bent?? thats your example? the reason why bent go so much press was because he was an half decent player who we stupidly spent £16.5 million on, and who never lived up to his price tag.. he scored only 25 goals in all competitions in 2 seasons at us, which isnt a great return given the price..
you talk about england but yet, his only been cap'd 7 times and has scored just 1 goal, and that was in september this year.. the reason he doesnt get into the side is because he simply isnt an england quality striker.. nothing to do with media influence :loser:
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lol at Woy Hodgson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aav46Lek0Rs
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tottenham chelsea 1-1 :(
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tottenham chelsea 1-1 :(
Great result. 8)
That's if we win tomorrow though.
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tottenham chelsea 1-1 :(
Great result. 8)
That's if we win tomorrow though.
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:raisetheroof:
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is it just me that thinks Blackburn owners are retarded? and Newcastle for that matter. was really surprised at both Allardyce and Hughton getting the sack
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Good performance by United tonight. Made Arsenal look very ordinary. Arsenal didn't have 1 clear cut chance all game. Got a bit worried when Roon missed the penalty but I was confident we could see it through to the end.
Anderson has been looking real good recently. Would like to see some more goals out of him though. Park must love playing against Arsenal.
2 points clear now and a victory against Chelsea this weekend would put us in a great position and we still have a game in hand. 8)
tottenham chelsea 1-1 :(
Great result. 8)
;D
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Good performance by United tonight. Made Arsenal look very ordinary. Arsenal didn't have 1 clear cut chance all game. Got a bit worried when Roon missed the penalty but I was confident we could see it through to the end.
Anderson has been looking real good recently. Would like to see some more goals out of him though. Park must love playing against Arsenal.
2 points clear now and a victory against Chelsea this weekend would put us in a great position and we still have a game in hand. 8)
tottenham chelsea 1-1 :(
Great result. 8)
;D
Yeah, good result...I think Arsenal is missing something important, that's why they can't be considered real title contenders....they hang in the top every year for a while but then they start slipping....and yeah, Ando has been great, brings something different to the midfield, very energetic, even though he can't play the whole game....
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who is bale the game i seen him play the other day he couldnt put a penalty shot in :-X
He's just a half-decent winger Spurs have that has been masturbated over by the press because:
a. he had one great game vs Inter Milan in front of TV cameras.
b. he plays for a London club and the press are desperate to big them up over any other club for whatever reason.
fuckin hell, sour much? The fact is bale broke into the tottenham side back in January last year, he was a key player in our push for 4th. Remember he scored big goals in back to back wins against arsenal and Chelsea including the winner. His overal improvement in the last year is incredible and he rightly deserves the praise he's been unstoppable all season.
And LOL about the press being desperate to big up London club players, wat a load of crap.
True, but the thing is, I don't know why he's sour about it. I thought he was a Newcastle fan. ???
exactly, why would I be bitter about Spurs? completely unrelated club to mine (which has fucked itself up from the inside today btw but lets not get into that).
Are you seriously denying the fact that the press, entirely based in London, don't favour London clubs? Seriously? Thats pretty much industry standard knowledge.
For example, Darren Bent at Spurs...only needed to simply start regularly for Spurs to get in the England squad. Darren Bent at Sunderland is the highest scoring English striker over the last two seasons so far...still left out of the england squads all the time. Thats not an isolated example aswell. This is because the media coverage gives more shine to London teams' players.
LOL are you joking about darren bent?? thats your example? the reason why bent go so much press was because he was an half decent player who we stupidly spent £16.5 million on, and who never lived up to his price tag.. he scored only 25 goals in all competitions in 2 seasons at us, which isnt a great return given the price..
you talk about england but yet, his only been cap'd 7 times and has scored just 1 goal, and that was in september this year.. the reason he doesnt get into the side is because he simply isnt an england quality striker.. nothing to do with media influence :loser:
Darren Bent has scored more goals in the last two seasons than any other current English player working in football today. So he's not an england quality striker then? Okay. What does he have to do....
Find me a player that has scored more goals than him in recent seasons. You won't be able to because there isn't one.
Remember this is coming from a toon fan who fucking hates Sunderland also. You have to be completely out of tune to suggest Darren Bent can't appear for England looking at his track record throughout his entire career. Even his time at Spurs where you yourself mention 25 goals in two seasons....thats poor for the price tag but its still 12-13 a season - IN HIS WORST SEASONS OF HIS CAREER. Thats an impressive track record.
Its entirely about what club you play for. A player like Jermaine Jenas for example, couldnt get many caps at newcastle (and didn't deserve any...he's shit), suddenly he moves to London and he's always in the squad for that period he was a starter. Only one difference. Wake up, mate. This is common knowledge.
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Good performance by United tonight. Made Arsenal look very ordinary. Arsenal didn't have 1 clear cut chance all game. Got a bit worried when Roon missed the penalty but I was confident we could see it through to the end.
Anderson has been looking real good recently. Would like to see some more goals out of him though. Park must love playing against Arsenal.
2 points clear now and a victory against Chelsea this weekend would put us in a great position and we still have a game in hand. 8)
tottenham chelsea 1-1 :(
Great result. 8)
;D
That Man Utd Arsenal game had more missed passes and poor performances than almost every other premiership game this season. Man utd didn't perform well at all. They were poor. They won because Arsenal were horrific. The game didn't deserve a goal. It was so bad both teams should have agreed about 20mins in to not put the fans through so much horror.
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Quality wise the game against arsenal was poor, but its all about the result.
Its easy to play against arsenal if you can defend, there pretty predictable.
Id have darren bent in the england team for sure.
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hey kuruption.....Man utd 37 Man City 35 8)
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hey kuruption.....Man utd 37 Man City 35 8)
United have 2 games in hand on them. :laugh:
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birmingham manchester united 1 - 1 ;D
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birmingham manchester united 1 - 1 ;D
Yeah, and not the first time this season that we can't kill the game and we concede in the last minutes...gutted....
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Been waiting all my life to beat the Scousers! Finally!
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CHELSEA - A.VILLA 3 3 AH AH AH AH
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bastards :grumpy:
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bastards :grumpy:
how could you let SAMARAS do a number on you, mate? That dude is garbage. I honestly thought you'd run away with it. Was a strange game.
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Shola Ameobi once again proved that he's one of the top 5 best footballers of all time by scoring the winner in a comfortable 1-0 win away to Wigan for the TOOOOOOON. Good times.
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bastards :grumpy:
how could you let SAMARAS do a number on you, mate? That dude is garbage. I honestly thought you'd run away with it. Was a strange game.
i have no idea man. nothing short of embarrassing. and yeah we were big favourites going into it, this was the first old firm i was reasonably confident about beforehand. shows what the fuck i know lol
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Diddy to buy Rangers?
http://entertainment.stv.tv/showbiz/200286-diddy-considers-putting-dirty-money-into-rangers-football-club/ (http://entertainment.stv.tv/showbiz/200286-diddy-considers-putting-dirty-money-into-rangers-football-club/)
wish he'd hurry up :laugh:
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Diddy to buy Rangers?
http://entertainment.stv.tv/showbiz/200286-diddy-considers-putting-dirty-money-into-rangers-football-club/ (http://entertainment.stv.tv/showbiz/200286-diddy-considers-putting-dirty-money-into-rangers-football-club/)
wish he'd hurry up :laugh:
It seems like he is interested in getting involved in a team at some point as he was linked with crystal palace last year
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5-0 to the toooooooon. Newcastle are beasting. Leon Best has made one premiership start this season and has scored more goals than Wayne Rooney has all season.
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Who the fuck are Chelsea? :laugh:
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Who the fuck are Chelsea? :laugh:
Great win. Monobrow scored you a corker.
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lol @ Newcastle, bit of an upset. Crazy about the fan hitting the stevenage player, proper cheap shot. Hope dude gets caught for that
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lol @ Newcastle, bit of an upset. Crazy about the fan hitting the stevenage player, proper cheap shot. Hope dude gets caught for that
you're not wrong there. what was with him bolting it immediately after throwing the punch??
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lol @ Newcastle, bit of an upset. Crazy about the fan hitting the stevenage player, proper cheap shot. Hope dude gets caught for that
you're not wrong there. what was with him bolting it immediately after throwing the punch??
dunno man, on the back page of the sun newspaper today, they got a photo of the guy they believed done it. hopefully he gets recognised, they seem to think he's a stevenage supporter who has a private feud against the defender he hit or something.
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Crazy that it was actually a stevenage fan that did it.
It was an embarrassing loss for my toon army to be fair, but I really couldnt give a fuck. We've not won a trophy for 50 years and with the team we have now we werent going to change that so not too fussed about going out...just wish it wasn't to a league two side!
Its all about the north east derby next weekend. Battered the dirty mackems 5-1 at our place so i'm fairly confident despite their home form that we can get at the very least a draw.
In other news, the Man Utd/Liverpool game was interesting. 12 men on 11 men. Its the new way to play football apparently.
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Crazy that it was actually a stevenage fan that did it.
It was an embarrassing loss for my toon army to be fair, but I really couldnt give a fuck. We've not won a trophy for 50 years and with the team we have now we werent going to change that so not too fussed about going out...just wish it wasn't to a league two side!
Its all about the north east derby next weekend. Battered the dirty mackems 5-1 at our place so i'm fairly confident despite their home form that we can get at the very least a draw.
In other news, the Man Utd/Liverpool game was interesting. 12 men on 11 men. Its the new way to play football apparently.
yeah theres always some major upsets in the 3/4 rounds of the fa cup, which is what makes it such a good competition.. i dont think the newcastle loss was that embrassing compared to there being no side from the north east in the 4th round, bit of an alarming stat.
I thought the utd/pool game was pretty boring on the whole, scousers are just lucky they have Reina still, my favourite keeper in the league. that little passage of play where he made like 4/5 saves in the space of 10 seconds was awesome. LOL @ Ngog, there cant be a more useless striker in the whole premier league can there?
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LOL @ Ngog, there cant be a more useless striker in the whole premier league can there?
There might be some, but Ngog is definetly on the top of the pile ;D :D
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LOL @ Ngog, there cant be a more useless striker in the whole premier league can there?
There might be some, but Ngog is definetly on the top of the pile ;D :D
exactly. i work with a die hard liverpool supporter and at the start of the season i bet him £20 that Ngog wouldnt get 6 Prem league goals all season, so far he's hit 2 lol, and the 1st was on the 1st game of the season, hahaha ;D im pretty confident ill win.
also video footage of the stevenage punch :-X
http://www.youtube.com/v/A2qNnHsxq6g?fs=1&hl=en_GB
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LOL @ Ngog, there cant be a more useless striker in the whole premier league can there?
There might be some, but Ngog is definetly on the top of the pile ;D :D
exactly. i work with a die hard liverpool supporter and at the start of the season i bet him £20 that Ngog wouldnt get 6 Prem league goals all season, so far he's hit 2 lol, and the 1st was on the 1st game of the season, hahaha ;D im pretty confident ill win.
also video footage of the stevenage punch :-X
http://www.youtube.com/v/A2qNnHsxq6g?fs=1&hl=en_GB
Well for his lil' defence, he scored a couple at the europa league, but overall he's useless....and that puch is nasty!
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i think i may have rushed into my comeback post ;D
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i think i may have rushed into my comeback post ;D
to be fair to Liverpool, they played every inch as good as Man Utd for large periods of the game, and with 10 men defended admirably. Especially when the red card wasnt a red card and the penalty wasn't a penalty. If Webb had got the big decisions right on the day we might be looking at a different scoreline.
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i think i may have rushed into my comeback post ;D
to be fair to Liverpool, they played every inch as good as Man Utd for large periods of the game, and with 10 men defended admirably. Especially when the red card wasnt a red card and the penalty wasn't a penalty. If Webb had got the big decisions right on the day we might be looking at a different scoreline.
Seriously, was we watching the same game? No doubting it wasn't a penalty, Berbs went down extremely easily, but then Gerrard has done it enough in the past so I won't go on any longer. Liverpool played just as bad as they've been playing before that. They created 0 clear cut chances. And how can you say that wasn't a red card? Off the ground with 2 feet, which by the rules is a red card offence.
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i think i may have rushed into my comeback post ;D
to be fair to Liverpool, they played every inch as good as Man Utd for large periods of the game, and with 10 men defended admirably. Especially when the red card wasnt a red card and the penalty wasn't a penalty. If Webb had got the big decisions right on the day we might be looking at a different scoreline.
Seriously, was we watching the same game? No doubting it wasn't a penalty, Berbs went down extremely easily, but then Gerrard has done it enough in the past so I won't go on any longer. Liverpool played just as bad as they've been playing before that. They created 0 clear cut chances. And how can you say that wasn't a red card? Off the ground with 2 feet, which by the rules is a red card offence.
yeah man, players know the law about two footed tackles.. gerrards was a clear red card.
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Gerrard's tackle was not a red card, it had no intent and wasn't dangerous. The sending off was, quite frankly, ludicrous, as was Cheik Tiote's sending off in the Newcastle/Stevenage game, which was actually one of the tackles of the season.
Also, I never said Liverpool created chances, I said they played well defensively and stopped 11 men of an almost unbeaten team at home scoring a single goal in open play against themselves, a team in tatters with awful form and average squad quality. That cannot be denied. They didnt create any other chances, no. But if we're all in agreement that the penalty wasn't a penalty, and that was the only goal...then you Man Utd fans can't exactly claim that it was a deserved victory can you?
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Gerrard's tackle was not a red card, it had no intent and wasn't dangerous. The sending off was, quite frankly, ludicrous, as was Cheik Tiote's sending off in the Newcastle/Stevenage game, which was actually one of the tackles of the season.
Also, I never said Liverpool created chances, I said they played well defensively and stopped 11 men of an almost unbeaten team at home scoring a single goal in open play against themselves, a team in tatters with awful form and average squad quality. That cannot be denied. They didnt create any other chances, no. But if we're all in agreement that the penalty wasn't a penalty, and that was the only goal...then you Man Utd fans can't exactly claim that it was a deserved victory can you?
The fact you said they played every inch as good as United tells me you think they attacked as well as United did. Fair enough on the last comment but we created far more chances than they did. Reina had to make about 5 saves in quick succession and we hit the post, On balance of play we deserved to win but that counts for shit.
The red card, the law is the law, that can't be done on the football pitch. I'm not being biased. As you can see, I agreed about the penalty.
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Gerrard's tackle was not a red card, it had no intent and wasn't dangerous. The sending off was, quite frankly, ludicrous, as was Cheik Tiote's sending off in the Newcastle/Stevenage game, which was actually one of the tackles of the season.
Also, I never said Liverpool created chances, I said they played well defensively and stopped 11 men of an almost unbeaten team at home scoring a single goal in open play against themselves, a team in tatters with awful form and average squad quality. That cannot be denied. They didnt create any other chances, no. But if we're all in agreement that the penalty wasn't a penalty, and that was the only goal...then you Man Utd fans can't exactly claim that it was a deserved victory can you?
The fact you said they played every inch as good as United tells me you think they attacked as well as United did. Fair enough on the last comment but we created far more chances than they did. Reina had to make about 5 saves in quick succession and we hit the post, On balance of play we deserved to win but that counts for shit.
The red card, the law is the law, that can't be done on the football pitch. I'm not being biased. As you can see, I agreed about the penalty.
You did create more chances, but Pepe Reina saving those chances kind of takes away any feeling of deserving of the win, because as you say, balance of play is nothing if you don't convert, which you didnt. It still took a bad penalty decision to win it. Not that Man Utd fans should care. A win is a win.
Liverpool are going from bad to worse, loss away to Blackpool as the tangerines do the double on them. It will take YEARS for Liverpool to be anywhere near where they were two seasons back. The team is a shell.
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Gerrard's tackle was not a red card, it had no intent and wasn't dangerous. The sending off was, quite frankly, ludicrous, as was Cheik Tiote's sending off in the Newcastle/Stevenage game, which was actually one of the tackles of the season.
Also, I never said Liverpool created chances, I said they played well defensively and stopped 11 men of an almost unbeaten team at home scoring a single goal in open play against themselves, a team in tatters with awful form and average squad quality. That cannot be denied. They didnt create any other chances, no. But if we're all in agreement that the penalty wasn't a penalty, and that was the only goal...then you Man Utd fans can't exactly claim that it was a deserved victory can you?
you really are an idiot if you think that was not a red card.
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Gerrard's tackle was not a red card, it had no intent and wasn't dangerous. The sending off was, quite frankly, ludicrous, as was Cheik Tiote's sending off in the Newcastle/Stevenage game, which was actually one of the tackles of the season.
Also, I never said Liverpool created chances, I said they played well defensively and stopped 11 men of an almost unbeaten team at home scoring a single goal in open play against themselves, a team in tatters with awful form and average squad quality. That cannot be denied. They didnt create any other chances, no. But if we're all in agreement that the penalty wasn't a penalty, and that was the only goal...then you Man Utd fans can't exactly claim that it was a deserved victory can you?
you really are an idiot if you think that was not a red card.
BREAKING NEWS: Everton fan in biased opinion against Liverpool SHOCKER!!!!!
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That tackle was nasty, red card in my opinion....BUT...if Webb would have given yellow, I would have understood that too...in game everything happens so fast, you have to make big decisions in big games....Webb decided to give a red card....
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Tevez was the difference for Man City yesterday. We nearly pulled off a comeback but oh well.
btw, that Gerrard tackle is something top players normally get away with a yellow card at most (Scholes lol). Two footed, off the ground tackles when playing for Stoke, Wolves, Blackburn etc will get you sent off no doubt.
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Gerrard's tackle was not a red card, it had no intent and wasn't dangerous. The sending off was, quite frankly, ludicrous, as was Cheik Tiote's sending off in the Newcastle/Stevenage game, which was actually one of the tackles of the season.
Also, I never said Liverpool created chances, I said they played well defensively and stopped 11 men of an almost unbeaten team at home scoring a single goal in open play against themselves, a team in tatters with awful form and average squad quality. That cannot be denied. They didnt create any other chances, no. But if we're all in agreement that the penalty wasn't a penalty, and that was the only goal...then you Man Utd fans can't exactly claim that it was a deserved victory can you?
you really are an idiot if you think that was not a red card.
BREAKING NEWS: Everton fan in biased opinion against Liverpool SHOCKER!!!!!
No, if an Everton player does that today in the derby then its a sending off. Thats the difference between Everton and Liverpool fans. We ain't dumb as fuck.
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If some random wigan player had made the same challenge Gerrard had made no one would be questioning whether it would be a red or not.
It was two footed off the floor and caught the player, in todays rules thats a red card, whether its Gerrard or not.
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Gerrard's tackle was not a red card, it had no intent and wasn't dangerous. The sending off was, quite frankly, ludicrous, as was Cheik Tiote's sending off in the Newcastle/Stevenage game, which was actually one of the tackles of the season.
Also, I never said Liverpool created chances, I said they played well defensively and stopped 11 men of an almost unbeaten team at home scoring a single goal in open play against themselves, a team in tatters with awful form and average squad quality. That cannot be denied. They didnt create any other chances, no. But if we're all in agreement that the penalty wasn't a penalty, and that was the only goal...then you Man Utd fans can't exactly claim that it was a deserved victory can you?
you really are an idiot if you think that was not a red card.
BREAKING NEWS: Everton fan in biased opinion against Liverpool SHOCKER!!!!!
No, if an Everton player does that today in the derby then its a sending off. Thats the difference between Everton and Liverpool fans. We ain't dumb as fuck.
sure are bitter though ;D
for the record it looked like a red....the penalty was a joke though and so was babel getting fined
didnt care about the united game anyway was hardly going to be a season defining game for us
i'll be happy with a top half finish(and suprised :-\ )
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http://www.youtube.com/v/jV0oWNVG7Mw?fs=1&hl=en_GB
:D
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http://www.youtube.com/v/jV0oWNVG7Mw?fs=1&hl=en_GB
:D
And then Andy Gray was gone. Sky Sports won't be the same without him.
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What an idiot Andy Gray was, totally understand why he was fired.
Always enjoyed listening to him, one of the few pundits who didnt state the obvious and treat the viewer like an idiot.
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glad hes gone cant stand the bloke tbh wonder who will take over?
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glad hes gone cant stand the bloke tbh wonder who will take over?
Hopefully none of the ones they already have. Alan smith is terrible as a co commentator and Jamie Redknapp spends most of the time kissing his dad or his cousins arse :o
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glad hes gone cant stand the bloke tbh wonder who will take over?
Hopefully none of the ones they already have. Alan smith is terrible as a co commentator and Jamie Redknapp spends most of the time kissing his dad or his cousins arse :o
idk i think jamie redknapp would smash it...i bet he would ;D ;D ;D
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LIVERPOOL ANNOUNCE THEY HAVE AGREED A FEE FOR NEWCASTLE STRIKER ANDY CARROLL
MIKE ASHLEY
http://www.youtube.com/v/wT68xrLX_Ug?fs=1&hl=en_GB(http://img.skysports.com/08/01/218x298/MikeAshley_621291.jpg)
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LIVERPOOL ANNOUNCE THEY HAVE AGREED A FEE FOR NEWCASTLE STRIKER ANDY CARROLL
MIKE ASHLEY
http://www.youtube.com/v/wT68xrLX_Ug?fs=1&hl=en_GB(http://img.skysports.com/08/01/218x298/MikeAshley_621291.jpg)
i hope some of it makes it back into the team but i cant see it...good signing can see him and suarez working well together...pricey though
but 2 young hungry players for one backstabbing primadonna is pretty giood business
he said he'd be a red for life TORRES TORES
i hope john terry fucks his wife TORRES TORRES
pledged his future jan the ninth
but that was just a bag a shiite
and we all hate Torres he's a fucking swine
;D
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Diouf to Rangers :-\
not so sure about this one. hopefully he's given up acting like a retard..
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he said he'd be a red for life TORRES TORES
i hope john terry fucks his wife TORRES TORRES
pledged his future jan the ninth
but that was just a bag a shiite
and we all hate Torres he's a fucking swine
;D
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that's brilliant :laugh: 8)
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Diouf to Rangers :-\
not so sure about this one. hopefully he's given up acting like a retard..
yeah not a player i wouldve gone for, one of the players i hate most in the world, never in the headlines for the right reasons, although the talent is definitely there
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Diouf to Rangers :-\
not so sure about this one. hopefully he's given up acting like a retard..
yeah not a player i wouldve gone for, one of the players i hate most in the world, never in the headlines for the right reasons, although the talent is definitely there
yeah that's my line of thought too
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he said he'd be a red for life TORRES TORES
i hope john terry fucks his wife TORRES TORRES
pledged his future jan the ninth
but that was just a bag a shiite
and we all hate Torres he's a fucking swine
;D
that's brilliant :laugh: 8)
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thanks thought it up myself posted it on the lfc forums hope it catches on ;D
as far as diouf goes what annoys me the most is i have never seen him play even remotely like he did against france in 2002 world cup he annihilated them...next i heard he was signing for us....
all went down hill from there....
still he spat at a celtic fan before so this could be his chance to become a cult hero ;D
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Carroll is a good player,maybe something more than just "good"....but €41m is a robbery when you have just bought an amazing striker like suarez (€41m still a robbery even without suarez)
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still he spat at a celtic fan before so this could be his chance to become a cult hero ;D
yeah that no doubt will give him an advantage with the fans few other new players ever get :laugh:
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Any Arsenal fans on here? Hahahahahaha
EDIT: Hope I haven't spoke to soon. United were rubbish in the second half of that first half and deserve to be losing.
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LMFAO @ ARSENAL :D
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EDIT: Hope I haven't spoke to soon. United were rubbish in the second half of that first half and deserve to be losing.
i blame you
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Just got back from the Utd match via the pub...it was always on the cards wasn't it? ;D
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CECH :D
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We have been pretty rubbish all season yet are still top, it doesnt say much for the other sides
LIVERPOOL ANNOUNCE THEY HAVE AGREED A FEE FOR NEWCASTLE STRIKER ANDY CARROLL
MIKE ASHLEY
http://www.youtube.com/v/wT68xrLX_Ug?fs=1&hl=en_GB(http://img.skysports.com/08/01/218x298/MikeAshley_621291.jpg)
i hope some of it makes it back into the team but i cant see it...good signing can see him and suarez working well together...pricey though
but 2 young hungry players for one backstabbing primadonna is pretty giood business
he said he'd be a red for life TORRES TORES
i hope john terry fucks his wife TORRES TORRES
pledged his future jan the ninth
but that was just a bag a shiite
and we all hate Torres he's a fucking swine
;D
How things change, you should really listen to the united fans we have been calling him a cheating lady boy for a long time ;)
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hate that cunt Scott Brown. would've loved it if he'd got his leg broken yesterday. i know that'll probably seem harsh, but seeing this really makes your blood boil:
(http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/polopoly_fs/12453426-1.1083828!image/4146438899.JPG_gen/derivatives/landscape_620/4146438899.JPG)
but Diouf reacted well: "“I refused to react. Why should I react to him? Nobody knows him – I’m too big and strong for him. Brown tried all sorts of things to get me sent off. He said some nasty things about me and my family on the pitch. He can say all the nasty things he wants. I won’t react. He just wants publicity because if I react then people are going to say that El-Hadji did something wrong.”
he said he'd be a red for life TORRES TORES
i hope john terry fucks his wife TORRES TORRES
pledged his future jan the ninth
but that was just a bag a shiite
and we all hate Torres he's a fucking swine
;D
How things change, you should really listen to the united fans we have been calling him a cheating lady boy for a long time ;)
haha :laugh:
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We have been pretty rubbish all season yet are still top, it doesnt say much for the other sides
LIVERPOOL ANNOUNCE THEY HAVE AGREED A FEE FOR NEWCASTLE STRIKER ANDY CARROLL
MIKE ASHLEY
http://www.youtube.com/v/wT68xrLX_Ug?fs=1&hl=en_GB(http://img.skysports.com/08/01/218x298/MikeAshley_621291.jpg)
i hope some of it makes it back into the team but i cant see it...good signing can see him and suarez working well together...pricey though
but 2 young hungry players for one backstabbing primadonna is pretty giood business
he said he'd be a red for life TORRES TORES
i hope john terry fucks his wife TORRES TORRES
pledged his future jan the ninth
but that was just a bag a shiite
and we all hate Torres he's a fucking swine
;D
How things change, you should really listen to the united fans we have been calling him a cheating lady boy for a long time ;)
lol that was right after the transfer dosent bother me too much now tbh...his face when agger elbowed him yesterday was priceless though,guess it wasnt his 'destiny' to score smh
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LOLOL @ Arsenal, made my whole weekend that did ;D
on a random thing, check out kevin muscats red card, fuckin awful challenge (dunno why the link wont embed tho) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwHzCtRa2SE
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on a random thing, check out kevin muscats red card, fuckin awful challenge (dunno why the link wont embed tho) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwHzCtRa2SE
he was genuinely claiming he got the ball! :laugh:
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LOLOL @ Arsenal, made my whole weekend that did ;D
on a random thing, check out kevin muscats red card, fuckin awful challenge (dunno why the link wont embed tho) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwHzCtRa2SE
Crunching. Surprised he is still playing. And Gerald Sibon too. :D
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Cech is no more the great goalkeeper of a couple of years ago.....Meireles goal is 90% his fault
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Cech is no more the great goalkeeper of a couple of years ago.....Meireles goal is 90% his fault
Hasnt been the same since Stephen Hunt done him in IMO. Chelsea need a new keeper :-\
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LOLOL @ Arsenal, made my whole weekend that did ;D
on a random thing, check out kevin muscats red card, fuckin awful challenge (dunno why the link wont embed tho) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwHzCtRa2SE
As some of you will know Muscat was notorious for this sort of thing when at Wolves, his most famous victims being Craig Bellamy and Dennis Bergkamp.
Funnily enough, his only red card in over 180 appearances for us was for deliberate handball ;D
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A few things.
Albeit friendlies, I'm excited for 3 of tomorrow's matches. France V Brazil, Italy V Germany and of course, Portugal V Argentina.
Portugal will be without starting CB's Carvalho & Pepe. Alves & Rolando will start and it is quite a luxury to have such players as 3rd and 4th string CB's. It balances out as Argentina will be without Tevez, Higuain, Aguero and Milito up front. At least Ronaldo & Messi are both healthy and set to start.
My boy Raul Meireles has been on a roll since Danglish took over. 4 goals in 5 games. He's been playing more of an offensive role instead of DM (his role at Porto and for Portugal). I hope Portugal tries him tomorrow a bit more up front, but then again, he is phenomenal for us in DM, not sure we can afford to lose him there.
My FC Porto are on a roll. 18 league games, 16 wins, 2 draws, no losses. Albeit the Portuguese league (which isn't AS bad as most think), that is still impressive. We've made some phenomenal signings this month and I'm excited for a much deserved return to CL next year. There is no way we blow the league title at this rate. I'm also excited for the upcoming match up versus Sevilla in Europa.
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A few things.
Albeit friendlies, I'm excited for 3 of tomorrow's matches. France V Brazil, Italy V Germany and of course, Portugal V Argentina.
Portugal will be without starting CB's Carvalho & Pepe. Alves & Rolando will start and it is quite a luxury to have such players as 3rd and 4th string CB's. It balances out as Argentina will be without Tevez, Higuain, Aguero and Milito up front. At least Ronaldo & Messi are both healthy and set to start.
My boy Raul Meireles has been on a roll since Danglish took over. 4 goals in 5 games. He's been playing more of an offensive role instead of DM (his role at Porto and for Portugal). I hope Portugal tries him tomorrow a bit more up front, but then again, he is phenomenal for us in DM, not sure we can afford to lose him there.
My FC Porto are on a roll. 18 league games, 16 wins, 2 draws, no losses. Albeit the Portuguese league (which isn't AS bad as most think), that is still impressive. We've made some phenomenal signings this month and I'm excited for a much deserved return to CL next year. There is no way we blow the league title at this rate. I'm also excited for the upcoming match up versus Sevilla in Europa.
you misspelt Dalglish :nawty:
meireles is having a good run of form the tactics suit him and he's being played in his correct position which helps
cant wait to get suarez and carroll into this team tbh
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A few things.
Albeit friendlies, I'm excited for 3 of tomorrow's matches. France V Brazil, Italy V Germany and of course, Portugal V Argentina.
Portugal will be without starting CB's Carvalho & Pepe. Alves & Rolando will start and it is quite a luxury to have such players as 3rd and 4th string CB's. It balances out as Argentina will be without Tevez, Higuain, Aguero and Milito up front. At least Ronaldo & Messi are both healthy and set to start.
My boy Raul Meireles has been on a roll since Danglish took over. 4 goals in 5 games. He's been playing more of an offensive role instead of DM (his role at Porto and for Portugal). I hope Portugal tries him tomorrow a bit more up front, but then again, he is phenomenal for us in DM, not sure we can afford to lose him there.
My FC Porto are on a roll. 18 league games, 16 wins, 2 draws, no losses. Albeit the Portuguese league (which isn't AS bad as most think), that is still impressive. We've made some phenomenal signings this month and I'm excited for a much deserved return to CL next year. There is no way we blow the league title at this rate. I'm also excited for the upcoming match up versus Sevilla in Europa.
you misspelt Dalglish :nawty:
meireles is having a good run of form the tactics suit him and he's being played in his correct position which helps
cant wait to get suarez and carroll into this team tbh
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Oops, my apologies.
I've always liked Meireles. Always been underrated IMO. Good shot from distance, excellent tackler in the midfield and sneaky when it comes to getting into good scoring positions. If he does lack, its in his play making ability when it comes to him quickly getting the ball from midfield to the up front guys, its 50/50. Passing can be off at times.
Denmark-England should be a good match too.
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My only criticism of Meireles is his tendency to duck out of tackles which were 70:30 in his favour. He gets knocked off the ball too easily as well.
Class player tho.
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LOLOL @ Arsenal, made my whole weekend that did ;D
on a random thing, check out kevin muscats red card, fuckin awful challenge (dunno why the link wont embed tho) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwHzCtRa2SE
Muscats always been a filthy bastard, i seem to remember a few hair-raising challenges during his season at rangers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yebd_jvOhyY
^^always makes me laugh
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cant wait for the match tonight.italy is getting their ass whooped 8)
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My only criticism of Meireles is his tendency to duck out of tackles which were 70:30 in his favour. He gets knocked off the ball too easily as well.
Class player tho.
he trains wiith the Greek that is understandable ;D
heres a question lucas leiva rate or hate??
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My only criticism of Meireles is his tendency to duck out of tackles which were 70:30 in his favour. He gets knocked off the ball too easily as well.
Class player tho.
he trains wiith the Greek that is understandable ;D
heres a question lucas leiva rate or hate??
Don't rate him or hate him. He's just a very average player.
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cant wait for the match tonight.italy is getting their ass whooped 8)
:nahnah:
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cant wait for the match tonight.italy is getting their ass whooped 8)
:nahnah:
:laugh:
We jus can't win against Italy, but fuck it. It was just a meaningless friendly anyway.
But Germany will be even stronger in the future. Neuer is already world class, Hummels will be one of the best defenders in a few years, Özil, Müller, Götze etc So many talented players. Germanys future looks brighter than ever! As soon as Spain shows a weakness Germany will be there...
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(http://static.vg.no/uploaded/image/bilderigg/2011/02/10/1297326746717_960.jpg)
;)
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(http://static.vg.no/uploaded/image/bilderigg/2011/02/10/1297326746717_960.jpg)
;)
whats your point what did messi do play a full 90 and score a penalty kick :-X
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(http://static.vg.no/uploaded/image/bilderigg/2011/02/10/1297326746717_960.jpg)
;)
whats your point what did messi do play a full 90 and score a penalty kick :-X
I think it's pretty darn obvious. Ronaldo, who is known for his strength in the air and is 6 inches taller, was outjumped by little Messi. Can you not see the funny side of this?
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^ Lol funny, yes. It's one play, no question Ronaldo is much better in the air though.
"Messi Masterpiece!" .. He scored a 90th min PK LOL. And he didn't even earn the PK. Wasn't really involved in the play.
We were the better team for most of it, but as soon we took off all our key players up front 60 minutes in, we went on a downside. It was a meaningless friendly anyways. Ronaldo & Nani looked great. I pray to have them both healthy come Euro.
Can't believe Argentina kept Messi in for 90 mins.
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(http://static.vg.no/uploaded/image/bilderigg/2011/02/10/1297326746717_960.jpg)
;)
whats your point what did messi do play a full 90 and score a penalty kick :-X
Aww, got all butthurt? :'(
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(http://static.vg.no/uploaded/image/bilderigg/2011/02/10/1297326746717_960.jpg)
;)
whats your point what did messi do play a full 90 and score a penalty kick :-X
Aww, got all butthurt? :'(
how do you figure lad great game to bad hugo almeida choked and didnt put the ball in goal
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What a fucking goal by the Roon. I can't believe how much of a bad loser Mike Summerbee is.
http://www.youtube.com/v/9Roj2eqffes?fs=1&hl=en
Not the best quality.
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What a fucking goal by the Roon. I can't believe how much of a bad loser Mike Summerbee is.
http://www.youtube.com/v/9Roj2eqffes?fs=1&hl=en
Not the best quality.
you call that a fucking goal :-X fluke if anything
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He is a bitter blue, no doubt like the others he thought they were going to win. Another massive city failure 35 years.
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http://www.youtube.com/v/pEaQxXUCVDk
this is football
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http://www.youtube.com/v/k3wBDUuUQUY?fs=1&hl=en_GB
CLASS
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rooneys goal was sick, but id say this is still the best overhead kick ive seen scored.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2KeX7nhZRY
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rooneys goal was sick, but id say this is still the best overhead kick ive seen scored.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2KeX7nhZRY
yeah, that came to my mind first....ridicolous goal...
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He is a bitter blue, no doubt like the others he thought they were going to win. Another massive city failure 35 years.
all blues are bitter its a colour coding thing or something 8)
wonder if chelsea fans will have their torres banner out again
the one with shanklys gate on :loser:
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^ bitter much?
anyway, lovely goal by Rooney, no doubt.
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^ bitter much?
anyway, lovely goal by Rooney, no doubt.
no its funny tho shanklys gate being on a chelsea banner id laugh just as much if city pulled out a tevez banner with a red devil on it tbh
wouldnt really expect YOU to get it though
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^ bitter much?
anyway, lovely goal by Rooney, no doubt.
no its funny tho shanklys gate being on a chelsea banner id laugh just as much if city pulled out a tevez banner with a red devil on it tbh
wouldnt really expect YOU to get it though
LOL ;D
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RAUL 8)
http://www.youtube.com/v/XUPdUeFLgjY
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RAUL 8)
http://www.youtube.com/v/XUPdUeFLgjY
Schalke sucks so bad, I still can't believe they made it past the group stage.
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ah Champions League football, how i have missed you.
greatly anticipating Arsenal vs Barcelona. hoping for a great game.
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ah Champions League football, how i have missed you.
greatly anticipating Arsenal vs Barcelona. hoping for a great game.
do you know a good site where i could watch it online
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ah Champions League football, how i have missed you.
greatly anticipating Arsenal vs Barcelona. hoping for a great game.
do you know a good site where i could watch it online
your best bet is checking the unoffficial forums for either clubs thats all i do and i havent missed a game i wanted to watch in ages
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ah Champions League football, how i have missed you.
greatly anticipating Arsenal vs Barcelona. hoping for a great game.
do you know a good site where i could watch it online
your best bet is checking the unoffficial forums for either clubs thats all i do and i havent missed a game i wanted to watch in ages
thanks
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arsenal 2 barcelona 1 8)
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Lol, wow great game. I still imagine Barca will take it in Spain though.
Props to Shakhtar as well.
It's Europa :'( but I'm excited for Porto-Sevilla tomorrow.
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:) ;) :D ;D 8) :P :-* :laugh: :drool: :pimp: :bandit: :sombrero: :rock: :raisetheroof: :wavey: :firedevil: :sun: :cheers: :idea: :love: :kiss2: :love2: :heart: :beer: :nahnah: :monkey: :monkey_dance2: :cow: :banana: :banana_rock: :banana_dss: :banana_cow: :banana_hitit: :banana_trippin: :banana_llama:
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:) ;) :D ;D 8) :P :-* :laugh: :drool: :pimp: :bandit: :sombrero: :rock: :raisetheroof: :wavey: :firedevil: :sun: :cheers: :idea: :love: :kiss2: :love2: :heart: :beer: :nahnah: :monkey: :monkey_dance2: :cow: :banana: :banana_rock: :banana_dss: :banana_cow: :banana_hitit: :banana_trippin: :banana_llama:
:camp:
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wouldnt really expect YOU to get it
take this to the G-Spot...
great game, fantastic win for Arsenal. just hope they can do more of the same in the return leg. How the fuck did Van Persie score from such a tight angle?
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wouldnt really expect YOU to get it
take this to the G-Spot...
great game, fantastic win for Arsenal. just hope they can do more of the same in the return leg. How the fuck did Van Persie score from such a tight angle?
Fantastic goal from van Persie, Valdez wasnt' very well positioned, though.
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wouldnt really expect YOU to get it
take this to the G-Spot...
great game, fantastic win for Arsenal. just hope they can do more of the same in the return leg. How the fuck did Van Persie score from such a tight angle?
Fantastic goal from van Persie, Valdez wasnt' very well positioned, though.
true that. he was a bit far from his post.
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wouldnt really expect YOU to get it
take this to the G-Spot...
great game, fantastic win for Arsenal. just hope they can do more of the same in the return leg. How the fuck did Van Persie score from such a tight angle?
Fantastic goal from van Persie, Valdez wasnt' very well positioned, though.
true that. he was a bit far from his post.
Terrible goalkeeping, but fair play to rvp for catching him out.
Asenal did well but still have the tough bit to do
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Lol, wow great game. I still imagine Barca will take it in Spain though.
Props to Shakhtar as well.
It's Europa :'( but I'm excited for Porto-Sevilla tomorrow.
porto 2 sevilla 1 8) do you know who won the benfica game
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anyone wanna take Lafferty off our hands?
please?
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Lol, wow great game. I still imagine Barca will take it in Spain though.
Props to Shakhtar as well.
It's Europa :'( but I'm excited for Porto-Sevilla tomorrow.
porto 2 sevilla 1 8) do you know who won the benfica game
Benfica won 2-1
FUCK A SEVILLA! 2-1 in SPAIN! We should advance with ease now
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Lol, wow great game. I still imagine Barca will take it in Spain though.
Props to Shakhtar as well.
It's Europa :'( but I'm excited for Porto-Sevilla tomorrow.
porto 2 sevilla 1 8) do you know who won the benfica game
Benfica won 2-1
FUCK A SEVILLA! 2-1 in SPAIN! We should advance with ease now
nice 8)
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Fuck a Luis Fabiano, you can tell that scum wanted to stick it to FC Porto so bad HAHAH
Him & Sevilla keep getting fucked by Portuguese teams :-*
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lol
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I'm pretty sure Arsenal's honeymoon will be over after the leg in Spain
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I'm pretty sure Arsenal's honeymoon will be over after the leg in Spain
Really hope Arsenal's gonna win but I don't really see it. Even Wenger thinks that Barca is the frontrunner and that' not just talk from him.
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I'm pretty sure Arsenal's honeymoon will be over after the leg in Spain
Really hope Arsenal's gonna win but I don't really see it. Even Wenger thinks that Barca is the frontrunner and that' not just talk from him.
arsenal will win :D
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1-0 is enough to get Barca through. Hard pressed to think they won't pull it off
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I'm pretty sure Arsenal's honeymoon will be over after the leg in Spain
::)
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Yesterdays performance was shocking !
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For years Arsenal, their fans and their management turned its arrogant noses at the Carling Cup Competition. Apparently it was only good enough to blood their youngsters. and along the way arsenal reached a few semi's lost a final etc
So this year to rectify the media taunts they set their stall out and played a strong team in every round.. no KIDS ALL OF A SUDDEN.. its a squad game amirite ? All of a sudden they need the trophy to show the world that they are winners
they go all out and still come up short.
Now I sit back and laugh at the hypocrisy of Football fans who will claim this was a shit comp and football fans whose teams are lower than arsenal in the league running their mouths off
Fact is its a joy to see the under dog win, but arsenal pull off a calamity of the worse nature and apparently they are young kids. they have to be built back up and be strong..
Arsenal are in good shape and i think they let the media pressure get to them they shud have stuck to their principles and played a weakened or youthful squad this year too cos then they wud have had an epic excuse like they always do.
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Arsenal just aren't good enough. End of story.
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:grumpy: :-[
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What made it so funny was that everyone knows arsenal need a top goalie and centre back.
Everyone has been saying it for years but wenger wont have it ;D
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What made it so funny was that everyone knows arsenal need a top goalie and centre back.
Everyone has been saying it for years but wenger wont have it ;D
so true really is beyond a joke now
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Didnt finish them off when we were on top. Going to need a big perfoparmance on sunday or things could go very wrong. Dissapointing that 3 games in a row against chelsea crucial decesions have gone in there favour costing us the game. Chelsea played really well second half to be fair.
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Didnt finish them off when we were on top. Going to need a big perfoparmance on sunday or things could go very wrong. Dissapointing that 3 games in a row against chelsea crucial decesions have gone in there favour costing us the game. Chelsea played really well second half to be fair.
We are crying out for a bit of invention in midfield its unreal. Nani is the only one I feel that can unlock doors for us (not including Giggs and Scholes as they haven't got long left) but he played extremely average tonight. Carrick is useless and he has been since the Champions League final in 2009. Fletcher shouldn't be questioned as I feel he is more of a defensive midfielder. Anderson is to inconsistent. Don't even talk to me about Gibson, he brings absolutely nothing. Bebe and Obertan, even worse. It still frustrates me that Spurs got VDV for 8 mill and Fergie says there is no value in the transfer market. At the back and up front, we are are fine I feel, but Fergie has got alot of thinking to do this transfer window regarding that midfield. If we win the title with it, I will be ecstatic.
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Couldnt have put it better. With regards to vdv before joining spurs he said there was only 1 english club he wanted to join and that was united. Even then we still didnt go for him. Whos fault is it that there is no value. Fergusons for selling ronaldo for 80 mil and inturn inflating everyone elses value
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The sooner we get Park and Valencia back the better.
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:grumpy: :loopaper: :boohoo:
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Suarez is an amazing player 8)
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Suarez is an amazing player 8)
Probably, but he's also a bitch.
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Suarez is an amazing player 8)
Probably, but he's also a bitch.
Probably ? No, he's an amazing player without a doubt.
And why are you calling him a bitch ? ::)
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Suarez is an amazing player 8)
Probably, but he's also a bitch.
Probably ? No, he's an amazing player without a doubt.
And why are you calling him a bitch ? ::)
Because I'm pretty sure he is a Pippo Inzaghi type of player.
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Suarez is an amazing player 8)
Probably, but he's also a bitch.
Probably ? No, he's an amazing player without a doubt.
And why are you calling him a bitch ? ::)
you are pretty sure ::)
Because I'm pretty sure he is a Pippo Inzaghi type of player.
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What a bull shit game. I fuckin hate Barca. Especially Messi & Sergio Busquets. That was one of the worst sending offs (Van Persie) I've seen. And although the penalty was a penalty, it looked like he didn't call at first.
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What a bull shit game. I fuckin hate Barca. Especially Messi & Sergio Busquets. That was one of the worst sending offs (Van Persie) I've seen. And although the penalty was a penalty, it looked like he didn't call at first.
Lets be honest Barcalona easily deserved to go through. Arsenal had 0 attempts at goal the last time I saw and that was at 80 mins. Van Persie was harshly sent off, terrible decision infact but that didn't affect the way they played at the back. Barca were too good for them in the end as I expected.
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What a bull shit game. I fuckin hate Barca. Especially Messi & Sergio Busquets. That was one of the worst sending offs (Van Persie) I've seen. And although the penalty was a penalty, it looked like he didn't call at first.
Lets be honest Barcalona easily deserved to go through. Arsenal had 0 attempts at goal the last time I saw and that was at 80 mins. Van Persie was harshly sent off, terrible decision infact but that didn't affect the way they played at the back. Barca were too good for them in the end as I expected.
Barca were superior but it's sad that some BS decided the outcome. The sending off was ridiculous and even the penalty only seemed to be called a bit late when Xavi kept harassing the ref.
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ah ah where is kdub ? :D
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I'm not gonna blame the ref and say ahh we would of won if it wasn't for the red card etc etc cos that would be bullshit. Barca were clearly the better team as you'd expect them to be at home, especially when they're chasing a lead, but that decision was a joke, one whistle amongst 95 thousand fans shouting and there was a 1 second gap between the whistle and the shot, there's just no fucking common sense ::)
Also one thing which is really starting to piss me off with Wenger is this obsession with playing Rosicky in these important games (even if it's because of injuries) he's simply not effective at all, he gives away the ball easily, has no pace, and seems to have no confidence in front of goal. Everytime he got the ball today he wasn't gonna do anything with it, Arsharvin shouldve played, this is why you spend money on these players for games like this, even Eboue has the speed to do something (or atleast get it out of our half) and wouldof helped out defensively too
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Yeah deserved win and the red card was a joke. And it's a shame to see how weak Rosicky is nowadays.. :-\
Arsenal was so pathetic, not worth of a CL participant. I guess the way Inter played last year is the only way to beat Barca, but you have to have a good defense and the skill for quick counters. Arsenal had nothing.
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fuck barca
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Hopefully not Barca-Spurs in the quarter finals.. :P
Btw, I think Arsenal are trying to play too similar to Barca, they're tryina emulate their style, but seeing the game/stats, it obviously didn't work.
(http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/7858/nldfh0.jpg) (http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/4664/scaledphptn0server620fi.jpg)
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^ these statistics are quite incredible
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Porto are going to win Europa 8)
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Porto are going to win Europa 8)
benfica 8)
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Porto are going to win Europa 8)
benfica 8)
Fuck a Benfica
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Porto Rangers are going to win Europa 8)
We'll make up for the final we lost in 08 :P
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Porto are going to win Europa 8)
benfica 8)
Fuck a Benfica
will see ;D
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ah ah where is kdub ? :D
ah ah what the fuck do you want asswipe?
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ah ah where is kdub ? :D
ah ah what the fuck do you want asswipe?
hahaha...funny shit... :)
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ah ah where is kdub ? :D
ah ah what the fuck do you want asswipe?
hahaha...funny shit... :)
its funny only if you are a retarded kid from norway like him :D
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ah ah where is kdub ? :D
ah ah what the fuck do you want asswipe?
hahaha...funny shit... :)
its funny only if you are a retarded kid from norway like him :D
Is that the best you got? AH AH AH AH
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ah ah where is kdub ? :D
ah ah what the fuck do you want asswipe?
hahaha...funny shit... :)
its funny only if you are a retarded kid from norway like him :D
Is that the best you got? AH AH AH AH
it's enough for a fucktard like you AH AH AH AH
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lol seems like Arsenal really reactivates Lehmann :D
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Thiago Motta is a bloody bastard!
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Thiago Motta is a bloody bastard!
why is that ???
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Thiago Motta is a bloody bastard!
why is that ???
Some people you just have to look in the eyes... Dirty player to me.
Congrats Inter but DAMN, how could Bayern lose this?!
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Thiago Motta is a bloody bastard!
STFU
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Thiago Motta is a bloody bastard!
STFU
You really like that guy? I have nothing against Inter as a team but this dude is unlikable.
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lmao, and ELano always presented Caesar as one of the best gk's in the world.
But damn, Bayern was so stupid. Inter looked weak as hell, their defense was trash compared to last year, but Bayern's too, as expected. Etoo made the difference, while Gomez and Ribery were so ineffective, Etoo was bomb again. Breno, van Buyten and Badstuber were overchallenged with him in every situation, it was just that he didn't get enough balls..
Seriously, Etoo is a beast.
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Thiago Motta is a bloody bastard!
Of course he is. Many Inter players are. It's a dirty team in general. Stankovic is a major asshole too, as is Materazzi. Those 3 deserve to die in car accidents.
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REAL MADRID 8)
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Supporting Rangers isn't good for your health! Such a fucking frustrating game!! :rant:
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lol seems like Arsenal really reactivates Lehmann :D
Like what the fuck is Wenger thinking here?! HE'S GONE MAD :loco: :grumpy:
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Porto is gonna' win Europa 8)
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Porto is gonna' win Europa 8)
benfica is taken it watch & see 8)
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Porto is gonna' win Europa 8)
benfica is taken it watch & see 8)
There's no way. Porto are head and shoulders above Benfica
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http://www.youtube.com/v/erI5dG3_R5E?fs=1&hl=en
:laugh:
City failing as usual.
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http://www.youtube.com/v/erI5dG3_R5E?fs=1&hl=en
:laugh:
City failing as usual.
Hahaha, that shit was funny as hell! How the hell is not getting that shit on himself?
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http://www.youtube.com/v/erI5dG3_R5E?fs=1&hl=en
:laugh:
City failing as usual.
ri - dic - u - lous
lmao.+1.
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http://www.youtube.com/v/erI5dG3_R5E?fs=1&hl=en
:laugh:
City failing as usual.
Hahaha, that shit was funny as hell! How the hell is not getting that shit on himself?
Well he's a football player- most of them would be pretty lost if they hadn't football to save their survival.
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http://www.youtube.com/v/erI5dG3_R5E?fs=1&hl=en
:laugh:
City failing as usual.
He was actually getting pissed of as if it was the bib that was faulty :laugh:
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http://www.youtube.com/v/erI5dG3_R5E?fs=1&hl=en
:laugh:
City failing as usual.
Hahaha, that shit was funny as hell! How the hell is not getting that shit on himself?
Well he's a football player- most of them would be pretty lost if they hadn't football to save their survival.
But those vests are some basic stuff right? Most Western foobtallers start with these vests when they are 6 years old or something.
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http://www.youtube.com/v/erI5dG3_R5E?fs=1&hl=en
:laugh:
City failing as usual.
Hahaha, that shit was funny as hell! How the hell is not getting that shit on himself?
Well he's a football player- most of them would be pretty lost if they hadn't football to save their survival.
But those vests are some basic stuff right? Most Western foobtallers start with these vests when they are 6 years old or something.
Tue, but this one's looking really weird.
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inter - schalke, what a CRAZY game. NUTS!!
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real madrid 4 spurs 0 ha ha inter got slammed
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ah ah where is kdub ? :D
ah ah ah :D
lol @ Inter getting raped by Schlacke. :laugh: They really played football today, can't remember a match where Schlacke actually played good football.
but still lol a Inter :laugh: P A T H E T I C
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Inter losing 2-5 (FIVE) at home against a team that is currently 10th in the Bundesliga :loser:
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ugh, madrid absolutely teared us apart :'( what the fuck was crouch thinking? never been sent off for us before but manages to get his marching orders inside 15mins of the biggest game in recent history :grumpy: having said that i still dont think we deserved a 4-0 thumping, i thought we defended rather well for periods but madrid were just too good, di maria's goal was wonderful and and usually a gomes blunder for the 4th.
and im glad inter got spanked, they shouldnt have made it this far after all... shadow team of their former selves.
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Damn i wish elano was here lol seeing inter get raped like that at home was a beautiful thing ah ah ah
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Get in there. United were great tonight. Even Carrick put in a great performance. Rio back after 2 months and it was like he'd never been away. Rio and Vidic easily the best centre back pairing in the world. Although Evra was lucky not to concede that penalty. And once again, Torres has to resort to cheating to get his team back in the game. What a waste of 50 million quid. Chelsea are nowhere near out of this though. They are more than capable of getting a result but I think United should be alright.
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So who was in here telling me Benfica is better than Porto? I hope you got to watch Porto clinch the league title with 5 games remaining IN Benfica's stadium (Luz) on the weekend! And the celebration that followed ;D While Benfica turned off the lights and the sprinklers on in the stadium (no class as usual, garbage club full of scumbags), Porto continued to celebrate and dance in the water ;D
25 league games, 23 wins, 2 draws, unbeaten. 71 of a possible 75 points while Benfica in 2nd place has 55 :o
And we're gonna' win Europa 8)
Pinto Da Costa is THE BEST president in Football! 8) Question me and look up our history this decade of buying dirt cheap, having amazing success and selling HIGH
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Rio and Vidic easily the best centre back pairing in the world.
2 or 3 years ago, I would've agreed with you, but they seem to be a bit too inconsistent since then I think.
25 league games, 23 wins, 2 draws, unbeaten. 71 of a possible 75 points while Benfica in 2nd place has 55 :o
Man, that's impressive! :laugh:
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Rio and Vidic easily the best centre back pairing in the world.
2 or 3 years ago, I would've agreed with you, but they seem to be a bit too inconsistent since then I think.
Who is then?
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Rio and Vidic easily the best centre back pairing in the world.
2 or 3 years ago, I would've agreed with you, but they seem to be a bit too inconsistent since then I think.
Who is then?
Pique & Puyol
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Rio and Vidic easily the best centre back pairing in the world.
2 or 3 years ago, I would've agreed with you, but they seem to be a bit too inconsistent since then I think.
Who is then?
Pique & Puyol
Not true. Barca attack so well that their defence doesn't get noticed. Defensively, Barca are definitely vulnerable as Dani Alves just seems to attack.
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So who was in here telling me Benfica is better than Porto? I hope you got to watch Porto clinch the league title with 5 games remaining IN Benfica's stadium (Luz) on the weekend! And the celebration that followed ;D While Benfica turned off the lights and the sprinklers on in the stadium (no class as usual, garbage club full of scumbags), Porto continued to celebrate and dance in the water ;D
25 league games, 23 wins, 2 draws, unbeaten. 71 of a possible 75 points while Benfica in 2nd place has 55 :o
And we're gonna' win Europa 8)
Pinto Da Costa is THE BEST president in Football! 8) Question me and look up our history this decade of buying dirt cheap, having amazing success and selling HIGH
i never said benfica were better i said that they will win europa :D porto played an awsome game today 8)
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Damn i wish elano was here lol seeing inter get raped like that at home was a beautiful thing ah ah ah
8)
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So who was in here telling me Benfica is better than Porto? I hope you got to watch Porto clinch the league title with 5 games remaining IN Benfica's stadium (Luz) on the weekend! And the celebration that followed ;D While Benfica turned off the lights and the sprinklers on in the stadium (no class as usual, garbage club full of scumbags), Porto continued to celebrate and dance in the water ;D
25 league games, 23 wins, 2 draws, unbeaten. 71 of a possible 75 points while Benfica in 2nd place has 55 :o
And we're gonna' win Europa 8)
Pinto Da Costa is THE BEST president in Football! 8) Question me and look up our history this decade of buying dirt cheap, having amazing success and selling HIGH
i never said benfica were better i said that they will win europa :D porto played an awsome game today 8)
benfica will not win europa. They will lose in the finals to either Porto or Villarreal
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Damn i wish elano was here lol seeing inter get raped like that at home was a beautiful thing ah ah ah
nothing is better that seeing your mother get raped :D
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Rio and Vidic easily the best centre back pairing in the world.
2 or 3 years ago, I would've agreed with you, but they seem to be a bit too inconsistent since then I think.
Who is then?
Hummels and Subotic :P
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Rio and Vidic easily the best centre back pairing in the world.
2 or 3 years ago, I would've agreed with you, but they seem to be a bit too inconsistent since then I think.
Who is then?
Weir and Bougherra :P
Nah, ko. I'd say Pique and Puyol too
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Damn i wish elano was here lol seeing inter get raped like that at home was a beautiful thing ah ah ah
nothing is better that seeing your mother get raped :D
*Yaaawwwwnnnn* find some new material buddy
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Rio and Vidic easily the best centre back pairing in the world.
2 or 3 years ago, I would've agreed with you, but they seem to be a bit too inconsistent since then I think.
Who is then?
Pique & Puyol
Not true. Barca attack so well that their defence doesn't get noticed. Defensively, Barca are definitely vulnerable as Dani Alves just seems to attack.
Spain won the two biggest competitions with these two, only conceding 2 goals at the World cup, Barca won pretty much everything in the last few years and in all honesty both Barca and Spain have awful fullbacks, defensively anyway, so to me they're definately the best CB pairing
However, if United had never sold Pique, Pique and Vidic would easily be the best around
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Pique and Vidic would easily be the best around
This. Why did they sell him anyway?
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Pique and Vidic would easily be the best around
This. Why did they sell him anyway?
Because at the time, there was no way Pique was going to be a regular. Both of Rio and Vidic were in their prime so Fergie let him go home. I'm sure he's not complaining that he left now though. ;)
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Would just like to say
HAHAHAHA Get in there City
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Dalglish: Pool is the best team in the world:
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,,11669_6882315,00.html
LMAO
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PORTO continue embarrassing Benfica by over turning a 2-1 deficit to win the TACA in Benfica's stadium once again 8)
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Oh and how can I forget
RONALDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 8) Fuck Barca!!!
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PORTO continue embarrassing Benfica by over turning a 2-1 deficit to win the TACA in Benfica's stadium once again 8)
they played yesterday i missed it :( but yeah fuck barca that was a intense game all the way till the end ronaldo 1 - messi 0 8) benfica will still take europa we got to wait and see.
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PORTO continue embarrassing Benfica by over turning a 2-1 deficit to win the TACA in Benfica's stadium once again 8)
they played yesterday i missed it :( but yeah fuck barca that was a intense game all the way till the end ronaldo 1 - messi 0 8) benfica will still take europa we got to wait and see.
Benfica can't beat Porto lol. Villarreal may beat Porto (I doubt it tho) but if Porto gets to the finals, they're winning.
And yes, Ronaldo 8)
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Looks like Schalke needs another Neuer-Show...
@ the ManU fans
why you didn't get Neuer when you had the chance to, now that he signs with Bayern they'll be unstoppable in the BL >:(
Neuer is the gk of the next decade...
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Looks like Schalke needs another Neuer-Show...
@ the ManU fans
why you didn't get Neuer when you had the chance to, now that he signs with Bayern they'll be unstoppable in the BL >:(
Neuer is the gk of the next decade...
Neuer been great so far...but he can't keep it up the whole game tonight...Schalke can't handle United.... 8)
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Good win, could have scored maybe one or two more, but two goals away is very good too...
Was smart to bring Scholes and Anderson after 2-0, ensured the posession in midfield and some fresh legs...
and good decision to leave Nani from starting 11, Valencia was good, he plays simple which was good today...
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Good win, could have scored maybe one or two more, but two goals away is very good too...
Was smart to bring Scholes and Anderson after 2-0, ensured the posession in midfield and some fresh legs...
and good decision to leave Nani from starting 11, Valencia was good, he plays simple which was good today...
Bit annoyed too that we didn't score more but if that same Schalke team turns up at Old Trafford, I think we can safely say we are going to Wembley. Carrick was faultless tonight which makes a change to be able to say. Giggs should of had a hat-trick tonight. It was all to easy and if it wasn't for Neuer for the 1st hour, it would of been about 4-5 0. Its a shame he's going to Bayern, would love to see him at United.
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Good win, could have scored maybe one or two more, but two goals away is very good too...
Was smart to bring Scholes and Anderson after 2-0, ensured the posession in midfield and some fresh legs...
and good decision to leave Nani from starting 11, Valencia was good, he plays simple which was good today...
Bit annoyed too that we didn't score more but if that same Schalke team turns up at Old Trafford, I think we can safely say we are going to Wembley. Carrick was faultless tonight which makes a change to be able to say. Giggs should of had a hat-trick tonight. It was all to easy and if it wasn't for Neuer for the 1st hour, it would of been about 4-5 0. Its a shame he's going to Bayern, would love to see him at United.
Yeah, Neuer reminds me a bit of Schmeichel...
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Neuer is phenomenal man
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Neuer is phenomenal man
He and Raul are the reason how they could even get there. This team is beyond pathetic, in the LC they haven't been this bad, but yesterday Schalke's real face has been lifted.
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Barca and Real are a disgrace to this sport :-X
The Yankees have every right to diss it if they see this match.
These Spanish and Portugese weenies should be banned from playing this sport :puke: Pedro and Busquets should learn what real pain is... send them into a ufc match:-X
Sevilla was the same when they played against Dortmund... ridiculous time wasting from the ball-boys...always diving, acting and complaining
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No way was that a red card.
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All the headlines will read "Messi fantastic!" but the ref STOLE this game. Messi was absolutely INVISIBLE before Pepe got a terrible red card call. In these recent 3 Barca-Madrid games, Pepe has kept Messi very quiet. That bullshit of a red card decided this tie.
Disgusting
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These Spanish and Portugese weenies should be banned from playing this sport :puke: Pedro and Busquets should learn what real pain is... send them into a ufc match:-X
What did the Portuguese do?
The most disgusting players on the field today were Adebayor, Pique, Alves, Pedro, Busquets & Villa. Not one is Portuguese. If anything, Pepe (Brazilian) was done unbelievably wrong with his sending off.
The only Portuguese player on the field was Ronaldo and you didn't see not one classless act from him today; no diving, complaining, etc
You must be English? :D
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Mourinho is such a fucking dick, every time he has a side play barca he sends them out to kick and foul them. No wonder his sides end up with ten men. Red card was debatable but he went over the ball and caught alves just below the knee.
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Mourinho is such a fucking dick, every time he has a side play barca he sends them out to kick and foul them. No wonder his sides end up with ten men. Red card was debatable but he went over the ball and caught alves just below the knee.
Not debatable at all.. A pure reputation call.. Definitely not a straight red..
Intent was 100% for the ball, he misses and catches Alves' knee. A yellow at worst.
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The most disgusting players on the field today were Adebayor, Pique, Alves, Pedro, Busquets & Villa. Not one is Portuguese. If anything, Pepe (Brazilian) was done unbelievably wrong with his sending off.
The only Portuguese player on the field was Ronaldo and you didn't see not one classless act from him today; no diving, complaining, etc
:D :D
There's at least 2 Ronaldo-dives in each game I've ever seen, and today was no different.. lol @ your RM-biased list of disgusting players.. I'd include Ramos, Ronaldo, Pepe, Di Maria, & Marcelo on the list of disgusting players, dunno what Villa & Pique did wrong though.
Ronaldo, Busquets, Di Maria, Dani Alves & Marcelo should start a drama/comedy theater-show, would probably be a hit.
And if we count managers, throw Mourinho on the list as well.
Intent was 100% for the ball, he misses and catches Alves' knee. A yellow at worst.
Since when was it impossible to get a red card if your intent was to get the ball?
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All these Madrid-Barca games have been a joke, it's just Madrid defending with the hope that Ronaldo can maybe do something on his own, while Ozil/Di Maria try to hold the ball up and the other 7 defenders make sure they stay in their half and brake up play in any way possible. Mourinho's ruined these games by simply playing not to lose, and all the bitching about the red cards is a joke, the Albiol/Di Maria fouls were definately Reds. Pepe's was really harsh but i guess if that Scholes tackle from the City/United game is a red card in England then that Pepe tackle's a red in europe :-\ These matches should've been great instead they're just soap operas with everyone overreacting to everything, Busquets/Ramos/Pedro/Di Maria/ Ronaldo/ Alves/ Marcelo and Arbeloa make these matches look like a fucking joke
Only good thing about this game was Messi's second goal, that was fucking awesome :o It reminded me of Henrys goal for Arsenal vs Madrid a couple years back. Messi's got 52 goals in 50 games now, that's just unstoppable
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Got to agree with Luna on this one and say that it was a harsh red card. It was only the fact Alves rolled around like he'd been seriously injured that got Pepe the red. The match as a whole was an embarrassment. From the way Mourinho set his team out to play (not 1 striker starting, how negative can you get?) and the play acting and sorrounding of the referee from both teams. The 1st half was probably the most uninteresting half of football I've probably ever watched due to Mourinho's negative tactics. There was not 1 genuine chance of scoring the whole half. I even made sure I got my break at work to watch it. What a waste of time that was. In the end, Messi saved this match from being 100% awful with 1 of his typical classy goals. What a player he is.
Does anyone get the feeling from watching Ronaldo play that he possibly regrets his move to Madrid? He genuinely looked extremely ordinary tonight and didn't particularly look up for playing at all. He must just regret that he didn't join Barca instead (not that they needed him).
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The most disgusting players on the field today were Adebayor, Pique, Alves, Pedro, Busquets & Villa. Not one is Portuguese. If anything, Pepe (Brazilian) was done unbelievably wrong with his sending off.
The only Portuguese player on the field was Ronaldo and you didn't see not one classless act from him today; no diving, complaining, etc
:D :D
There's at least 2 Ronaldo-dives in each game I've ever seen, and today was no different.. lol @ your RM-biased list of disgusting players.. I'd include Ramos, Ronaldo, Pepe, Di Maria, & Marcelo on the list of disgusting players, dunno what Villa & Pique did wrong though.
Ronaldo, Busquets, Di Maria, Dani Alves & Marcelo should start a drama/comedy theater-show, would probably be a hit.
And if we count managers, throw Mourinho on the list as well.
Intent was 100% for the ball, he misses and catches Alves' knee. A yellow at worst.
Since when was it impossible to get a red card if your intent was to get the ball?
The fact that u think there has been 2 ronaldo dives in every game you've seen of him just proves u hate him and make your mind up about him before every game he plays. U already talk about "what a cheater, diver, scum, crybaby" blah blah blah before u even watch the game
Ramos was disgusting. Pepe was sent off due to a reputation call. I didn't see nothing disgusting from Marcelo or Di Maria (a dive or 2)
There is no way that's a red card. What a terrible, terrible call.
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El Classico I (La Liga game): The One without Pepe as a defensive midfielder
Real Madrid straight up got schooled, they tried to put pressure in the midfield but failed miserably and gave Barcelona easy chances to score in which they did
El Classico II (La Liga game): Real Madrid basically sets this one one to not lose. And we start to see the important role Pepe has in these games vs Barcelona. Especially with 10 players, they were able to show that a pressure defense works well against Barca. In fear of playing with 10 in the 2nd half, they just decided to start with that in III.
El Classico III (Copa del Rey): Real Madrid switches it up, doesn't just play defense but puts great pressure from the midfield up. This worked amazing for one half in which they had some clear chances to score, but the team got tired quick in the 2nd half and at times very vulnerable to be scored on. Lucky for Real Madrid was that Barca also got tired in ET because of their 2nd half effort.
El Classico IV (Champions Semi 1st Leg): In this game, instead of starting out with pressure they used their defensive scheme from II to start the game, but then switched it up to the pressure defense of III's first half. It was starting to work until the ref got easily swayed by Alves rolling around as if he was on fire. Absolutely pathetic.
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It was starting to work until the ref got easily swayed by Alves rolling around as if he was on fire. Absolutely pathetic.
Exactly. The ref stole this one with that decision. It doesn't take a genius to see the dynamic of the game completely changed after a terrible red card call.
Pathetic.
Yet all the headlines will forego this and just praise Messi ::)
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Lol at anyone backing up this Italian style of football played by the Real ... I know they get destroyed 5-0 by playing their usual style , still with all that offensive talent , you should be ashamed to play like the Squadra Azzura ... This was a total no match from Madrid ... and Pepe is a well known bitch I couldn't care less about him getting a red card
The hilarious thing is some of these players are still supposed to play together for the Spanish national team ... LOL
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Lol at anyone backing up this Italian style of football played by the Real ... I know they get destroyed 5-0 by playing their usual style , still with all that offensive talent , you should be ashamed to play like the Squadra Azzura
That's unfair to ask of a team to play like another team in which some teammates have been together since they were on the B Squad.
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I understand this ... I know for teams like Madrid it's all about winning NOW and there is no middle term to long term approach BUT I'm not sure playing (in fact not playing) this way for some years to come against Barca is the solution either ... it might work for national games here and there ( Real pressing was way more agressive in the Copa Del Rey final because they could get away with more fouls and contacts ) but in Champions league game where the refs are more severe , don't think it will be the solution ... in yersterday's game Madrid players were passive so their chances to get loose balls and create fastbreak opportunities were very limited
Then you could see Barca made some adjustments by playing Messi on the right side of the attack (his OG position) , knowing the solution against these kind of D comes from attacking from the sides
And from a image and marketing point of view , it's not a good move ( I know as fans we don't worry about that) for Real either ... they are not going to gain fans and sell more of these famous forwards jerseys to the average fans by playing like this
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I feel that the media has been the main one dissing a defensive scheme in the sport. In practically every other sport, defense is appreciated and respected. I prefer to let football evolve. The sport has gone through a good number of changes in the past 11 years. And teams shouldn't try to change their identity to please some fans that prefer one way of playing the sport.
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It was starting to work until the ref got easily swayed by Alves rolling around as if he was on fire. Absolutely pathetic.
Exactly. The ref stole this one with that decision. It doesn't take a genius to see the dynamic of the game completely changed after a terrible red card call.
Pathetic.
Yet all the headlines will forego this and just praise Messi ::)
The red card was fully deserved. If you don't see that the fact that it was intentional you must be blind. A few minutes earlier Pepe was hit pretty bad by Alves (or someone else), and my friend said 'wait up, Pepes revenge will follow'... and then boom... Pepe even realized that he fucked up when he tried to hide from the ref right after the foul. This was not accidental.
Yeah Alves acting was ridiculous, but that doesn't make it less of a red card.
And Di Maria is a rat too. No need to defend your Portuguese heroes. We've seen in the last few international tournaments how ugly they can be.
ANd Messi is the only one who deserves praise after this game. These Iberians are all the same- and I'm not English
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The more i see the tackle the more i think it was a red, it was high and no where near the ball.
Mourinho comments suggesting there is a grand scheme involving uefa to ensure barca win is ridiculous.
I dread the day he takes over at united, great manager but he is scum and its no wonder his sides are involved in conflict all the time as they take their lead from him .
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All the headlines will read "Messi fantastic!" but the ref STOLE this game. Messi was absolutely INVISIBLE before Pepe got a terrible red card call. In these recent 3 Barca-Madrid games, Pepe has kept Messi very quiet. That bullshit of a red card decided this tie.
Disgusting
Not true, Messi was showing class even before Pepe got sent off.
Also, Di Maria was diving about, as well as trying to get Alves sent off after every challenge.
You're biased view on this game's unreal. However, a player who's been criticised here that I'd defend is Adebayor. Imo he did nothing wrong in the game.
I'd love to see players such as Busquets (who's behaviour was particularly disgusting), Pedro, Di Maria etc. play even just a handful of games in the SPL, they'd get absolutely broken !
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The more i see the tackle the more i think it was a red, it was high and no where near the ball.
Mourinho comments suggesting there is a grand scheme involving uefa to ensure barca win is ridiculous.
I dread the day he takes over at united, great manager but he is scum ad its no wonder his sides are involved in conflict all the time as they take their lead from him .
Well it seems to be true that Pepe didn't really touch him:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-OMZyuFEOw
But you can't blame the ref, Pepe deserves it for his stupidity. The ref can't study the situation over and over, and the way Pepe went for the ball, it looked brutal. Real always tries to destroy Barca with foul play, and that's what they get.
I mean, we're talking about Pepe. He's a lunatic and now he got what he deserved.
I call it justice because he usually comes away with actions like this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZmyKndxVHA
Maybe the red card was cruical, but Barca was the better team anyway. Real couldn't get shit together @ home. What could they expect @ Camp Nou? Honestly, I don't know how they should've adavnced anyway with this tactic-
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fuck barca,fucking pussies
http://www.youtube.com/v/ygmGIFz_EP0
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I can't believe what I'm reading here. What, do we live in a fantasy world ? Where all the bitches have huge tits and great ass, where there's limitless amount of money... You can NOT play attacking football against Barcelona. You get crushed if you do. Doesn't matter if you're Real, Manchester, Bayer, Inter or Milan. The only way to defeat them is with strong defense. Sure, you can play run and gun with them but then the score is 5:0. But hey at least you played attacking football ! Right ?
Real has the formula against them. They got lucky with the 1:1 draw in Spanish league but they were very much up to par with them in the Spanish cup. Especially the first half. And in all 3 games Pepe killed Messi. He was a ghost. It's no coincidence that he finally scored after he got sent off. And once again, no way was that a red card. If it was, I forgot who but someone from Barca kicked Pepe in the leg like 10 minutes prior to him being sent off. So that should also be a red card.
But gtfo with all the attacking football talk. I'd like to see your favorite team do just that and not get crushed by Barca. Wake up people.
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Even the super-biased Madrid-papers Marca & AS say Barca won deservedly and that the red card was called for..
They go on to call Messi a genius, and slate Mourinho for his destructive approach to the game.
Sounds like a fair assessment to me.. nobody expects a team to go 4-3-3 against a team like Barca (suicide), but when the game plan is trying to ruin for the other team instead of playing football their self, it usually fails.
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Ah Inter last year was destroying their game. But Real in Spanish cup was playing. First half of this one was a disaster BUT Barca was also very lethargic, they weren't moving on the pitch and passing the ball like they normally do. And Real was picking up the tempo like 10 minutes before Pepe was sent off. The plan was to put Adebayor and Kaka on the pitch...
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Nobody's saying you can't play defensively but in games which you need to win, like the first La Liga game, why are you playing with 7 defenders when you're like what 6 points behind in the league with this your only chance to close the gap. Even last night, fair enough its the first leg and you don't want to concede an away goal but why play solely to defend, it's not impossible to win at home against Barca, Mourinho should know this since he did it last year with Inter
The red card was really harsh but Pepe should know that if you're playing Barca why are you going to go into a high tackle when you know they'll overreact, he would of done the same thing if the tackle had been the other way round. Barca and Madrid are as bad as each other when it comes to overreacting and surrounding the referee, just look at the Spurs game
Also lol at everyone saying Messi was a ghost in these games, are you expecting him to run through 7 defenders who are simply trying to take him down in anyway possible and score a wonder goal in every game? Sometimes i swear people just ignore the performance and say it was shit if he doesn't score :-X
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Nobody's saying you can't play defensively but in games which you need to win, like the first La Liga game, why are you playing with 7 defenders when you're like what 6 points behind in the league with this your only chance to close the gap. Even last night, fair enough its the first leg and you don't want to concede an away goal but why play solely to defend, it's not impossible to win at home against Barca, Mourinho should know this since he did it last year with Inter
The red card was really harsh but Pepe should know that if you're playing Barca why are you going to go into a high tackle when you know they'll overreact, he would of done the same thing if the tackle had been the other way round. Barca and Madrid are as bad as each other when it comes to overreacting and surrounding the referee, just look at the Spurs game
Also lol at everyone saying Messi was a ghost in these games, are you expecting him to run through 7 defenders who are simply trying to take him down in anyway possible and score a wonder goal in every game? Sometimes i swear people just ignore the performance and say it was shit if he doesn't score :-X
this is great football ? ::)
http://www.youtube.com/v/ygmGIFz_EP0
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Ah Inter last year was destroying their game. But Real in Spanish cup was playing. First half of this one was a disaster BUT Barca was also very lethargic, they weren't moving on the pitch and passing the ball like they normally do. And Real was picking up the tempo like 10 minutes before Pepe was sent off. The plan was to put Adebayor and Kaka on the pitch...
Yeah, finally somebody else notices it. There were a few times where Adebayor forced Barcelona to kick it away on their side of the field. Their first half game plan in the Spanish Cup was being put in action.
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Nobody's saying you can't play defensively but in games which you need to win, like the first La Liga game, why are you playing with 7 defenders when you're like what 6 points behind in the league with this your only chance to close the gap. Even last night, fair enough its the first leg and you don't want to concede an away goal but why play solely to defend, it's not impossible to win at home against Barca, Mourinho should know this since he did it last year with Inter
The red card was really harsh but Pepe should know that if you're playing Barca why are you going to go into a high tackle when you know they'll overreact, he would of done the same thing if the tackle had been the other way round. Barca and Madrid are as bad as each other when it comes to overreacting and surrounding the referee, just look at the Spurs game
Also lol at everyone saying Messi was a ghost in these games, are you expecting him to run through 7 defenders who are simply trying to take him down in anyway possible and score a wonder goal in every game? Sometimes i swear people just ignore the performance and say it was shit if he doesn't score :-X
Why ? Because Real hadn't beaten Barcelona in 6 matches or in 3 years before that game. They haven't scored a goal in 2 years. It was painfully obvious in the first match back in November that they have a huge mental block against Barca. They couldn't make 3 passes in a row. So Mourniho went for the score. Realy was playing attacking football againts them for 3 years and they got owned every single time, making them more desperate with each game.
Again, I did not see any desire from Barca players to attack last night. They seemed quite pleased with 0:0.
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Messi is GOD, woop!
Fuck Mourinho that cunt
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Porto 5 Villarreal 1
1st half wasn't much and going down 1-0 was a HUGE BLOW.
But my my my, what a team we have here. That's what fantastic teams and coaches do. They find ways to bounce back from a terrible half and respond in absolute breathtaking fashion. This team is just unbelievable. Villarreal are no slouch and we made them look like an absolute cakewalk.
I don't know what else to say. This team is one for the ages. I hope I don't end up disappointed but I don't see a way we don't perform the treble.
League title, league cup and europa.
FORCA PORTO!
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fuck barca,fucking pussies
http://www.youtube.com/v/ygmGIFz_EP0
lol fucking divers and fuck all u lads hating on iberians
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Porto 5 Villarreal 1
1st half wasn't much and going down 1-0 was a HUGE BLOW.
But my my my, what a team we have here. That's what fantastic teams and coaches do. They find ways to bounce back from a terrible half and respond in absolute breathtaking fashion. This team is just unbelievable. Villarreal are no slouch and we made them look like an absolute cakewalk.
I don't know what else to say. This team is one for the ages. I hope I don't end up disappointed but I don't see a way we don't perform the treble.
League title, league cup and europa.
FORCA PORTO!
benfica vs porto finals unless braga has a horshoe up there ass
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^ And Porto will embarrass Benfica for the 4th time this year :D
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Messi is GOD, woop!
Fuck Mourinho that cunt
your team has been fucked in the ass from barca last year and you waste your time with mourinho.
you are really a little kid.
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The sports world cries out
Rio Ferdinand: "This diving is a joke/embarrassing. When Pedro watches that do you think he'll think, "What was I doing!?" Rugby players must laugh at football. If you ever see me go off on a stretcher then run back on to play, I give everyone on here the green light to him me with a two-footed tackle."
Michael Owen: "Alves' actions won't please many as if he had got straight up it would have been a yellow card, but Barça fans will be happy with his actions."
Rory Mcilroy: "Dani Alves, you are a disgrace. Roll about on the floor just a bit more!"
Chad Ochocinco: "I can't believe they just gave Pepe a red card for that."
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http://www.youtube.com/v/0134kbHcbBg
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http://www.youtube.com/v/0134kbHcbBg
fucking pathetic yeah, but Real is not much better....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyJSkN0C3ZY
Barcas acting is disgusting, but somehow understandable since most teams try to destroy Barca with fouls.
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http://www.youtube.com/v/0134kbHcbBg
fucking pathetic yeah, but Real is not much better....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyJSkN0C3ZY
Barcas acting is disgusting, but somehow understandable since most teams try to destroy Barca with fouls.
are you kidding me? you are talking about ONE player....and if you watch the video that i've posted before you can see at least FOUR players from barca.
its not understandable.
most teams try to destroy Barca with fouls ? it happens to all the big teams.
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Barca players acted like fucking females, end of story.
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finally some hate for barca. I fucking hate how respected they are.
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http://www.youtube.com/v/0134kbHcbBg
fucking pathetic yeah, but Real is not much better....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyJSkN0C3ZY
Barcas acting is disgusting, but somehow understandable since most teams try to destroy Barca with fouls.
are you kidding me? you are talking about ONE player....and if you watch the video that i've posted before you can see at least FOUR players from barca.
its not understandable.
most teams try to destroy Barca with fouls ? it happens to all the big teams.
Let's just agree that we both find Barca disgusting for their poor sportmanship ;)
But I want to add that Real sucks too so they both can go to hell :P
I'll be rooting for United this time no matter who advances
finally some hate for barca. I fucking hate how respected they are.
Yeah I used to respect them too but the last few appearanced have opened my eyes. But I still like them to an extent for wiping the floor with Bayern and Real :laugh:
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^ And Porto will embarrass Benfica for the 4th time this year :D
get ready for an upset luna
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^ And Porto will embarrass Benfica for the 4th time this year :D
get ready for an upset luna
Not a chance in hell. Have you seen Porto? They're a MACHINE
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i hope united will destroy those pussies @ the final in wembley!
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Ey Luna, is this some kind of Portugese gesture?
(http://gfx.dagbladet.no/labrador/164/164126/16412684/jpg/active/729x.jpg)
Mourinho & CR needs to take chill pills, the bitterness is starting to stink..
OT: Deleted some posts, this thread is about football.
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Mourinho & CR needs to take chill pills, the bitterness is starting to stink..
They sure do. This just make them look stupid.
But still, there no secret some Barcelona players are real scumbags the way the dive and act.
Mourinho and the rest of Real Madrid tries to get there point out there, but just think of how much more sympathy they woulda got if they acted in a different way, and not like pathetic children.
They must have a PR consult whit no control what so ever.
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They sure do. This just make them look stupid.
But still, there no secret some Barcelona players are real scumbags the way the dive and act.
True, but C.Ronaldo should be the last person to complain about diving, hypocrisy on a new level.
CR accusing Mascherano of falling easily, would be like Harry Redknapp mocking Alex Ferguson for not winning any trophies..
Imo, C.Ronaldo/Di Maria/Marcelo dives just as much as Busquets/Pedro/Alves.. 3 cheaters on each team.
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They sure do. This just make them look stupid.
But still, there no secret some Barcelona players are real scumbags the way the dive and act.
True, but C.Ronaldo should be the last person to complain about diving, hypocrisy on a new level.
CR accusing Mascherano of falling easily, would be like Harry Redknapp mocking Alex Ferguson for not winning any trophies..
Imo, C.Ronaldo/Di Maria/Marcelo dives just as much as Busquets/Pedro/Alves.. 3 cheaters on each team.
qft
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Probably wouldn't have changed anything but Higuain's goal should have counted. LOL at the ref giving Mascherano that call
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i hope united will destroy those pussies @ the final in wembley!
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Not quite as comfortable as last week but was still pretty easy. I was fearing the worst before the match with that line-up but Schalke really are an average side with an absolute legend leading the line and with one of the best keeper's in the world (went down a bit in my estimation after tonights match) at the back. It was a chance for some of our fringe players to shine and they didn't disappoint. Gibson once good for once, as was Anderson who is very hit and miss. Valencia has been amazing since he returned. Its as if he's never been away. Not really the best way to prepare for a final against Barca (an easy win) but I think that we are the side with the best chance of beating them. If Arsenal can, then so can United.
Liked a fact stated by Clive Tyldesley during the match that Scholes is the most booked player in the history of the Champions League and it really isn't surprising.
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So will Manchester try to fight for possession of the ball vs Barca? Rooney seems will be a better role in this game than that final vs Barca of a couple years ago.
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Any Celtic fans in here? ;D
Regarding the Champions League, I really hope Man Utd do the business against Barca in the final
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Ey Luna, is this some kind of Portugese gesture?
(http://gfx.dagbladet.no/labrador/164/164126/16412684/jpg/active/729x.jpg)
Mourinho & CR needs to take chill pills, the bitterness is starting to stink..
OT: Deleted some posts, this thread is about football.
I have no idea what that is lol.
Mourinho is right in my books. The refs favor Barca so much it's unreal. It seems like they're always playing a man up :D The red cards Van Persie & Pepe received vs Barca were absolutely ridiculous.
Heck, without that BS card Van Persie got, I don't think Barca would have got past them
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fuck refcelona
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fuck refcelona
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So United did manage to more or less win the title with that midfield. What an accomplishment by Fergie. No other manager would of won the title with that squad of his.
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So true. The whole team is more or less average. Yet they've won the league and are in the finals of CL. Crazy.
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I guess Fergie's demands brings out the best in the team. Park is a machine, he just doesn't stop running. Vidic is a rock at the back, Van Der Sar, irreplaceable. Rooney, doesn't stop working. Basically the team is dedicated to the cause, unlike our neighbours whose players are just there for the money.
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19th league title, awesome!! 8) :)
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19th league title, awesome!! 8) :)
:raisetheroof: :cheers: 8)
Poor showing today though, but who gives a shit. The last 8 minutes were laughable. :laugh:
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19th league title, awesome!! 8) :)
:raisetheroof: :cheers: 8)
Congratz from Champion to Champion 8)
(http://www.ruhrnachrichten.de/storage/scl/mdhl/fotostrecken/sport/bvb/2011/05-2011/subdirbundesligabvb-frankfurt/2463421_m3t1w372h248q75v13704_24595102.jpg)
(http://www.abendblatt.de/multimedia/archive/00771/MeisterBVB_1_HA_Spo_771895b.jpg)
(http://media.bundesliga.de/media/images/00_imported_920/dortmund_meisterfeier_7_201.jpg)
Now get sure to win the CL final against Barcas acting school-
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Was at the game today, dont think i will ever forget it !
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19th league title, awesome!! 8) :)
:raisetheroof: :cheers: 8)
Congratz from Champion to Champion 8)
(http://www.ruhrnachrichten.de/storage/scl/mdhl/fotostrecken/sport/bvb/2011/05-2011/subdirbundesligabvb-frankfurt/2463421_m3t1w372h248q75v13704_24595102.jpg)
(http://www.abendblatt.de/multimedia/archive/00771/MeisterBVB_1_HA_Spo_771895b.jpg)
(http://media.bundesliga.de/media/images/00_imported_920/dortmund_meisterfeier_7_201.jpg)
Now get sure to win the CL final against Barcas acting school-
It's good to see Dortmund doing well again
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We Are The People!
That is all
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We Are The People!
That is all
8)
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Good to see Rangers and Dortmund winning their leagues.
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Liverpool v Spurs May 15th 2011 Anfield , a banner is displayed ;D
(http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/224168_10150174693346723_578556722_7385412_427611_n.jpg)
This is up there with when at Maine Road the united fans in the city section put up a banner saying Manchester Is Red
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Liverpool v Spurs May 15th 2011 Anfield , a banner is displayed ;D
(http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/224168_10150174693346723_578556722_7385412_427611_n.jpg)
This is up there with when at Maine Road the united fans in the city section put up a banner saying Manchester Is Red
Ooft, you'd have to be brave to go in and do that! :laugh: (and the Maine Road one)
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Liverpool v Spurs May 15th 2011 Anfield , a banner is displayed ;D
(http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/224168_10150174693346723_578556722_7385412_427611_n.jpg)
This is up there with when at Maine Road the united fans in the city section put up a banner saying Manchester Is Red
Ooft, you'd have to be brave to go in and do that! :laugh: (and the Maine Road one)
Yeah it takes some balls, only took a min for the stewards to realise what it said and throw them out.
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Liverpool v Spurs May 15th 2011 Anfield , a banner is displayed ;D
(http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/224168_10150174693346723_578556722_7385412_427611_n.jpg)
This is up there with when at Maine Road the united fans in the city section put up a banner saying Manchester Is Red
Ooft, you'd have to be brave to go in and do that! :laugh: (and the Maine Road one)
Yeah it takes some balls, only took a min for the stewards to realise what it said and throw them out.
apparently they had a 'getaway car'
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http://www.youtube.com/v/VBCLT5aWQvk
lol a safe pair of hands, and this is meant to be van der sars successor at man utd :-\
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http://www.youtube.com/v/VBCLT5aWQvk
lol a safe pair of hands, and this is meant to be van der sars successor at man utd :-\
Haha. I thik he is safe enough though, he got his country to a World Cup final and their defence isn't exactly watertight so he can't be to bad.
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http://www.youtube.com/v/VBCLT5aWQvk
lol a safe pair of hands, and this is meant to be van der sars successor at man utd :-\
Haha. I thik he is safe enough though, he got his country to a World Cup final and their defence isn't exactly watertight so he can't be to bad.
yeah he seems to be a pretty solid keeper from what ive seen of him, just found this amusing 8)
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Thoughts on the match tonight ?
Originally i dint think we stood a chance, but as the week has gone on im now expecting us to win.
To be honest i think its just stupidtity on my part and im setting myself up for a fall !
Still gutted i havent got a ticket >:(
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i think its gonna take a very very good performance from united for us to have any chance of getting a result, barca are a phenomenal team but its been shown that they are beatable, hopefully we can do the business...
im gonna be partying tonight either way 8)
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Easy win for Barca ... the 2nd half was no contest...
Puyol, Xavi and Iniesta should be forced to retire :laugh:... starting with Euro 2008 , they had an unreal success with their club/national team these latest 3 years ... Euro , World Cup, 2 Champions league , 3 Liga , 2 Spain Supercups , 1 copa del rey , Euro Supercup , World clubs cup (whatever the name of this competition is).. I mean seriously ?
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Barca is such an amazing team, best football in the world 8)
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Outplayed, outclassed. Thats all I've got to say on the matter.
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Outplayed, outclassed.
Gutted, but this the truth...
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Was shocked how the game started. Barca seemed to be sloppy and on there back heels for the first 15 mins or so. And then they found there rhythm. When they went up 1-0 I thought it was over. It was nice to see Rooney equalize and make the game interesting again.
But the 2nd half was just pure Barca class.
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Outplayed, outclassed. Thats all I've got to say on the matter.
yup, not much to add...totally outclassed for pretty much 90 mins, no shame in losing to this Barca team 8)
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Farcelona might be the best team of all time. That being said, I hope Busquets, Alves, Pedro and Mascherano get their legs broken.
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Outplayed, outclassed. Thats all I've got to say on the matter.
yup, not much to add...totally outclassed for pretty much 90 mins, no shame in losing to this Barca team 8)
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Paul Scholes = irreplaceable. Gutted to see him retire. :'(
Loved watching him play while growing up. Could do everything apart from tackle. The perfect model professional footballer.
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Portugal continue playing beautiful football under new coach Bento. Scrapped out a crucial 1-0 victory vs. Norway who parked the team bus and are quite good at it actually.
Move to top of the group due to the tiebreaker (+/-) as Norway & Denmark are both level with us on points (10). As long we keep playing the way we are, we should finish 1st 8)
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Sunderland's Jordan Henderson is close to £20m Liverpool transfer
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Jordan Henderson may become a Liverpool player before he departs for the European Under-21 Championship providing the club raise their offer for the Sunderland midfielder towards £20m.
Sunderland and Liverpool officials opened talks last week and there is acceptance at the Stadium of Light that the 20-year-old will leave if the £20m valuation Steve Bruce, the manager, has placed on the midfielder is met.
Liverpool are understood to have increased their initial offer of £13m to around £16m over the weekend. Sunderland rejected both bids but, with Henderson keen to have his future resolved before the Under-21 tournament in Denmark, another improved offer from Liverpool may secure Kenny Dalglish the first of several major transfers expected at Anfield this summer.
Sunderland are not under pressure to sell a home-grown player who committed to a new five-year contract at the club in April 2010. However, with Henderson receptive to a move to Anfield, Liverpool's owner, Fenway Sports Group, edging closer to Sunderland's asking price and talks continuing between the clubs, a resolution may arrive before the midfielder teams up with Stuart Pearce's England squad on Wednesday.
Manchester United were linked with Henderson when his fine start to the season earned a call-up to the senior England side for their friendly against France in November. But Liverpool have made the more concerted effort to clinch his signature, even though the midfielder's form dipped as Sunderland dropped down the table in the second half of the campaign and he was booed by the club's supporters at one point.
Dalglish envisages a central midfield role for Henderson at Anfield, despite appearing to be well stocked in that department with Steven Gerrard, Lucas Leiva, Raul Meireles and the emergence of Jay Spearing. The Sunderland player has also operated on the right of midfield since establishing himself in Bruce's team but prefers to play in the middle, as the Liverpool manager has noted.
There is a desire from Liverpool's director of football, Damien Comolli, to sign young talent although, should the club pay £20m for Henderson, it would reflect a willingness to spend heavily in the interests of Champions League qualification rather than securing emerging players at a more cost-effective stage. Ashley Young, another Anfield target, appeared to tilt the contest for his signature towards Manchester United following England's draw with Switzerland on Saturday when he expressed his wish to play in the Champions League.
Bruce is keen to address Sunderland's alarming slide since January by acquiring "eight or nine" players this summer. The Sunderland manager still has available the initial £18m received from Aston Villa for Darren Bent, and £20m for Henderson – a player he has heralded as one of the finest prospects in the country – would help his rebuilding plans.
Liverpool are also continuing efforts to sign Henderson's England Under-21 colleague Connor Wickham from Ipswich Town. The 18-year-old is attracting interest from several Premier League clubs but Liverpool's offer for the striker is believed to be around £2m short of Ipswich's £10m valuation.
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christ, the Under 21's were shit. England's future doesn't look bright; certainly not Orange.
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Not surprised to be honest. The team is just like United's team. Not bad at the back and the forward line, but in the midfield where it really matters, there's no creativity. The difference is the managers. Jordan Henderson is so overated, definitely not worth 20 mil of anyones money. Liverpool have been robbed.
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Please Villas Boas don't leave for Chelsea :-X
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Please Villas Boas don't leave for Chelsea :-X
motherfucker left too chelsea :'(
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the exodus of arsenal players has begun 8)
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terry ::)
http://www.youtube.com/v/NZouQ0JM5Rc
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terry ::)
http://www.youtube.com/v/NZouQ0JM5Rc
:o
In a meaningless friendly aswell. I continue hating John Terry.
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terry ::)
http://www.youtube.com/v/NZouQ0JM5Rc
:o
In a meaningless friendly aswell. I continue hating John Terry.
What he said.
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the exodus of arsenal players has begun 8)
:'(
Where's Modric off to? ;D
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Going to be attending the Sporting Lisbon-Juventus friendly today in Toronto. Go Sporting :P (FC Porto fan, but I support Portuguese soccer unless your name is Benfica)
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Going to be attending the Sporting Lisbon-Juventus friendly today in Toronto. Go Sporting :P (FC Porto fan, but I support Portuguese soccer unless your name is Benfica)
fuck off lol go sporting
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2018079/Galatasaray-bid-4m-Arsenal-misfit-Emmanuel-Eboue.html
Emmanuel Eboue, 28, is close to a move to Galatasaray this week after the Turkish club tabled a £4million bid.
YES 8)
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ah ah ah Balotelli is a dumb negroide :laugh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8HKSXSU148
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ah ah ah Balotelli is a dumb negroide :laugh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8HKSXSU148
Lol, that's just arrogant and stupid :-X
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Going to be attending the Sporting Lisbon-Juventus friendly today in Toronto. Go Sporting :P (FC Porto fan, but I support Portuguese soccer unless your name is Benfica)
fuck off lol go sporting
Lol I'm a Porto fan but I don't dislike Sporting by any means. I cheer them on (as long as they're not playing Porto lol). It's Benfica I HATE
Anyways, Sporting defeated Juventus 2-1 but the score line wasn't fair. Sporting dominated Juve up and down the entire field 8)
I expect Sporting to have a fantastic bounce back season with new coach Domingos Pacienca
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So what do you guys think about Mourinho dtiching last year's formation in favor of a 4-3-3? Seems like Fabio Coentrao is going to play a very important role for the team in the upcoming season.
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So what do you guys think about Mourinho dtiching last year's formation in favor of a 4-3-3? Seems like Fabio Coentrao is going to play a very important role for the team in the upcoming season.
I think it's gonna work great. Similar to what Mourinho did at Porto, it's more of an aggressive offensive approach compared to last season's formation that will work.
Coentrao is a fantastic player, excellent signing. I didn't get why some people thought negatively of this signing. He is a rare talent
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So what do you guys think about Mourinho dtiching last year's formation in favor of a 4-3-3? Seems like Fabio Coentrao is going to play a very important role for the team in the upcoming season.
I think it's gonna work great. Similar to what Mourinho did at Porto, it's more of an aggressive offensive approach compared to last season's formation that will work.
Coentrao is a fantastic player, excellent signing. I didn't get why some people thought negatively of this signing. He is a rare talent
I remember how great of a World Cup he had last year, really enjoyed watching him. And parts of the Real Madrid pre season games I've seen this year, it seems like he was playing as a Defensive Mid. I know it was against weak talent, but he was definitely playing the role well.
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So what do you guys think about Mourinho dtiching last year's formation in favor of a 4-3-3? Seems like Fabio Coentrao is going to play a very important role for the team in the upcoming season.
I think it's gonna work great. Similar to what Mourinho did at Porto, it's more of an aggressive offensive approach compared to last season's formation that will work.
Coentrao is a fantastic player, excellent signing. I didn't get why some people thought negatively of this signing. He is a rare talent
I remember how great of a World Cup he had last year, really enjoyed watching him. And parts of the Real Madrid pre season games I've seen this year, it seems like he was playing as a Defensive Mid. I know it was against weak talent, but he was definitely playing the role well.
He had an unbelievable world cup indeed. Especially in the game vs. Brazil, he made Maicon look like a bum. I've obviously seen plenty of him, and he's a great talent. His downfalls are his diva like attitude and he goes to ground extremely easily (a diver lol). But it doesn't take away from his fantastic talent.
The defensive mid role SHOCKED me. He's never played there ever, but I saw that too. Wonder if they'll keep him there ???
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The fact that he chose R. Madrid disappointed me.
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Aguero is about to sign for Manchester City, they are becoming a really good team (better than chelsea)
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Fucking Man City. Stupid.
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Fucking Man City. Stupid.
you are scared ;D
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Fucking Man City. Stupid.
you are scared ;D
I just think it's pathetic that they buy all these players, and so many of them fails..
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Fucking Man City. Stupid.
you are scared ;D
I just think it's pathetic that they buy all these players, and so many of them fails..
how many of them have failed ? ::)
you sound jealous of their power because arsenal sucks
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Fucking Man City. Stupid.
you are scared ;D
I just think it's pathetic that they buy all these players, and so many of them fails..
how many of them have failed ? ::)
they are pathetic because they got BILLIONS?
You really want me to list these players who failed after they got rich?
Off the top of my head
Jô
Adebayor
J. Boateng
Robinho
Caicedo
Santa Cruz
All failures, and let's not forget the Tevez saga.
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Fucking Man City. Stupid.
you are scared ;D
I just think it's pathetic that they buy all these players, and so many of them fails..
how many of them have failed ? ::)
they are pathetic because they got BILLIONS?
You really want me to list these players who failed after they got rich?
Off the top of my head
Jô
Adebayor
J. Boateng
Robinho
Caicedo
Santa Cruz
All failures, and let's not forget the Tevez saga.
it was just the beginning, now they are becoming a really good team...savic and (especially) clichy are good signings (if we talk about this window of the transfermarkt)
and don't forget players like Barry, Milner,Kolarov,Villa,Kompany,Dzeko,Yaya/KoloToure,De Jong.
And Aguero is a TOP player.
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Agüero is top class, no doubt.
However, all those I mentioned were not free transfers and Boateng joined last year.
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Agüero is top class, no doubt.
However, all those I mentioned were not free transfers and Boateng joined last year.
almost every team make a few mistakes every year, take as example barcelona with eto'o > ibrahimovic....how much they have spent for the swedish player ? and he has been sold the year after losing A LOT of money
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Agüero is top class, no doubt.
However, all those I mentioned were not free transfers and Boateng joined last year.
almost every team make a few mistakes every year, take as example barcelona with eto'o > ibrahimovic....how much they have spent for the swedish player ? and he has been sold the year after losing A LOT of money
Yeah, he cost them some £40M and was sold for about £20M, but he did score some goals for them though. I agree, it was a wrong decision though.
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Talking about other teams, Agbonlahor is ready for a big team....i don't understand why he still on Villa after all these years, he's a fantastic striker/winger....one of the fastests of the entire premier league along with walcott and lennon
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Talking about other teams, Agbonlahor is ready for a big team....i don't understand why he still on Villa after all these years, he's a fantastic striker/winger....one of the fastests of the entire premier league along with walcott and lennon
Cause Villa had a good thing going under O'Neill.
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Talking about other teams, Agbonlahor is ready for a big team....i don't understand why he still on Villa after all these years, he's a fantastic striker/winger....one of the fastests of the entire premier league along with walcott and lennon
Cause Villa had a good thing going under O'Neill.
Ok, but Villa will never be a top team in the Premier League with the actual owner. I know he's just 24 years old, but i think he's already good enough for a top team.
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Talking about other teams, Agbonlahor is ready for a big team....i don't understand why he still on Villa after all these years, he's a fantastic striker/winger....one of the fastests of the entire premier league along with walcott and lennon
Cause Villa had a good thing going under O'Neill.
Ok, but Villa will never be a top team in the Premier League with the actual owner. I know he's just 24 years old, but i think he's already good enough for a top team.
Agbonlahor wasnt even a regular for villa last season, no where near good enough for a top side.
He isnt as good as walcott or lennon and those two arnt anything special
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The fact that he chose R. Madrid disappointed me.
Coentrao? ??? Why is that?
It's a no brainer. Half his international defensive partners start there (Carvalho & Pepe, now 3 of 4 Portugal starters playing together every week) and his international friend and star player Ronaldo as well. Plus the coach is Portuguese and will eventually coach the international squad as well.
It's a no brainer
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The fact that he chose R. Madrid disappointed me.
Coentrao? ??? Why is that?
It's a no brainer. Half his international defensive partners start there (Carvalho & Pepe, now 3 of 4 Portugal starts playing together every week) and his international friend and star player Ronaldo as well. Plus the coach is Portuguese and will eventually coach the international squad as well.
It's a no brainer
real talk 8)
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The fact that he chose R. Madrid disappointed me.
Coentrao? ??? Why is that?
It's a no brainer. Half his international defensive partners start there (Carvalho & Pepe, now 3 of 4 Portugal starters playing together every week) and his international friend and star player Ronaldo as well. Plus the coach is Portuguese and will eventually coach the international squad as well.
It's a no brainer
Cause I don't like the club. Oh well, better than Man City buying though. Lol
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The fact that he chose R. Madrid disappointed me.
Coentrao? ??? Why is that?
It's a no brainer. Half his international defensive partners start there (Carvalho & Pepe, now 3 of 4 Portugal starters playing together every week) and his international friend and star player Ronaldo as well. Plus the coach is Portuguese and will eventually coach the international squad as well.
It's a no brainer
Cause I don't like the club. Oh well, better than Man City buying though. Lol
Lol can't deny it makes perfect sense though. I rather a player use these factors (team mates and what not) to decide which club to go too instead of just going for $$
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Talking about other teams, Agbonlahor is ready for a big team....i don't understand why he still on Villa after all these years, he's a fantastic striker/winger....one of the fastests of the entire premier league along with walcott and lennon
Cause Villa had a good thing going under O'Neill.
Ok, but Villa will never be a top team in the Premier League with the actual owner. I know he's just 24 years old, but i think he's already good enough for a top team.
Agbonlahor wasnt even a regular for villa last season, no where near good enough for a top side.
He isnt as good as walcott or lennon and those two arnt anything special
::)
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The fact that he chose R. Madrid disappointed me.
Coentrao? ??? Why is that?
It's a no brainer. Half his international defensive partners start there (Carvalho & Pepe, now 3 of 4 Portugal starters playing together every week) and his international friend and star player Ronaldo as well. Plus the coach is Portuguese and will eventually coach the international squad as well.
It's a no brainer
Cause I don't like the club. Oh well, better than Man City buying though. Lol
Lol can't deny it makes perfect sense though. I rather a player use these factors (team mates and what not) to decide which club to go too instead of just going for $$
i bet ur happy with hulk staying with porto 80 mil thou damn whats ur thoughts
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^ I think that's a lie. If a team truly offered us 80 mil, we'd take it and laugh to the bank.
But I am happy he is staying with the club
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http://www.youtube.com/v/XSZZ_8JQG4k
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http://www.youtube.com/v/XSZZ_8JQG4k
What a bitch. I hope he'll never be allowed to play again.
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Yo!
Any dubcc fantasy premier league this year?
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If someone creates one I'm down...
...fantasy.premierleague.com
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man.utd's 2nd goal today against man.city :o
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man.utd's 2nd goal today against man.city :o
United's performance today was pretty darn good. Both City's goal were against the run of play and United spent the majority of the game on the front foot. Shaky start for De Gea though but I'm not worried about that as it was his first game in English football.
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man.utd's 2nd goal today against man.city :o
United's performance today was pretty darn good. Both City's goal were against the run of play and United spent the majority of the game on the front foot. Shaky start for De Gea though but I'm not worried about that as it was his first game in English football.
very good match from all the new young players of united 8)
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English supercup? Really? :-\
You guys need to stop talking about Premier League all the time...
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English supercup? Really? :-\
You guys need to stop talking about Premier League all the time...
Why?
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English supercup? Really? :-\
You guys need to stop talking about Premier League all the time...
it's the best league in the world, fuck bundesliga with all those turkish players and faggots from cile and venezuela.
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My boy NANI! 8) 8) 8)
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English supercup? Really? :-\
You guys need to stop talking about Premier League all the time...
Well, you could talk more abut the Bundesliga, but I guess it's just you and 7even on this board who follows ;D
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English supercup? Really? :-\
You guys need to stop talking about Premier League all the time...
it's the best league in the world, fuck bundesliga with all those turkish players and faggots from cile and venezuela.
faggots from chile and venezuela? As if there are many, and those players from Chile and Venezuela >>> those wussy ass losers from Brazil and Argentine. Missed the Copa?
And those "turkish" players who learned to play football in Germany will be the future.
Best league in the world, where sorry as teams like Man City and Chelsea are, lmao. Contrary to the Premier league, the Bundesliga is balanced, there are more than 3 teams can become champion.
The Bundesliga has tons of young extremely talented German players whereas England has mostly overpriced mercenaries. That's the reason why the German National teams whoop England's ass on the regular. And don't get me started on the run-down Italian and Spanish leagues.
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English supercup? Really? :-\
You guys need to stop talking about Premier League all the time...
Well, you could talk more abut the Bundesliga, but I guess it's just you and 7even on this board who follows ;D
Well, here isn't much talk anyway, it's just odd that a meaningless community shield is a theme here. The ManU fans dominate too much, 2/3 of the posts here are about ManU :P
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Well, here isn't much talk anyway, it's just odd that a meaningless community shield is a theme here. The ManU fans dominate too much, 2/3 of the posts here are about ManU :P
Hey, nothing wrong with that! 8) :P
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Well, here isn't much talk anyway, it's just odd that a meaningless community shield is a theme here. The ManU fans dominate too much, 2/3 of the posts here are about ManU :P
Hey, nothing wrong with that! 8) :P
Only allowed when ManU faces Dortmund this CL season, so better hope that ManU gets far enough for that :P
I guess ManU will become champions again anyway, hooray, 17th title in the last 20 years (or sth like this :sleep:) I can't imagine how it must feel if your team wins nearly every year, I imagine that boring as hell.
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English supercup? Really? :-\
You guys need to stop talking about Premier League all the time...
Well, you could talk more abut the Bundesliga, but I guess it's just you and 7even on this board who follows ;D
Well, here isn't much talk anyway, it's just odd that a meaningless community shield is a theme here. The ManU fans dominate too much, 2/3 of the posts here are about ManU :P
because nobody gives a shit about borussia dortmund :D
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The way the BVB started contrary to Bayern gives Hoeneß something to think about, I guess. ;D I'd have loved to see the game but I was at work. The 2nd goal was brilliant.
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English supercup? Really? :-\
You guys need to stop talking about Premier League all the time...
Well, you could talk more abut the Bundesliga, but I guess it's just you and 7even on this board who follows ;D
Well, here isn't much talk anyway, it's just odd that a meaningless community shield is a theme here. The ManU fans dominate too much, 2/3 of the posts here are about ManU :P
because nobody gives a shit about borussia dortmund :D
(http://www.sportschau.de/euro2008/news200806/12/img/loew-audioteaser-512-dpa.jpg)
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The way the BVB started contrary to Bayern gives Hoeneß something to think about, I guess. ;D I'd have loved to see the game but I was at work. The 2nd goal was brilliant.
I guess that's why he put on so much weight. I was already thinking Rainer Callmund is the new president of Bayern.
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Chelsea's latest potential superstar arrived by Eurostar on Monday morning to put the finishing touches to a £16million-plus move to Stamford Bridge.
Romelu Lukaku was planning to fly in to Heathrow before making the short transfer to Chelsea's Cobham training ground for the formalities of undergoing a medical and putting his name to a five-year contract.
Instead, he opted for rail as his preferred method of transport, drawing quizzical looks from early-morning commuters, as he boarded the 8.05 Eurostar from Brussels along with his agent Christophe Henrotay.
Arriving at St Pancras just under two hours later, the pair were met by a Chelsea official for a chauffeur-driven ride to Cobham, where the 18-year old was due to have a medical and sign his long-term deal.
Chelsea started chasing Lukaka long before Andre Villas-Boas took charge at Stamford Bridge but the youngster is looking forward to working with his new boss. He said: 'He's a good man.'
On his official website, a message read: 'Romelu is having the medical test at the moment. Official communication to the press won't take place before everything has been agreed with the club.'
After pursuing him for over two years, persistence has finally paid off for Chelsea - but at a cost. They are paying Anderlecht an initial £13m, with a potential £6m to follow, depending on appearances and achievements.
They are stumping up a further £3.3m - 25 per cent of the initial outlay - for Lukaku's family, in an agreement struck between the striker and his former club, and are even understood to have agreed to meet the cost of the agent's fee.
For that, they will be recruiting a powerful, pacey frontrunner who has been widely likened to Didier Drogba and has already shown an appreciation of his new responsibilities.
Despite being pressed to share his thoughts with members of the Belgian media on his way over, he remained tight-lipped, after being told by Chelsea that his first interview must be with the club's in-house TV station.
Lukaku must be back in Brussels by 10am on Tuesday at the latest, in time for a late-morning training session prior to the squad flying out to Slovenia in the afternoon, ahead of Wednesday night's friendly international.
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Oxlade-Chamberlain finally joins Arsenal in £12m deal from Southampton
Arsenal have sealed the signing of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Oxlade-Chamberlain completed his medical on Monday afternoon, in an initial £12million deal that could rise to £15m.
The 17-year-old is regarded as one of England's most promising young footballers.
Oxlade-Chamberlain said: 'I'm so excited to be joining Arsenal. It's a fantastic club and I'm really looking forward to the opportunity of playing football at the highest level.
'Arsenal have a great manager in Arsene Wenger, top quality players and an attractive style of play. These were all important factors in me choosing to sign for Arsenal.
'I'm proud to be joining Arsenal, but I would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at Southampton for their help and support during the early part of my career, for which I will always be grateful.
'I'm now looking forward to meeting all my new team mates and giving absolutely everything in an Arsenal shirt.'
Wenger added: 'We are delighted that Alex has decided to join us. He is an exciting young player who will provide us with creativity and offensive quality.
'Alex is a versatile player who can play in a number of positions. He can play as an attacking centre midfielder, or wide left and right.
'Alex is a perceptive passer of the ball and has a great understanding of the game and looks to be a very good team player.
'Alex has done extremely well during his development with Southampton and we are looking forward to him progressing even further and fulfilling his huge potential with Arsenal Football Club.'
A Southampton statement read: 'Alex Chamberlain has joined Premier League side Arsenal for a club record fee, subject to Premier League and FA approval.
'The teenager agreed personal terms and passed a medical this afternoon in one of the biggest deals in Championship history, which sees Saints' previous transfer records blown out of the water.
'The deal for the midfielder - who had made it clear he saw his future away from Southampton, was done with Saints in the driving seat for the duration of the protracted negotiations and the transfer was completed on our terms.
The club had long made it clear that it didn't wish to sell Chamberlain, and would only consider doing so should an offer meet our high valuation of the youngster, who turns 18 next week.'
Oxlade-Chamberlain played a key role in helping Southampton secure promotion to the Championship last season, firing nine goals in 34 appearances.
Known for his pace and ability to beat defenders, he can operate on either side of the pitch.
His style has invited comparisons with Theo Walcott, who also left Saints for Arsenal, though Oxlade-Chamberlain is a better defender who is comfortable in central midfield as well as out wide.
Manchester United and Liverpool have also expressed interest in the Southampton academy product, but Arsenal have beaten them to his signing.
Oxlade-Chamberlain will join Arsene Wenger's other summer signings Gervinho and Carl Jenkinson in time for their Premier League kick-off against Newcastle on Saturday.
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English supercup? Really? :-\
You guys need to stop talking about Premier League all the time...
Well, you could talk more abut the Bundesliga, but I guess it's just you and 7even on this board who follows ;D
Well, here isn't much talk anyway, it's just odd that a meaningless community shield is a theme here. The ManU fans dominate too much, 2/3 of the posts here are about ManU :P
Well, it was Utd vs. City this year, so ofc it will be a popular game.
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And whoa, 15 fucking million for a kidddddd, why doesn't he spend it on a quality defender!? Smh...
Oxlade-Chamberlain played a key role in helping Southampton secure promotion to the Championship last season, firing nine goals in 34 appearances.
Lmao, yeah real poacher this guy...
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Well, here isn't much talk anyway, it's just odd that a meaningless community shield is a theme here. The ManU fans dominate too much, 2/3 of the posts here are about ManU :P
Hey, nothing wrong with that! 8) :P
Only allowed when ManU faces Dortmund this CL season, so better hope that ManU gets far enough for that :P
I guess ManU will become champions again anyway, hooray, 17th title in the last 20 years (or sth like this :sleep:) I can't imagine how it must feel if your team wins nearly every year, I imagine that boring as hell.
Winning never gets boring :laugh:
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And whoa, 15 fucking million for a kidddddd, why doesn't he spend it on a quality defender!? Smh...
Oxlade-Chamberlain played a key role in helping Southampton secure promotion to the Championship last season, firing nine goals in 34 appearances.
Lmao, yeah real poacher this guy...
this kiddddddd is good, REALLY good.
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And whoa, 15 fucking million for a kidddddd, why doesn't he spend it on a quality defender!? Smh...
Oxlade-Chamberlain played a key role in helping Southampton secure promotion to the Championship last season, firing nine goals in 34 appearances.
Lmao, yeah real poacher this guy...
this kiddddddd is good, REALLY good.
He better be.
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Arsenal tell City: Nasri's yours for £22m up front
Samir Nasri will get his move to Manchester City after Arsenal finally put a price on his head.
The Gunners have told City manager Roberto Mancini he can have his man for £22million, and conceded they have zero chance of persuading the France international to sign a new contract.
Talks between the clubs are progressing at a swift rate - the only real snag holding up the deal is the manner in which the payment will be made.
City are thought to have offered in the region of £15m for a player who now has less than a year remaining on his current contract and could leave on a free at the end of the coming season.
They have also indicated they are prepared to meet Arsenal's valuation by paying another £7m in performance-related add-ons, but the Gunners are adamant they want a straight-cash payment up-front - because of the need to sign a replacement.
Arsenal know £22m is a trifling matter for the super-rich Eastlands club and expect an agreement to be reached within days as they look ahead to life without one of their most exciting players.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has maintained a hard-line stance over the winger, insisting he would not sell even if that meant losing him for nothing next summer.
But relations between player and club have deteriorated in recent days, with Nasri's conviction he must leave hardening after tense exchanges between the two parties.
Wenger said a month ago that he was prepared to write off the £20m-plus the club could squeeze from City, in what was a clear attempt to put pressure on his midfielder.
But that stance brought Nasri no closer to signing a new contract, and now Arsenal have accepted they must cash in.
The 24-year-old has angered Gunners bosses by leaving the UK to play for his country in a friendly against Chile on Wednesday, despite missing a club friendly in Portugal last weekend through injury.
Arsenal have offered nasri an improved deal worth almost £90,000 a week, but he knows he can double those wages by moving to City and that, ultimately, has forced Wenger's hand.
The Gunners' manager will hold out for the transfer fee to be paid up-front, to ensure he has the financial muscle to make a late splash in the transfer market after being criticised all summer for his failure to bring in new faces.
The London club completed the capture this week of 17-year-old Southampton forward Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in a deal that could rise to £15million, but there is disquiet among even the Arsenal players at the lack of signings.
Some are demoralised by the still-impending departure of Cesc Fabregas - Barcelona are edging slowly towards the Gunners'£40million asking price, making a deal more likely.
Wenger admitted only weeks ago that Arsenal wouldn't be viewed as a 'big club' if they let two of their biggest players leave in one summer, so is now preparing to spend big to remove that impression and ease the frustrations of the club's fans and players.
Nasri could even be a City player before the start of the new season, - Mancini confirmed last weekend that he was still keen to bring his original summer transfer target to the club for the big kick-off.
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LOL ;D
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3742791/Wayne-Rooney-hooker-attacked-by-gang.html
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Germany 3 Brazil 2.
Brazil is a shadow of their former self.
At the first sign of weakness from SPain, Germany will win a title. It's crazy how many good offensive midfielders we have
Müller - Özil - Götze
Schürrle - Kroos - Reus
+ Podolski + Großkreuz.
It's a shame that only 11 players can be on the pitch at the same time.
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Kroos is a magician!
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Kroos Götze is a magician!
The pass for the 2:0 was excellent tho.
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CESC FABREGAS is on the brink of sealing his dream move to Barcelona.
But the Spanish midfielder will have to fork out £4.5million from his own pocket to do it.
Arsenal are set to agree a £35.9m fee with Barcelona - plus add-ons - should Fabregas win major tournaments.
But the fee also includes £900,000 a year which Fabregas has agreed to pay Arsenal out of his own wages over the next five years of his Barca contract.
All that remains is for Fabregas, 24, to thrash out personal terms to bring to an end a three-year saga.
And last night he returned to the London Colney training ground to clear out his locker.
The Gunners skipper has made no secret of his desire to return to Barca, the team he left at 16.
Arsenal have been holding out for around £45m and boss Arsene Wenger had vowed Fabregas would not be allowed to move.
However, it has become increasingly obvious keeping him against his will would be a mistake.
Now Samir Nasri is expected to follow him out to join Manchester City.
The French midfielder, 24, is in the final year of his contract and, even though Wenger claimed he would let him run it down, the Emirates bean counters were not happy.
City are prepared to pay Nasri £180,000-a-week wages in a £25m swoop.
Striker Marouane Chamakh said: "I think both Cesc and Nasri will probably leave the club."
Meanwhile, Arsenal could be ready to snap up Birmingham centre-half Scott Dann, also 24, for £8m.
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Now Samir Nasri looks set to follow him out of Arsenal to Manchester City.
If he does, it could herald the start of the biggest evacuation since Dunkirk - with Robin van Persie joining the exodus next summer. Then where will it all end?
With Arsene Wenger being helped round the garden by attentive, attractive nurses in the seaside retirement home for managers who have stayed on just that little bit too long.
Going on wistfully, no doubt, about his lovely boys, all under 23, the most talented team in the country and one that will dominate European football for the next 10 years.
Time for your medication, Mr Wenger.
Already, exasperated Arsenal fans are talking of the Europa League and new manager by October.
This is the awful reality for a club for failing to keep Nasri out of the arms of Manchester City - and, most ironic of all, their chief procurement officer Patrick Vieira.
With the Frenchman likely to join Fabregas in the out-tray, Arsenal's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League next season will take a huge hit.
It will also impact on their chances of getting past Udinese and into the group stage this season - even though Nasri would have been suspended for the first leg at home to the Italians next Tuesday.
Two seasons without Champions League football will cost Arsenal a minimum £50million.
If that's the scenario they have no one to blame but themselves.
It's claimed Nasri has been "tapped" more times than Fred Astaire's dance floor.
That he was hell-bent on going and why keep a player who doesn't want to stay?
And that he wasn't all that popular at the club anyway and, hey, £20m is a great deal for a player who would have gone for nothing at the end of the season.
That Fabregas, too, was always going to leave this summer.
OK, we accept all that. So why the hell were contingency plans not laid?
And why on earth are people at the club still talking about the August 31 deadline?
Since Arsenal always had an August 16 Champions League qualifier, their own deadline should have been July 31 at the latest.
For God's sake, Alex Ferguson completed his buying before the end of flamin' June.
Had Wenger made some early market moves he might even have convinced Nasri to stay. And it wasn't as if he had to sell Nasri and Fabregas to raise funds anyway since Arsenal have been sitting on a £100m cash reserve all summer.
Arsenal should never have got themselves into the situation where they have to beat Udinese without Fabregas and Nasri for starters plus Van Persie, suspended for the first leg, and the injured Jack Wilshere.
At the root of it all is Wenger's stubbornness and the compliance of a board who never say a word against him.
Equally muted is majority shareholder 'Silent' Stan Kroenke.
As I said some years ago, it would have been far better had the Alisher Usmanov-David Dein consortium taken the club over.
Proper money would have been released and Wenger, now an increasingly isolated, frustrated and frazzled figure, would have continued to use his close friend Dein as his sounding-board. Now look at it. The transfer market policy is a shambles. Mistake has followed mistake, starting with the failure to sign goalkeeper Shay Given.
Now there is no alternative if they want to rescue something from the situation.
They up the bids for Valencia's Juan Mata and Everton's Phil Jagielka and get their men.
It's the least they can do for a set of supporters who have been through quite enough, thank you.
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Arsene Wenger has conceded defeat in his battle to keep Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri and urged his board to push through the sales quickly and find reinforcements.
Fabregas is finalising a return to Barcelona and Nasri is close to a deal with Manchester City, although his fee is undecided.
Arsenal want more than the £22million City have offered for the France star, who is out of contract at the end of the season. They will probably settle on £23m.
The Gunners will then step up their attempts to sign Juan Mata from Valencia and Brazilian midfielder Jadson from Shakhtar Donetsk.
Wenger confessed the Fabregas saga had moved into its end-game and privately accepts the 24-year-old will leave. The Arsenal boss agreed that his captain’s future would be decided before the start of the Premier League season.
He said: 'We hope it will be sorted out very quickly one way or the other. We will know very quickly.'
The deal - understood to include a down payment of 30million euros (£27million), with an additional 6million euros (£5.2million) in performance-based add-ons - will be pushed through ahead of the weekend.
Wenger described the Nasri situation as ‘stable’ and added: ‘We’re in a situation where we have to make decisions one way or the other. Ideally, you want it to be sorted out before the season starts.’
City’s hopes of signing Nasri in time to play against Swansea is receding. The deadline is noon on Friday, even though the game has been put back to Monday for television.
The Premier League insist all weekend games adhere to the deadline during transfer windows to avoid any unfairness.
A month ago, Wenger was optimistic of keeping both players, but he has been disappointed by Fabregas’s sulking, and the Arsenal board decided to cash in on Nasri, 24, once it became clear he was not going to extend his contract.
City have smashed Arsenal’s £90,000-a-week offer with a £165,000-a-week five-year deal. Nasri played for France on Wednesday, days after missing Arsenal’s friendly against Benfica with a vague muscle injury.
Wenger’s priority now is to sign replacements as he travels to Tyneside with a shortage of central midfielders. Nasri and Fabregas are out of contention, if not quite out of the door, Jack Wilshere and Abou Diaby are injured and Denilson is out on loan.
Teenager Wilshere is facing a race against time to be fit for the vital Champions League qualifier against Udinese on Tuesday night.
Alex Song and Aaron Ramsey are both likely to start against the Alan Pardew's men with Andrey Arshavin or Tomas Rosicky likely candidates for Wilshere's role.
Eden Hazard, of Lille and Marseille’s Mathieu Valbuena are top targets for Wenger but it will be hard to get either now. Instead, he expects to conclude a £20m deal for Mata and has bid £12m for Jadson.
His scouts went to watch Anderlecht’s defensive midfielder Lucas Biglia last week, and they are monitoring Red Star Belgrade captain Milan Vilotic.
Possible centre halves include Gary Cahill, Phil Jagielka and Scott Dann.
Denmark striker Nicklas Bendtner, linked with Stoke, has yet to find a new club, while utility man Emmanuel Eboue is expected to sign for Galatasaray.
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http://www.youtube.com/v/E4ZMzRvgCu4
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SMHLMFAO @ Joey fecking Barton
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SMHLMFAO @ Joey fecking Barton
are you ready for the farewell of fabregas and nasri ?
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Porto open up there season later today 8)
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Porto open up there season later today 8)
Nobody cares about the Primeira Liga, its one of the shittiest leagues along with the russian league and the french league
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Porto open up there season later today 8)
Nobody cares about the Primeira Liga, its one of the shittiest leagues along with the russian league and the french league
I'm gonna support my domestic league and not get into an argument with you about it either.
Porto are a dominant team regardless of what league we play in, we also show off our skill in major European competition with a champions league and 2 Europa titles to our name within the last ten years. That's basically as an impressive resume in major European competition as it gets as of late.
We are also one of the best in the world and finding talent that we buy for cheap and sell high. I can provide at least a dozen examples of that within the last few years alone. (Fabiano, Diego, Meireles, Alves, Carvalho, Pepe, Deco, Quaresma, Lucho, Lisandro, Cissoko, Ferreira, Valente, Mccarthy, Maniche, Costinha, etc) and now emerging stars like Hulk, Falcao, Rolando, Moutinho, Guarin etc
And that's an ironic comment. Didn't Italy just lose a champions league spot? Portugal was just awarded another one :D
And also, our league is not the Primiera Liga, it's the Superliga
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I'm gonna support my domestic league and not get into an argument with you about it either.
LMAO you live in canada :loser:
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even the scottish league is better :D
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LMAO
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2011/08/14/article-2025915-0D6E17A800000578-959_634x362.jpg)
I can't believe this is the number 1 of a team like Manchester United. I think i can be a goalkeeper too if somebody like this idiot will be the number 1 for the whole season.
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Disgrace is too harsh, let him get a bit more comfortable and he'll show why he deserves it.
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ya i highly doubt u could be a goalie on a russian team much less one of the elite teams in England.
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Joey Barton's an annoying dickhead. Has a go at Gervinho for diving, then does it himself ??? Would love to see him get absolutely crunched
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Porto open up there season later today 8)
Nobody cares about the Primeira Liga, its one of the shittiest leagues along with the russian league and the french league
and serie a is good lol
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even the scottish league is better :D
What evidence would you provide to back that statement?
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ya i highly doubt u could be a goalie on a russian team much less one of the elite teams in England.
De gea is the number 1 of Man Utd, everything is possible.
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Porto open up there season later today 8)
Nobody cares about the Primeira Liga, its one of the shittiest leagues along with the russian league and the french league
and serie a is good lol
better than these shitty leagues for sure
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So long Cesc, thanks for the brilliant footballing throughout 8 years.
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So long Cesc, thanks for the brilliant footballing throughout 8 years.
:grumpy: @ Barca.
Can''t get more ridiculous. Even if they win everything they make big losses, but they don't care. The catalans and the banks will help if they run out of money. They have enough money to give clubs like Barca infinite credits, but are broke enough to be the next candidate for help from the EU (or should I say Germany)
They have strikes because the rest of the league can't pay their players, but Barca has another 80 m € for two players they don't need.
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The catalans and the banks will help if they run out of money. They have enough money to give clubs like Barca infinite credits
this game will end soon even for barca
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Porto open up there season later today 8)
Nobody cares about the Primeira Liga, its one of the shittiest leagues along with the russian league and the french league
I'm gonna support my domestic league and not get into an argument with you about it either.
Porto are a dominant team regardless of what league we play in, we also show off our skill in major European competition with a champions league and 2 Europa titles to our name within the last ten years. That's basically as an impressive resume in major European competition as it gets as of late.
We are also one of the best in the world and finding talent that we buy for cheap and sell high. I can provide at least a dozen examples of that within the last few years alone. (Fabiano, Diego, Meireles, Alves, Carvalho, Pepe, Deco, Quaresma, Lucho, Lisandro, Cissoko, Ferreira, Valente, Mccarthy, Maniche, Costinha, etc) and now emerging stars like Hulk, Falcao, Rolando, Moutinho, Guarin etc
And that's an ironic comment. Didn't Italy just lose a champions league spot? Portugal was just awarded another one :D
And also, our league is not the Primiera Liga, it's the Superliga
word. the Portuguese league is SERIOUSLY underrated. they always get the best players from South America and keep revealing new talent. Porto and Benfica are legendary clubs.
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Porto open up there season later today 8)
Nobody cares about the Primeira Liga, its one of the shittiest leagues along with the russian league and the french league
I'm gonna support my domestic league and not get into an argument with you about it either.
Porto are a dominant team regardless of what league we play in, we also show off our skill in major European competition with a champions league and 2 Europa titles to our name within the last ten years. That's basically as an impressive resume in major European competition as it gets as of late.
We are also one of the best in the world and finding talent that we buy for cheap and sell high. I can provide at least a dozen examples of that within the last few years alone. (Fabiano, Diego, Meireles, Alves, Carvalho, Pepe, Deco, Quaresma, Lucho, Lisandro, Cissoko, Ferreira, Valente, Mccarthy, Maniche, Costinha, etc) and now emerging stars like Hulk, Falcao, Rolando, Moutinho, Guarin etc
And that's an ironic comment. Didn't Italy just lose a champions league spot? Portugal was just awarded another one :D
And also, our league is not the Primiera Liga, it's the Superliga
word. the Portuguese league is SERIOUSLY underrated. they always get the best players from South America and keep revealing new talent. Porto and Benfica are legendary clubs.
Exactly. I'd say the Portuguese League is on par with Serie A right now :D
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Porto open up there season later today 8)
Nobody cares about the Primeira Liga, its one of the shittiest leagues along with the russian league and the french league
I'm gonna support my domestic league and not get into an argument with you about it either.
Porto are a dominant team regardless of what league we play in, we also show off our skill in major European competition with a champions league and 2 Europa titles to our name within the last ten years. That's basically as an impressive resume in major European competition as it gets as of late.
We are also one of the best in the world and finding talent that we buy for cheap and sell high. I can provide at least a dozen examples of that within the last few years alone. (Fabiano, Diego, Meireles, Alves, Carvalho, Pepe, Deco, Quaresma, Lucho, Lisandro, Cissoko, Ferreira, Valente, Mccarthy, Maniche, Costinha, etc) and now emerging stars like Hulk, Falcao, Rolando, Moutinho, Guarin etc
And that's an ironic comment. Didn't Italy just lose a champions league spot? Portugal was just awarded another one :D
And also, our league is not the Primiera Liga, it's the Superliga
word. the Portuguese league is SERIOUSLY underrated. they always get the best players from South America and keep revealing new talent. Porto and Benfica are legendary clubs.
Exactly. I'd say the Portuguese League is on par with Serie A right now :D
I agree. The Serie A really went downhill.
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And Porto will perform better in Champions League than any Italian side. Take it to the bank.
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And Porto will perform better in Champions League than any Italian side. Take it to the bank.
LMFAO :D
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And Porto will perform better in Champions League than any Italian side. Take it to the bank.
LMFAO :D
I know, what a crazy prediction, right? Inter, your league runner up last year were embarrassed by Schalke 7-3, a Schalke team which placed 14th in the Bundesliga laast year :D
Your league winner Milan was ousted 1-0 by Tottenham, 5th place in EPL.
You're league is on a serious downslide.
As I spit out facts, you continue to respond with half-wit remarks like "LMAO" because you can't defend any of what you claim by FACTS like I do
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LMFAO is all i can say about porto, portugal league and their shitty teams.
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LMFAO is all i can say about porto, portugal league and their shitty teams.
I hope Porto get an Italian side in there CL group ;)
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http://www.youtube.com/v/NmE6K6wUPi4
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http://www.youtube.com/v/KREuo19E3Qo
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Another epic Messi-perfomance, and another disgusting Real-scandal.. if it isn't Pepe going mental, it's Marcelo.. and wtf were Mourinho doing? :laugh:
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Its time that something is done about mourinho.
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Its time that something is done about mourinho.
LMAO you still obsessed with mourinho after all these years away from the premier league :loser:
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Samir Nasri is set to complete his controversial switch to Manchester City from Arsenal within 24 hours after it emerged the midfielder was set to undergo a medical today.
The French international has refused to sign a new contract with the north London club and has not featured in either of their competitive games this season despite representing his country.
And just days after the Gunners finally bid farewell to captain Cesc Fabregas for £35million it seems they will swell their coffers by a further £23m with the sale of Nasri.
Samir Nasri is set to complete his controversial switch to Manchester City from Arsenal within 24 hours after it emerged the midfielder was set to undergo a medical today.
The French international has refused to sign a new contract with the north London club and has not featured in either of their competitive games this season despite representing his country.
And just days after the Gunners finally bid farewell to captain Cesc Fabregas for £35million it seems they will swell their coffers by a further £23m with the sale of Nasri.
Only this week, the player was forced to deny suggestions on Facebook that he would leave the club with a sense of 'anger and bitterness'.
The account, which Nasri claims was a fake, said: 'It's nearly done. I will leave with bitterness and anger in my heart. I am proud for having played with the Gunners.
'I have been very disappointed by the supporters last weekend. I am still an Arsenal player but I will leave very soon.'
Earlier the Frenchman had used his verified Twitter account to announce his displeasure at the songs being sung about him by Arsenal fans at the opening day draw at Newcastle.
He wrote: 'I heard what the fans were singing about me on Saturday and it is really disrespectful because I'm still a (sic) arsenal player.'
The saga is just the latest problem for beleaguered boss Arsene Wenger who has seen his side, already shorn of their captain, beset by injuries and suspensions.
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No obsession, its just everytime i see him he is acting an idiot, either making something up or getting into some fight. It wont be long till real get tired of his antics and get rid of him as he is dragging reals name through the mud.
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No obsession, its just everytime i see him he is acting an idiot, either making something up or getting into some fight. It wont be long till real get tired of his antics and get rid of him as he is dragging reals name through the mud.
(http://iamhilarious.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/butt-hurt.jpg)
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Mourinho is such a shitty loser. What the hell is his problem? He's acting like a grown baby sometimes.. ::)
Rumors has it that his job is hanging in a thread now. I hope he gets sacked ;D
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Nobody can argue he's a fantastic coach though with all that he's achieved. I think he will not sleep until they beat Barca in something meaningful (CL or win the league) and then Real will be thanking there lucky stars they have him
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Looks like Falcao is replacing Agüero.
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12874_7110452,00.html
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^ I will miss him dearly :'(
But it is not a new thing for us to buy fantastic players low and then sell high after 2-3 years, and then replace them by repeating that cycle 8)
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Champions League group stage draw
Group A
Bayern Munich
Villareal
MANCHESTER CITY
Napoli
Group B
Inter Milan
CSKA Moscow
Lille
Trabzonspor
Group C
MANCHESTER UNITED
Benfica
Basel
Otelul Galati
Group D
Real Madrid
Lyon
Ajax
Dinamo Zagreb
Group E
CHELSEA
Valencia
Bayer Leverkusen
Genk
Group F
ARSENAL
Marseille
Olympiacos
Borussia Dortmund
Group G
Porto
Shahktar Donetsk
Zenit St Petersburg
Apoel Nicosia
Group H
Barcelona
AC Milan
BATE Borisov
Viktoria Plsen
Groups A,E, and H are very interesting 8)
as for my team (Marseille), we're not getting the easier group, Arsenal and Dortmund will be tough opponents, and playing in Greece can be very tricky !!
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Looking forward to it. Go BVB go ;D You can see in my sig what you can expect in Dortmund. Although the yellow wall is far less impressive in international games where they have to reduce their capacity and make them all seated >:( Fuck UEFA :rant:
Group H sucks, 2 of the best teams and 2 nonames. Everything but a easy Barca - Milan advance will be a miracle.
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Loving Porto's group 8)
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Loving Porto's group 8)
Definately not too hard, but I don't picture it very attractive to travel this far.
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^^^^St Petersburg is a great city ... by the way are you often attending Dortmund home games ? This stadium and its atmosphere is amazing
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^^^^St Petersburg is a great city ... by the way are you often attending Dortmund home games ? This stadium and its atmosphere is amazing
Not as often as I want to. Usually only 1 or 2 times a season. There are always horrible traffic jams arround the Ruhrgebiet. ;) I have to try to visit one of the games. 50.000 season ticket holders, I don't know how many count for the CL games, but with the reduced capacity it might get tough. And I'm not member, so it might be next to impossible :(
And yeah the atmosphere is top notch. Best fans in the world. 8)
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dortmund in pot 4 got a much easier group than bayern who were in pot 1. fuck the uefa lol
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dortmund in pot 4 got a much easier group than bayern who were in pot 1. fuck the uefa lol
Karma. :sombrero: KillerKalle Rummenigge provoced it with his stupid statement.
Group is still difficult enough for Dortmund, especially since they have to start @ home against Arsenal and then 2 away games.
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Lmao at ManU's group :grumpy:
Let's all hope City gets raped in every single fucking game.
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Lmao at ManU's group :grumpy:
Let me correct you...Lmao at Arsenal's game today :D 8-2 8)
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I expected a loss, but not that heavy, and another red card. :eh:
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I didnt even think we played that well !
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I didnt even think we played that well !
Well, you got two free kick-goals and a cheap penalty, plus the defence was just idling and look at each other lol.
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Lmao at ManU's group :grumpy:
Let's all hope City gets raped in every single fucking game.
http://www.youtube.com/v/rc4EjW7SfrI
:nahnah: :nahnah: :nahnah:
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http://www.youtube.com/v/5vRj1U1PRLc
http://www.youtube.com/v/yIWpPaW_V6c&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/v/eC5uUHwP3Ac
http://www.youtube.com/v/vz7gm6Fu1Dg
kdub :laugh: :nahnah:
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Feel sorry for Welbeck though...finally playing and has played well and then pulls his hamstring, it's about a month off and of course he's coming back after that, but there's a lot of competition right now in the strikers department...
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Loving Porto's group 8)
Definately not too hard, but I don't picture it very attractive to travel this far.
Very bad travel time, but we proved last year we can get great results in far distance games in Europa
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Arsenal to sign striker Chu Young Park
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/arsenal-to-sign-striker-chu-young-park
More official confirmations to come 8)
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LMFAO kdub is wet for an asian shitty player :D
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LMFAO kdub is wet for an asian shitty player :D
According to rumours they wanted Götze for like 40 million €, instead he will rape them on Sep. 13 :rock:
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Park was supposed to sign with Lille .. passed the medical test then received an evening call from Wenger .... the morning after he was leaving his hotel at Lille for London ....
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Park was supposed to sign with Lille .. passed the medical test then received an evening call from Wenger .... the morning after he was leaving his hotel at Lille for London ....
lmao.
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:D
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Park was supposed to sign with Lille .. passed the medical test then received an evening call from Wenger .... the morning after he was leaving his hotel at Lille for London ....
i'm not surprised. good ole wenger has always been a vulture when it comes to transfers lol
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http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/per-mertesacker-set-to-join-arsenal
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/santos-confirmed-as-an-arsenal-player
Quite happy with these two signings.
20 mins left, and I doubt we're getting any other players.
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http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/per-mertesacker-set-to-join-arsenal
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/santos-confirmed-as-an-arsenal-player
Quite happy with these two signings.
20 mins left, and I doubt we're getting any other players.
The window shuts at 11.
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http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/per-mertesacker-set-to-join-arsenal
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/santos-confirmed-as-an-arsenal-player
Quite happy with these two signings.
20 mins left, and I doubt we're getting any other players.
The window shuts at 11.
Yeah I confused GMT and my time, lol.
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http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/per-mertesacker-set-to-join-arsenal
http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/santos-confirmed-as-an-arsenal-player
Quite happy with these two signings.
20 mins left, and I doubt we're getting any other players.
The window shuts at 11.
Yeah I confused GMT and my time, lol.
You'll get Arteta. He handed his transfer request in from Everton.
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Arteta, Mertesacker & Santos, good singings for Arsenal. Curious to see how Elia will do at Juventus and Diego at Atletico.
Happy to see Meireles go to Chelsea. I know he's gonna do big there.
Was very happy to see Porto NOT sell players like Fernando, Alvaro, Hulk, Moutinho or Guarin. I wish we scooped up a striker though.
Weird and very disappointing to see Ricardo Carvalho's attitude today. After being told by Portuguese international coach Paulo Bento that he would NOT be starting this Friday's Euro '12 Qualifier game, he responded by throwing a fit, storming out of training camp and then retiring from international duty citing "disrespect." I was shocked by this. Very prima donna and selfish from a player who I always have thought to be a class act, a model footballer. He is the greatest Portuguese defender of all time, very sad to see his International career end like this with a black eye.
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Yeah, quite happy with Arteta. The signing of Yossi reeks abit desperation, but I guess he can do his share.
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Arteta, Mertesacker & Santos, good singings for Arsenal.
LMAO :laugh:
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I imagine Per doing a good job alongside Vermaelen, while Santos adds depth at the left back cause Gibbs is not enough.
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Arteta, Mertesacker & Santos, good singings for Arsenal.
LMAO :laugh:
:laugh:
Don't know this Santos guy, Arteta is def not bad, but Mertesacker :banana:
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Arteta, Mertesacker & Santos, good singings for Arsenal.
LMAO :laugh:
lmao. You mock KDub for Arsenals transfers, but we could as well laugh about Inter who bought Forlan as a reinforcement for the Champions League but realized that he isn't allowed to play only after they signed him :D
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Arteta, Mertesacker & Santos, good singings for Arsenal.
LMAO :laugh:
lmao. You mock KDub for Arsenals transfers, but we could as well laugh about Inter who bought Forlan as a reinforcement for the Champions League but realized that he isn't allowed to play only after they signed him :D
What? He played for At. Madrid in the qualifiers? LMAO
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AGUERO 8)
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ROONEY 8)
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ROONEY 8)
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AGUERO 8)
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rooneys a bum
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Oy fuck. Wrong time for the Arsenal game ::)
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Looking forward to Champions League tomorrow. My Porto have a dangerous trap game with Shahktar in Portugal. Will feel the pressure to get 3 points at home; certainly not looking forward to traveling to Cyprus, Russia & Ukraine (catch 22; we avoided "big" clubs in our group but got terrible traveling time).
Shahktar are underrated and have an especially dangerous offense. Porto will be without there top CB Rolando and important creative midfielder Guarin due to suspension (I think it's stupid that Red Cards given in the Super Cup cause a suspension in Champions League but that's another topic). Will need to control the game in the midfield.
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hulks goal 8) lol at ac milan tied barca at the last minute nice header
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hulks goal
Absolute fucking monster. He made up for his missed penalty with that unreal free kick :o
Very happy with the victory 8)
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LMFAO @ ARSENAL AGAINST BLACKBURN :D :D :D
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(http://www.ilsussidiario.net/img/ANSA2/Villas_Boas_r400.jpg)
:loser: :loser: :loser: :loser: :loser: :loser: :loser: :loser:
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To be quite honest, things aren't going particularly well at your club at the moment are they? You shouldn't really be laughing at these other unfortunate clubs at the moment. It is funny still though. :laugh:
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To be quite honest, things aren't going particularly well at your club at the moment are they? You shouldn't really be laughing at these other unfortunate clubs at the moment. It is funny still though. :laugh:
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LMAO at INTER ROFLMAO :D ;D :laugh:
:loser: :loser: :loser: :loser:
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Inter are nearly as bad as Arsenal ;) :D
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Inter are nearly as bad as Arsenal ;) :D
Jman, you damn prick, lol :D
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Inter are nearly as bad as Arsenal ;) :D
Jman, you damn prick, lol :D
i've wait something like 15 years to be able to say that...lol, North London derby in 2 weeks awell, should be interesting ;D
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Inter are nearly as bad as Arsenal ;) :D
Jman, you damn prick, lol :D
i've wait something like 15 years to be able to say that...lol, North London derby in 2 weeks awell, should be interesting ;D
Haha, oh you bitter spurs ;)
Well, I've said this early summer, but I'll repeat it: I'm not expecting shit this season. Top half finish, haha.
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fucking real madrid :(
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Inter are nearly as bad as Arsenal ;) :D
Jman, you damn prick, lol :D
i've wait something like 15 years to be able to say that...lol, North London derby in 2 weeks awell, should be interesting ;D
Haha, oh you bitter spurs ;)
Well, I've said this early summer, but I'll repeat it: I'm not expecting shit this season. Top half finish, haha.
if your lucky ;)
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Inter are nearly as bad as Arsenal ;) :D
Jman, you damn prick, lol :D
i've wait something like 15 years to be able to say that...lol, North London derby in 2 weeks awell, should be interesting ;D
Haha, oh you bitter spurs ;)
Well, I've said this early summer, but I'll repeat it: I'm not expecting shit this season. Top half finish, haha.
if your lucky ;)
Haha, indeed. ;D
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Porto v Benfica tomorrow. The two teams tied for first place right now. Massive game 8)
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Porto v Benfica tomorrow. The two teams tied for first place right now. Massive game 8)
they play on friday ??? portos going down :D
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Porto v Benfica tomorrow. The two teams tied for first place right now. Massive game 8)
they play on friday ??? portos going down :D
Yes, tomorrow at 3:15PM EST. Porto got this in the bag 8)
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My lads are chilling up in the Champions League spots still. Toon Army on the rise. Of course, give it two months and we'll be back in the mid-table shuffle but I'm loving this start, after such a poor and ominous transfer window too.
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benfica and real madrid 8) man u got lucky they needed that tie great games overall
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Lol at Tevez
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,,12040_7207807,00.html
Roberto Mancini claims that Carlos Tevez is finished at Manchester City if he has his way after the striker refused to go onto the pitch in the UEFA Champions League defeat at Bayern Munich.
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tevez is an idiot
(http://www.thenational.ae/deployedfiles//Assets/Richmedia/Image2/sep28_tevez.jpg)
and gay
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Man United is in trouble. They need to beat Basel in Turkey and probably will because Benfica is certainly going to advance out of this group.
Inter look to be back on track.
My Porto face a tough road match vs Zenit in Russia tomorrow. A win is very possible however, and would make me extremely confident of a first place finish with six points after two matches.
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Inter look to be back on track.
with a fantastic zarate goal
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Wow. My Porto lost 3-1 in Zenit today to the Russian side. We started so well with a 1-0 lead, but a late first half injury to our striker Kleber and then a red card to starting RB Fucile in the extra time of first half killed us. We came out a man down in the second half completely lost and kudos to Zenit who put there foot on our necks and we couldn't hold.
What bothers me the most is that 3-1 isn't even a telling scoreline. It should have been at least 5 or 6-1 and that is no joke. It looked like we had 0 idea of how to play with a man down. We should be better than that.
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Great game at Mestalla. Valencia really earned their point.
Piatti is like the new Messi, you heard it here first 8)
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i didnt see the game, i ended up watchings you's instead.. Oxlade looking a good player, but still seemed wobbly defensively but you's done enough in the end, seemed like olymp run out of steam towards the end... also did you know a one legged donkey on acid would be more useful upfront then chamakh... :D :D
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PORTO :loser: :tosser: :nahnah:
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i didnt see the game, i ended up watchings you's instead.. Oxlade looking a good player, but still seemed wobbly defensively but you's done enough in the end, seemed like olymp run out of steam towards the end... also did you know a one legged donkey on acid would be more useful upfront then chamakh... :D :D
I saw the goals from our match, from the highlights as Norwegian television is fucked up when it comes to airing CL. I agree about Chamakh lol.
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PORTO :loser: :tosser: :nahnah:
We're still going to advance. This was a tough road game. But I don't expect you to understand lol.
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PORTO :loser: :tosser: :nahnah:
We're still going to advance. This was a tough road game. But I don't expect you to understand lol.
you are a canadian, you don't have a fucking clue about football :D :sshh:
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Damn, Shamrock almost skinned Spurs ;D
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PORTO :loser: :tosser: :nahnah:
We're still going to advance. This was a tough road game. But I don't expect you to understand lol.
you are a canadian, you don't have a fucking clue about football :D :sshh:
You're an idiot lol. I've proven my football knowledge time and time again.
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PORTO :loser: :tosser: :nahnah:
We're still going to advance. This was a tough road game. But I don't expect you to understand lol.
you are a canadian, you don't have a fucking clue about football :D :sshh:
You're an idiot lol. I've proven my football knowledge time and time again.
typical italian hatin on the porkchops tough loss by the way :'(
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Furor Teutonicus where you @ ?? 8) 8)
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Damn, Shamrock almost skinned Spurs ;D
ha ha, i went to the game... ill give shamrock credit, there fans were impressive.. the noise they made when they got the goal was huuge.. Was an entertaining game, i'm suprised Dos Santos has featured so much this season all ready, had a good game last night.
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Damn, Shamrock almost skinned Spurs ;D
ha ha, i went to the game... ill give shamrock credit, there fans were impressive.. the noise they made when they got the goal was huuge.. Was an entertaining game, i'm suprised Dos Santos has featured so much this season all ready, had a good game last night.
They celebrated like it was the Cup final! :D
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Damn, Shamrock almost skinned Spurs ;D
ha ha, i went to the game... ill give shamrock credit, there fans were impressive.. the noise they made when they got the goal was huuge.. Was an entertaining game, i'm suprised Dos Santos has featured so much this season all ready, had a good game last night.
They celebrated like it was the Cup final! :D
yeah like animals.. i Lol'd hard when i found out rohan ricketts plays for them, how can a player go from Arsenal > Tottenham > Shamrock Rovers? ;D
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Man United is in trouble. They need to beat Basel in Turkey and probably will because Benfica is certainly going to advance out of this group.
Inter look to be back on track.
My Porto face a tough road match vs Zenit in Russia tomorrow. A win is very possible however, and would make me extremely confident of a first place finish with six points after two matches.
"Man United is in trouble. They need to beat Basel in Turkey"
a. No they aren't, that group is piss and Man Utd will win it, they have drawn two games and will beat both Benfica and Basle in the return legs. And I can't stand Man Utd but you know this to be true.
b. Basle are from Switzerland, not Turkey. Buy an atlas.
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Damn, Shamrock almost skinned Spurs ;D
ha ha, i went to the game... ill give shamrock credit, there fans were impressive.. the noise they made when they got the goal was huuge.. Was an entertaining game, i'm suprised Dos Santos has featured so much this season all ready, had a good game last night.
They celebrated like it was the Cup final! :D
yeah like animals.. i Lol'd hard when i found out rohan ricketts plays for them, how can a player go from Arsenal > Tottenham > Shamrock Rovers? ;D
Well, it only went downwards with the poor lad :-\
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Man United is in trouble. They need to beat Basel in Turkey and probably will because Benfica is certainly going to advance out of this group.
Inter look to be back on track.
My Porto face a tough road match vs Zenit in Russia tomorrow. A win is very possible however, and would make me extremely confident of a first place finish with six points after two matches.
"Man United is in trouble. They need to beat Basel in Turkey"
a. No they aren't, that group is piss and Man Utd will win it, they have drawn two games and will beat both Benfica and Basle in the return legs. And I can't stand Man Utd but you know this to be true.
b. Basle are from Switzerland, not Turkey. Buy an atlas.
benfica was all over man u if is wasnt for the golkeeper it would of been a thrashing
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Furor Teutonicus where you @ ?? 8) 8)
Into hiding? ;D
Congratz you're already halfway through.
Embarassing performance. Team is just too young for CL. :-X
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^^^^ Marseille D was slighty better ... lots of unforced mistakes / missed passes on both sides ... poor game
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Man United is in trouble. They need to beat Basel in Turkey and probably will because Benfica is certainly going to advance out of this group.
Inter look to be back on track.
My Porto face a tough road match vs Zenit in Russia tomorrow. A win is very possible however, and would make me extremely confident of a first place finish with six points after two matches.
"Man United is in trouble. They need to beat Basel in Turkey"
a. No they aren't, that group is piss and Man Utd will win it, they have drawn two games and will beat both Benfica and Basle in the return legs. And I can't stand Man Utd but you know this to be true.
b. Basle are from Switzerland, not Turkey. Buy an atlas.
benfica was all over man u if is wasnt for the golkeeper it would of been a thrashing
That has nothing to do with the forthcoming Man Utd vs Benfica game at Old Trafford. What you speak of occurred in Portugal, which isn't what I said.
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PORTO :loser: :tosser: :nahnah:
Napoli 3 Inter 0 :whistle:
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Furor Teutonicus where you @ ?? 8) 8)
Into hiding? ;D
Congratz you're already halfway through.
Embarassing performance. Team is just too young for CL. :-X
lol to be fair we couldn't have been luckier that night. the scoreline isn't reflective of the game at all. we scored on almost every single one of our chances, which were brought about by defensive mistakes and Mandanda was on his P's & Q's. our defense was terrible, especially in the beginning of the second half. i saw things i couldn't have imagined happening during a CL game lol. it feels funny to be on the other side of the fence for once lol. we're usually the one getting played after playing decently but naively. we could tell Dortmund lacks confidence these days.
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Furor Teutonicus where you @ ?? 8) 8)
Into hiding? ;D
Congratz you're already halfway through.
Embarassing performance. Team is just too young for CL. :-X
lol to be fair we couldn't have been luckier that night. the scoreline isn't reflective of the game at all. we scored on almost every single one of our chances, which were brought about by defensive mistakes and Mandanda was on his P's & Q's. our defense was terrible, especially in the beginning of the second half. i saw things i couldn't have imagined happening during a CL game lol. it feels funny to be on the other side of the fence for once lol. we're usually the one getting played after playing decently but naively. we could tell Dortmund lacks confidence these days.
Believe me, it happens regurlarly to us. Last year in the Euro League it was the worst with Paris and Sevilla. The efficency already was a big problem last year, but we created really countless chances and with our stable defense it still worked most of the times. But this year our offense is struggling, with Sahin gone, Kagawa out of shape after his long injury and with Barrios injured (Lewandowski is poor) our offense isn't all that. What really surprised me was our piss poor defense, Hummels is a beast and together with Subotic our defense was invincible. I can only explain it with nervosity, aside from Weidenfeller and Kehl all players in our starting 11 are younger than 25.
The year after the championship is always hard, and I'm not surprised we're facing some problems. But I'm still pissed that we throw our chances so lightly away, from our seed position the group couldn't have been "easier".
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PORTO :loser: :tosser: :nahnah:
Napoli 3 Inter 0 :whistle:
INTER :D :D :D
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PORTO :loser: :tosser: :nahnah:
Napoli 3 Inter 0 :whistle:
INTER :D :D :D
LMAO this is the proof that you don't have a fucking clue about football :D :laugh: :psych:
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PORTO :loser: :tosser: :nahnah:
Napoli 3 Inter 0 :whistle:
INTER :D :D :D
LMAO this is the proof that you don't have a fucking clue about football :D :laugh: :psych:
Does it? Was the final score not 3-0? Did Napoli not embarrass Inter? Are Inter not sitting at 17th in the Serie A table?
Humor me ;)
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PORTO :loser: :tosser: :nahnah:
Napoli 3 Inter 0 :whistle:
INTER :D :D :D
LMAO this is the proof that you don't have a fucking clue about football :D :laugh: :psych:
Does it? Was the final score not 3-0? Did Napoli not embarrass Inter? Are Inter not sitting at 17th in the Serie A table?
Humor me ;)
I don't know why you even bother. This is what he wants, and you know this.
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PORTO :loser: :tosser: :nahnah:
Napoli 3 Inter 0 :whistle:
INTER :D :D :D
LMAO this is the proof that you don't have a fucking clue about football :D :laugh: :psych:
Does it? Was the final score not 3-0? Did Napoli not embarrass Inter? Are Inter not sitting at 17th in the Serie A table?
Humor me ;)
:laugh:
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PORTO :loser: :tosser: :nahnah:
Napoli 3 Inter 0 :whistle:
INTER :D :D :D
LMAO this is the proof that you don't have a fucking clue about football :D :laugh: :psych:
Does it? Was the final score not 3-0? Did Napoli not embarrass Inter? Are Inter not sitting at 17th in the Serie A table?
Humor me ;)
I don't know why you even bother. This is what he wants, and you know this.
I don't know why you don't get a fucking life
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PORTO :loser: :tosser: :nahnah:
Napoli 3 Inter 0 :whistle:
INTER :D :D :D
LMAO this is the proof that you don't have a fucking clue about football :D :laugh: :psych:
Does it? Was the final score not 3-0? Did Napoli not embarrass Inter? Are Inter not sitting at 17th in the Serie A table?
Humor me ;)
have you watched THE WHOLE GAME ?
if not, shut the fuck up.
and inter is not sitting at 17th, you fucking idiot. :loser:
like i've said, you don't have a fucking clue about football
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K Dub, where you at son? ;D :nahnah2: :nahnah:
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and inter is not sitting at 17th
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/tables/_/league/ita.1/italian-serie-a?cc=5901
Looks like 17th to me.
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K Dub, where you at son? ;D :nahnah2: :nahnah:
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I'm right here dawg, sup? ;D
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K Dub, where you at son? ;D :nahnah2: :nahnah:
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I'm right here dawg, sup? ;D
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ha ha, thoughts on yesterdays game?
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K Dub, where you at son? ;D :nahnah2: :nahnah:
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I'm right here dawg, sup? ;D
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ha ha, thoughts on yesterdays game?
I don't know man. So damn frustrated. The Pole in the goal (;D) looked like a real first team goalie until Walker's shot (fucking hell you and those youngsters with those damn long shots), Gervinho could've made the game different if he only could master his composure. VdV should've been given his second yellow card when he ran into the crowd as he scored but I'm not gonna debate if that was a handball or not. And typically, we get another long time injury, and the only guy we got covering is this newcomer Jenkinson who looks like he got the confidence of a 12 year old kid. Guess that's it... Oh and yeah, fuck Adebayor ;D
Your thoughts?
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and inter is not sitting at 17th
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/tables/_/league/ita.1/italian-serie-a?cc=5901
Looks like 17th to me.
Looks like you don't have a fucking clue about football AGAIN :D
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K Dub, where you at son? ;D :nahnah2: :nahnah:
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I'm right here dawg, sup? ;D
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ha ha, thoughts on yesterdays game?
I don't know man. So damn frustrated. The Pole in the goal (;D) looked like a real first team goalie until Walker's shot (fucking hell you and those youngsters with those damn long shots), Gervinho could've made the game different if he only could master his composure. VdV should've been given his second yellow card when he ran into the crowd as he scored but I'm not gonna debate if that was a handball or not. And typically, we get another long time injury, and the only guy we got covering is this newcomer Jenkinson who looks like he got the confidence of a 12 year old kid. Guess that's it... Oh and yeah, fuck Adebayor ;D
Your thoughts?
To be fair, i thought the game was pretty scrappy in parts... being the favourites i imagined we'd come out in full force like we did against liverpool but i think Redknapp made a mistake with going 4 across the middle, Sandro should have been in from the start and it was only after he came on i felt we really took control of the game...
Your right about Szczesny, i think for the first time in years you really do have a promising keeper, obviously the goal was his fault but in his defense the ball did move a fair bit
and other then that he kept the score line respectable.
That Gervinho miss like you said was massive, i still cant see how he managed to put it soo wide... I was shocked just how many times Ramsey gave away possession, other then the goal i felt he played poorly... Sagna injury was just rotten luck, its stupid how Wenger came out in the papers yesterday claiming Ekotto deliberately pushed him hard for it, was nothing more then an accident. So will Jenkinson be your recognised RB from now then? you'll have a problem if so, like you said for a youngster to come from a league 1 side and straight into a struggling prem team with defense troubles the pressure will be severely on him and other teams will target that frailty and inexperience
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Nah, as much as I dislike Assou it wasn't his fault Sagna got injured, these things happen.
I don't know what's up with Ramsey; too much responsibility too soon? Or did he just lose his talent with his injury?
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I just think its an all round confidence issue with the whole team. They just need to go on a good run and confidence levels will rise. The team you have now isn't bad but it's lacking a leader on the field. Wenger should have put his age issues aside and signed Scott Parker before Spurs got their hands on him. Look at the form Spurs are in since he came to the club. Ramsey would of be able to express himself better with Parker around. Lets also not forget you have alot of injuries too. Jack Wilshere is needed back badly , as is a fully fit Vermaelen. As much as I find it funny seeing you struggle at the moment, in my heart I want Arsenal doing well. I want the Arsenal-United battles back in full effect again.
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Yes, I agree, signing Parker would've been great. AW is so fucking stubborn, I hate that shit.
And to address the right back situation, yes - another struggle; we got a 19 year old boy with 9 matches in League 1 for Charlton last season as experience. :grumpy:
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yeah not good at all.. Ian Wright had an article in the sun paper today saying about how arsenal are in such a transition that he'd happily take 6/7th spot this season. Your biggest task is getting RVP to stay (which looks extremely doubtful)
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yeah not good at all.. Ian Wright had an article in the sun paper today saying about how arsenal are in such a transition that he'd happily take 6/7th spot this season. Your biggest task is getting RVP to stay (which looks extremely doubtful)
I would rather see Vermalen as a captain, even though he spends all of his time at the physio. RvP does very little (or not enough) in rallying the troops in a match when we struggle. Wenger's strategy to give the band to whether who's our biggest star is wrong if you ask me. Don't get me wrong; RvP is extremely important to us, just not 1st captain. However, I don't see any other than those two wearing the band as for now. Also, I doubt Robin will sign a new contract come summer '12
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Wayne Rooney's father arrested over alleged football betting scam
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Police have arrested Wayne Rooney's father, his uncle Richie and seven other people, including a Scottish Premier League player, over allegations of a football betting scam.
The arrests, carried out across Merseyside and Glasgow, relate to a game between Motherwell and Hearts in December last year, which Hearts won 2-1 following a second half penalty.
The Motherwell midfielder Steve Jennings was arrested after allegedly getting himself sent off deliberately during the match.
It is believed that there was a pattern of irregular betting, with stakes being put on a red card being given. One was allegedly from a new account opened in Liverpool, from where £500 was staked at odds of 10/1.
Rooney's 48-year-old father, also called Wayne, is thought to have been arrested at his home in the West Derby district of Liverpool.
Wayne Rooney, Richie Rooney and two other men were later bailed pending further enquiries. Jennings remained in custody along with four others.
Thursday's arrests follow a nine-month investigation into the sending off of 26-year-old Jennings, who previously played for Tranmere Rovers.
Jennings, who was born in Kirkby, was arrested at his home in Glasgow on behalf of the Gambling Commission.
After being booked for a foul early in the game, he was given a red card for putting his hand on referee Stevie O'Reilly and arguing when a penalty appeal was turned down in the 83rd minute of the game.
He is alleged to have asked O'Reilly when he was going to stop "cheating" Motherwell.
Bookmakers raised concerns when it emerged that several bets had been made on a player being sent off, including the £500 staked in Liverpool.
Two members of the Association of British Bookmakers, including the online betting company Blue Square, expressed concerns the day after the match.
A Merseyside police statement said: "Detectives have today executed warrants at 10 addresses across Merseyside and Glasgow and arrested nine men as part of an investigation into suspicious betting activity.
"The arrests are the culmination of a joint operation with the Gambling Commission, and the nine who have been arrested for conspiracy to defraud are being interviewed by detectives.
"The investigation relates to a match between Motherwell and Hearts on 14 December 2010."
In a statement, the Scottish FA's chief executive, Stewart Regan, said: "While the investigation involves several other individuals outside Scotland, it is important to stress that the evidence gathered throughout this thorough period of investigation has involved only one Scottish match.
"Motherwell FC are aware of the situation and will issue a response in due course. The Scottish FA will make no further comment at this stage."
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FM12 Demo out!
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Bout to check it out.
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Big qualifier for Portugal today v. Iceland. Normally wouldn't be worried but absentees like Carvalho (who won't ever return), Pepe, Coentrao, Almeida, Danny & Silvio, I'm a little concerned about the team's mindset. Iceland are also quite technical and organized defensively, they will likely try to park the team bus and get out with a scoreless draw. With that said, any attack that features Ronaldo & Nani should be able to break that defense and we should win at least 2-0, if not more.
Will see!
Spain, England, Italy, Holland, France & Germany are also all in action. The best match up on paper is probably Turkey-Germany in Turkey (although Germany have already qualified).
Brazil also play Costa Rica tonight in a friendly.
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Big qualifier for Portugal today v. Iceland. Normally wouldn't be worried but absentees like Carvalho (who won't ever return), Pepe, Coentrao, Almeida, Danny & Silvio, I'm a little concerned about the team's mindset. Iceland are also quite technical and organized defensively, they will likely try to park the team bus and get out with a scoreless draw. With that said, any attack that features Ronaldo & Nani should be able to break that defense and we should win at least 2-0, if not more.
Will see!
Spain, England, Italy, Holland, France & Germany are also all in action. The best match up on paper is probably Turkey-Germany in Turkey (although Germany have already qualified).
Brazil also play Costa Rica tonight in a friendly.
Gawwwwwwwwwwdddddddddd, I fucking hate national games lol
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Big qualifier for Portugal today v. Iceland. Normally wouldn't be worried but absentees like Carvalho (who won't ever return), Pepe, Coentrao, Almeida, Danny & Silvio, I'm a little concerned about the team's mindset. Iceland are also quite technical and organized defensively, they will likely try to park the team bus and get out with a scoreless draw. With that said, any attack that features Ronaldo & Nani should be able to break that defense and we should win at least 2-0, if not more.
Will see!
Spain, England, Italy, Holland, France & Germany are also all in action. The best match up on paper is probably Turkey-Germany in Turkey (although Germany have already qualified).
Brazil also play Costa Rica tonight in a friendly.
Gawwwwwwwwwwdddddddddd, I fucking hate national games lol
Portugal always scare me in qualifying stages. If we always qualify, but make it much harder on us than it should be.
We must defeat Iceland today and then go to Denmark on Tuesday and get a draw to finish first place
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France can go fuck herself since the players basically said " fuck you to the fans" during the 2010 WC ... as long as cancers like Ribery , Evra and Nasri are part of the team , I won't root for this team ...
I hope Bosnia wins tonight and we get eliminated in the playoffs
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France can go fuck herself since the players basically said " fuck you to the fans" during the 2010 WC ... as long as cancers like Ribery , Evra and Nasri are part of the team , I won't root for this team ...
I hope Bosnia wins tonight and we get eliminated in the playoffs
Smh, Portugal are going to the playoffs
Looks like France will go directly to Euro (as long as they can hold onto this tie)
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France can go fuck herself since the players basically said " fuck you to the fans" during the 2010 WC ... as long as cancers like Ribery , Evra and Nasri are part of the team , I won't root for this team ...
I hope Bosnia wins tonight and we get eliminated in the playoffs
Smh, Portugal are going to the playoffs
Downed by Nicklas Bendtner. :laugh:
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France can go fuck herself since the players basically said " fuck you to the fans" during the 2010 WC ... as long as cancers like Ribery , Evra and Nasri are part of the team , I won't root for this team ...
I hope Bosnia wins tonight and we get eliminated in the playoffs
Smh, Portugal are going to the playoffs
Downed by Nicklas Bendtner. :laugh:
Lol a tap in goal. We were downed by our own horrendous defense (which was missing Pepe & Coentrao) and our midfield's inability to control the ball or the game.
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fuck portugal
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Fuck Italy
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Its a shame none of the other British countries made it to the Euro's, I want to see Scotland Wales or Northern Ireland in a major tournement. I suppose it would be nice if Ireland got in through the play offs, thats a nice friendly rivalry too (In football terms of course, not politically in historical terms).
fuck scotland and fuck andy murray. i hope they never reach a major tournament again...
Rep of Ireland made it into the play off's, i hope they make it through after that sham against france last time. Thierry "cheating bastard" Henry.
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Rep of Ireland made it into the play off's, i hope they make it through after that sham against france last time. Thierry "cheating bastard" Henry.
That's why I'm hoping Portugal avoid Ireland..
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Its a shame none of the other British countries made it to the Euro's, I want to see Scotland Wales or Northern Ireland in a major tournement. I suppose it would be nice if Ireland got in through the play offs, thats a nice friendly rivalry too (In football terms of course, not politically in historical terms).
Rep of Ireland made it into the play off's, i hope they make it through after that sham against france last time. Thierry "cheating bastard" Henry.
Still not over this .. lol
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4 Euro spots left, here are the teams competing
Ireland v. Estonia
Turkey v. Croatia
Czech Republic v. Montenegro
Portugal v. Bosnia
Highlighted who I think will be the winners.
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Estonia? WTF
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Turkey v. Croatia 8)looking forward to that. looks like it's gonna be a heated confrontation. i think Croatia's gonna win though.
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Its a shame none of the other British countries made it to the Euro's, I want to see Scotland Wales or Northern Ireland in a major tournement. I suppose it would be nice if Ireland got in through the play offs, thats a nice friendly rivalry too (In football terms of course, not politically in historical terms).
Rep of Ireland made it into the play off's, i hope they make it through after that sham against france last time. Thierry "cheating bastard" Henry.
Still not over this .. lol
lol well im a quarter irish :) , so i always want them to do well
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Estonia? WTF
Serbia must be extremely disappointed they were beat out by Estonia for a spot in the playoff. Serbia v. Ireland would have been much better.
Sidenote: Why does Vidic take Serbia's penalties? Lol
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Estonia? WTF
yeah they had a good campaign, finished above serbia
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Not the easiest opponent for your team Luna
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Not the easiest opponent for your team Luna
portugals got it but as usaual theyll choke at some point :(
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Not the easiest opponent for your team Luna
I'm not overly concerned. We met Bosnia two years ago in the World Cup playoffs and won each leg 1-0. Not the most convincing victories, but everyone was talking about Dzeko and how he would tear us apart but this isn't Man City, it's Bosnia who failed to score on us in two matches; Dzeko doesn't have the supporting cast.
Plus, two or three of there starting defenders are injured/suspended and will miss at least the first leg. On top of that, they currently have 9 players a yellow card away from missing the second leg - surely, 1-3 of those players will miss the second match.
On the flipside, Portugal will have Pepe, Coentrao, Danny & Almeida back. And hopefully Bosingwa gets a callup and maybe the situation Carvalho gets fixed. Even if neither happen, a back line of Pereira, Pepe, Alves & Coentrao is more than solid enough to hold Dzeko (who's only good supporting cast member I know of is Pjanic).
Also, nothing of Bosnia's defense concerns me about them stopping Ronaldo, Nani and co.
It won't be easy but I think we should win 3-2 or 4-2 (over both legs)
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Turkey vs Croatia is the hardest to call, but I'd go for Turkey simply because I think they're national team performs better. On paper, Croatia should win but they just don't seem to pull it together and play as well as Turkey do.
Estonia is an easy draw, but Ireland aren't actually that good at all so they still have to play very well there.
I'd be worried if I was supporting Portugal or Czech Republic though, both Bosnia and Montenegro are tough games. Both sides have had a great qualifying campaign. Portugal should already be disappointed they've needed a playoff game for starters though. Especially from that group.
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Its a shame none of the other British countries made it to the Euro's, I want to see Scotland Wales or Northern Ireland in a major tournement. I suppose it would be nice if Ireland got in through the play offs, thats a nice friendly rivalry too (In football terms of course, not politically in historical terms).
fuck scotland and fuck andy murray. i hope they never reach a major tournament again...
Rep of Ireland made it into the play off's, i hope they make it through after that sham against france last time. Thierry "cheating bastard" Henry.
Personally I'd have much preferred to see Scotland go through over Ireland. But yeah, fuck andy murray.
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I'd be worried if I was supporting Portugal or Czech Republic though, both Bosnia and Montenegro are tough games. Both sides have had a great qualifying campaign. Portugal should already be disappointed they've needed a playoff game for starters though. Especially from that group.
Portugal will be fine. Czech are a very poor team and Montenegro will defeat them. Portugal will be disappointed but the reason they're in this position doesn't have much to do with current form. Yes they played bad at Denmark, but that's a tough rough road game. Prior to that, they had won 5 qualifiers in a row. They will defeat Bosnia.
The reason they are in this position has more to do with how they started the campaign - with a 4-4 home tie to Cyprus and 1-0 road defeat to Norway; all because we had major problems going on with our coach and president (Quieroz and Madail). Since those two games, Quieroz was fired and we've been in much better form under Bento.
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Turkey v. Croatia 8)looking forward to that. looks like it's gonna be a heated confrontation. i think Croatia's gonna win though.
Yeah let's hope Croatia goes through. Damn Turks!
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I'd be worried if I was supporting Portugal or Czech Republic though, both Bosnia and Montenegro are tough games. Both sides have had a great qualifying campaign. Portugal should already be disappointed they've needed a playoff game for starters though. Especially from that group.
Portugal will be fine. Czech are a very poor team and Montenegro will defeat them. Portugal will be disappointed but the reason they're in this position doesn't have much to do with current form. Yes they played bad at Denmark, but that's a tough rough road game. Prior to that, they had won 5 qualifiers in a row. They will defeat Bosnia.
The reason they are in this position has more to do with how they started the campaign - with a 4-4 home tie to Cyprus and 1-0 road defeat to Norway; all because we had major problems going on with our coach and president (Quieroz and Madail). Since those two games, Quieroz was fired and we've been in much better form under Bento.
Quieroz was a disaster from the start tbh.
I think you're being a bit laid back and overconfident considering though. I do think you'll win...as you should, but still its a tougher draw than it may seem and it'll still take a top performance to ensure qualification. I've not seen Portugal play as genuinely well as they can for quite some years now, which is surprising considering how good your team is. Hopefully you can make a splash at the Euros because you'd certainly be a dark horse.
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Turkey v. Croatia 8)looking forward to that. looks like it's gonna be a heated confrontation. i think Croatia's gonna win though.
Yeah let's hope Croatia goes through. Damn Turks!
I'm rooting for Turkey simply because they're always exciting in the finals. They were the best team to watch (well...apart from Spain of course) at the last Euros when you look at the matches they played...the 3-2 win over Czech Rep, the Penalty thriller vs Croatia, the semi-final vs Germany...
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Turkey v. Croatia 8)looking forward to that. looks like it's gonna be a heated confrontation. i think Croatia's gonna win though.
Yeah let's hope Croatia goes through. Damn Turks!
I'm rooting for Turkey simply because they're always exciting in the finals. They were the best team to watch (well...apart from Spain of course) at the last Euros when you look at the matches they played...the 3-2 win over Czech Rep, the Penalty thriller vs Croatia, the semi-final vs Germany...
Lets not forget their journey in World Cup 2002. A nice 3rd place finish.
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I'd be worried if I was supporting Portugal or Czech Republic though, both Bosnia and Montenegro are tough games. Both sides have had a great qualifying campaign. Portugal should already be disappointed they've needed a playoff game for starters though. Especially from that group.
Portugal will be fine. Czech are a very poor team and Montenegro will defeat them. Portugal will be disappointed but the reason they're in this position doesn't have much to do with current form. Yes they played bad at Denmark, but that's a tough rough road game. Prior to that, they had won 5 qualifiers in a row. They will defeat Bosnia.
The reason they are in this position has more to do with how they started the campaign - with a 4-4 home tie to Cyprus and 1-0 road defeat to Norway; all because we had major problems going on with our coach and president (Quieroz and Madail). Since those two games, Quieroz was fired and we've been in much better form under Bento.
Quieroz was a disaster from the start tbh.
I think you're being a bit laid back and overconfident considering though. I do think you'll win...as you should, but still its a tougher draw than it may seem and it'll still take a top performance to ensure qualification. I've not seen Portugal play as genuinely well as they can for quite some years now, which is surprising considering how good your team is. Hopefully you can make a splash at the Euros because you'd certainly be a dark horse.
Yes, he was a disaster. Under him, Portugal played fantastically disciplined defense (only allowed 1 goal in 4 games at the world cup) but horrible offense (scored in only game of four - granted it was 7 goals vs korea lol).
Bosnia will also be missing 75% of there starting defenders for the first leg -- at home -- when the main goal is to not concede. Also will be missing 50% of that defense for the second leg. They also have 9 players entering the first leg a yellow card away from missing the second leg -- surely a few of those will pick up yellows.
With Pepe & Coentrao back, we're a different team than the one we fielded at Denmark.
It won't be easy, but I say there's a 90% chance we win.
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Turkey v. Croatia 8)looking forward to that. looks like it's gonna be a heated confrontation. i think Croatia's gonna win though.
Yeah let's hope Croatia goes through. Damn Turks!
I'm rooting for Turkey simply because they're always exciting in the finals. They were the best team to watch (well...apart from Spain of course) at the last Euros when you look at the matches they played...the 3-2 win over Czech Rep, the Penalty thriller vs Croatia, the semi-final vs Germany...
Lets not forget their journey in World Cup 2002. A nice 3rd place finish.
I just can't stand (some of ) their players. Cheating bastards.
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Its a shame none of the other British countries made it to the Euro's, I want to see Scotland Wales or Northern Ireland in a major tournement. I suppose it would be nice if Ireland got in through the play offs, thats a nice friendly rivalry too (In football terms of course, not politically in historical terms).
fuck scotland and fuck andy murray. i hope they never reach a major tournament again...
Rep of Ireland made it into the play off's, i hope they make it through after that sham against france last time. Thierry "cheating bastard" Henry.
Personally I'd have much preferred to see Scotland go through over Ireland. But yeah, fuck andy murray.
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What was Rooney thinking with that tackle which gave him that red card? Stoooopid.
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What was Rooney thinking with that tackle which gave him that red card? Stoooopid.
I was fucking fuming. Not only does he miss the whole group stage now, but I had £20 on an England win in that game and his red card basically lost me that dough. Would have doubled up aswell. Dickhead.
In a way I'm glad he won't play because I feel like he doesn't DESERVE to be there after what he's done. he was shit in the World Cup and his red card in the Portugal game back in the 2006 WC partially cost us also.
That said, I can guarantee when it comes to the Euros next summer and if we get a tough group and have to play Darren Bent and Andy Carroll upfront, if they don't do well everyone will be desperate for him to play.
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I wish Rooney would retire from international football ,same goes for the other united players.
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I wish Rooney would retire from international football ,same goes for the other united players.
So do I, maybe I'd like the national team a bit more. There would be less dickheads in it.
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I wish Rooney would retire from international football ,same goes for the other united players.
So do I, maybe I'd like the national team a bit more. There would be less dickheads in it.
in a way im glad he got the 3 game ban... the guys a complete idoit, he needs to finally learn a lesson about how he conducts himself on the pitch, he's 25 now he should no a lot better...
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RvP10 8) 8)
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yous are sooo lucky you still have him
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yous are sooo lucky you still have him
Crawl back into your damn hole ;)
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I wish Rooney would retire from international football ,same goes for the other united players.
So do I, maybe I'd like the national team a bit more. There would be less dickheads in it.
But prob an even worse team !
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LOL @ fabian's celebration after the goal
http://www.youtube.com/v/5PyVnXTY84k
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celebration wernt nothing special... FC Stjarnan from iceland love an over the top celebration.
http://www.youtube.com/v/KD49mZiyJYQ?version=3&hl=en_GB
http://www.youtube.com/v/P5VGlI7Cimk?version=3&hl=en_GB
http://www.youtube.com/v/E1i7OKVeDMY?version=3&hl=en_GB
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Czech Republic v. Montenegro
I know we are very wack lately but damn that is not nice :)
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Rrrrramsey! 8)
Great result in a bad and boring game
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LMAO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iSnoSsfbSr8
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a luna whats up with porto lol
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a luna whats up with porto lol
Disappointing result for sure. I think VP is feeling the heat. With that said, I'm still confident we're going to make it out of the group.
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A result that changed the face of premiership happened this weekend...Newcastle United won AGAIN to stay in the top 4.
Oh yeah, some boring shite happened in Manchester aswell...
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(http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02034/balotelli3_2034745c.jpg)
MANCHESTER UNITED 1 - 6 MANCHESTER CITY
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Balotelli is an absolute don.
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Newcastle United won AGAIN to stay in the top 4.
Castle in the CL 8)
Oh yeah, Captain vanTastic did it again ;)
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This result will forever go down in Man United history. 6-1 to your rival at Old Trafford? Embarrassing
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Newcastle United won AGAIN to stay in the top 4.
Castle in the CL 8)
Oh yeah, Captain vanTastic did it again ;)
My guys are killing it. We'll eventually fall back below Liverpool, Arsenal & Tottenham, but I'm loving it so far.
As for your lads, Van Persie is definitely the best striker in the premiership right now. He's dragged your team back into the top half and back into the mix. Give it a few more weeks and you'll be where you should be.
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Newcastle United won AGAIN to stay in the top 4.
Castle in the CL 8)
Oh yeah, Captain vanTastic did it again ;)
My guys are killing it. We'll eventually fall back below Liverpool, Arsenal & Tottenham, but I'm loving it so far.
As for your lads, Van Persie is definitely the best striker in the premiership right now. He's dragged your team back into the top half and back into the mix. Give it a few more weeks and you'll be where you should be.
The Geordies has always been my "2nd team" in the Premiership, always something interesting with that club. All you guys need is a 15+ goal striker in my opinion.
Oh yes, 25 goals in 26 matches in 2011 is proof enough. But just wait til he gets another injury :-X
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBaJlR7NrzU 8)
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Manchester United v Manchester City: five things we learned from an incredible afternoon at Old Trafford
1. Mancini picked the right team
The Manchester City manager could have gone several ways for this derby. He could have picked Edin Dzeko to lead the line, chosen Samir Nasri instead of James Milner, and he might have plumped for Pablo Zabeleta over Micah Richards. But no. Roberto Mancini followed his instincts, which proved to be sound. Milner and Richards were superb. And as for Mario Balotelli, well, this madcap striker could not have done much more to repay the faith of his manager.
2. Sir Alex Ferguson is human
I’m talking here about his team selection, as it is unusual for the Manchester United manager not to make provisions for opponents who flood central midfield. City tend to do exactly that when David Silva is drifting inside and when, in this case, Milner does the same to join Gareth Barry and Yaya Touré. As a result, Anderson and Darren Fletcher simply could not cope. Even before the sending off, they were being outmanoeuvred by City’s superior numbers.
3. United's defence needs stability
They need Nemanja Vidic back alongside a regular partner. I know United have been hampered by injuries but Jonny Evans showed that he falls slightly short in this kind of company. He certainly should have been cuter when trying to stop Balotelli rather than fouling him. The referee had no choice but to send him off. It was a mistake that should not have been allowed to happen and probably wouldn’t have been committed by a stronger central defence.
4. Strength of the squads
City have arguably amassed a better squad than United. We should avoid overreaction, this was just one result. City must first prove they can go the distance before any shift-of-power claims receive proper attention. Nevertheless, look at the players available to City. Joe Hart, Richards, Vincent Kompany, Yaya Touré, Silva, Nasri and Sergio Agüero would all probably win a place in Ferguson’s side. Agree or not, you cannot deny that it is a valid talking point.
5. City have arrived
They are genuine title contenders. We suspected as much beforehand but this really hammered home the point. No one can be in any doubt now that Mancini’s squad is big enough and good enough to push United and Chelsea all the way. Just as importantly, self belief has just soared through the roof. The tentative attitude seen in the first 15 minutes here, when the visitors didn’t believe in themselves enough, should now be consigned to history.
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This result will forever go down in Man United history. 6-1 to your rival at Old Trafford? Embarrassing
yeah was very hard to sit there watching it.
johnny Evans such an idiot let him have the shot and we r still in the game.
Well and truly beaten, a long way to go though and city will take some stopping
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3-5, get in 8)
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3-5, get in 8)
As far as entertainment it was the game of the season thus far. Even more so than the Manchester derby or the Man Utd Arsenal game simply because it was much more competitive and fast-paced. Nice to see John terry fucking up aswell.
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3-5, get in 8)
As far as entertainment it was the game of the season thus far. Even more so than the Manchester derby or the Man Utd Arsenal game simply because it was much more competitive and fast-paced. Nice to see John terry fucking up aswell.
I thought we were proper fucked at 0-0 when Gervinho missed that 110% chance, and that 2-1 goal right before half time can destroy a team's self esteem.
I was on my toes the whole game, even at 3-4, you never know what our defenders might do. SMH at Mertesacker missing those two headers leading to their first goals. YOU'RE TWO METERS TALL, PER, WHAT THE FUCK!?
Who the fuck is John Terry!? ;D
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Another Newcastle Utd win tonight. STANDARD.
We're like Chelsea or Liverpool these days, except we're actually decent and winning....
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Another Newcastle Utd win tonight. STANDARD.
We're like Chelsea or Liverpool these days, except we're actually decent and winning....
;D
Great win! Congrats.
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The 202 goals of Messi in 12 mins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od7eaa5p4Xk&feature=player_embedded
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this ones for you k dub 8)
http://www.youtube.com/v/tWg7aI5mMaI?version=3&hl=en_GB
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The 202 goals of Messi in 12 mins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od7eaa5p4Xk&feature=player_embedded
words cannot describe just how good he is, such a wonderful talent... whats he still 24? the boy has no limits on what he could achieve by the time he retires.
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this ones for you k dub 8)
http://www.youtube.com/v/tWg7aI5mMaI?version=3&hl=en_GB
Great vid 8)
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this ones for you k dub 8)
http://www.youtube.com/v/tWg7aI5mMaI?version=3&hl=en_GB
Great vid 8)
yeah, you'll have to come see a derby game one day... electric atmosphere.
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this ones for you k dub 8)
http://www.youtube.com/v/tWg7aI5mMaI?version=3&hl=en_GB
Great vid 8)
yeah, you'll have to come see a derby game one day... electric atmosphere.
Aye, and I'll knock you the fuck out, then I'll buy you a pint 8)
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The 202 goals of Messi in 12 mins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od7eaa5p4Xk&feature=player_embedded
words cannot describe just how good he is, such a wonderful talent... whats he still 24? the boy has no limits on what he could achieve by the time he retires.
hes been there for what 6 to 7 years :P
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Messi has got absolutely nothing on Demba Ba...
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portugal better wake the fuck up on tuesday >:(
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Very pleasant CL night 8)
very happy about Napoli :) i hope they make it to the rounds of 16. shouldn't be that hard to win against Villareal but shouldn't be that easy.
very impressed by Real tonight, especially by Higuain & Benzema. these 2 dudes mean business.
http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/BRQmCizuNUE
:o too bad this wasn't a goal
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Man United is in trouble. They need to beat Basel in Turkey and probably will because Benfica is certainly going to advance out of this group.
Inter look to be back on track.
My Porto face a tough road match vs Zenit in Russia tomorrow. A win is very possible however, and would make me extremely confident of a first place finish with six points after two matches.
"Man United is in trouble. They need to beat Basel in Turkey"
a. No they aren't, that group is piss and Man Utd will win it, they have drawn two games and will beat both Benfica and Basle in the return legs. And I can't stand Man Utd but you know this to be true.
b. Basle are from Switzerland, not Turkey. Buy an atlas.
benfica was all over man u if is wasnt for the golkeeper it would of been a thrashing
That has nothing to do with the forthcoming Man Utd vs Benfica game at Old Trafford. What you speak of occurred in Portugal, which isn't what I said.
they did not win did they
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R.I.P. Gary Speed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-15911321
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R.I.P. Gary Speed
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-15911321
Was shocked when I heard about this. Gutted.
Rest in peace, Gary Speed - football legend.
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damn, I'm at a loss for words. R.I.P. =(
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Rest In Peace Gary Speed. This is such a shocking event.
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Rest In Peace Gary Speed. This is such a shocking event.
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What's up with Manchester United? This is beyond pathetic...
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Man United & Man City leaving the Champions League after the group stage :o
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Ajax out too, after leading Lyon with 3 points and 7 goals prior to today's games... lol
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Marseille and Lyon with back to back incredible qualifications ... smh at Lille though
Lyon with his 9th consecutive to the last 16 (at least)
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Ajax out too, after leading Lyon with 3 points and 7 goals prior to today's games... lol
lmao insane
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happy for Marseille and Napoli ;D well done Lyon. i'm hoping we (Marseille) get Apoel Nicosie for the rounds of 16... not sayin it's gonna be easy but it's definitely gon be easier than Barca, Real or Bayern :laugh:
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happy for Marseille and Napoli ;D well done Lyon. i'm hoping we (Marseille) get Apoel Nicosie for the rounds of 16... not sayin it's gonna be easy but it's definitely gon be easier than Barca, Real or Bayern :laugh:
I'm quite upset about that :'( lol
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lol it seems like Porto's having a year off... they've been like this for a few years now. every other year they're competitive, while every other year they're disapointing.
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lol it seems like Porto's having a year off... they've been like this for a few years now. every other year they're competitive, while every other year they're disapointing.
I'd say this is our second disappointing year in recent memory (the year before last year) so I guess I hear where you're coming from.
The #1 problem is we didn't properly replace Falcao. Kleber/Walter aren't the answer and they're the only two strikers on the squad. Pereira is an OK coach, not great but not horrible whereas Villas Boas is genius. But the bigger problem is the lack of a striker. Hulk has been playing striker out of place where he's best on the wing. James has emerged for us as a future star and Moutinho is phenomenal. Those are our three quality players.
Guarin is having a horrendous year and will likely be sold in January. Guys like Varela & Belluschi need to go also. New midfield purchase Defour has failed to impress. Guys like Fernando and Alvaro are having quality years as usual, but I also think they're disinterested and eager for new challenges.
We really need to clean house (I predict by next year the following players will be sold: Hulk, Varela, Guarin, Belluschi, Fernando, Alvaro & Rolando). Minus Hulk, (he's having a fantastic year) I think the rest of the guys on my list were thinking they'd get a chance to move on to bigger leagues after the perfect season we had last year, and are bored to still be at Porto.
Guys like Djalma, Mangala, Iturbe, Sandro, Sergio Oliveira, James & Danilo are the future. We need to add a striker to the mix though.
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u really know ur shit when it comes to Porto lol. good read 8)
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benfica 8)
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u really know ur shit when it comes to Porto lol. good read 8)
lol thank you
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Looking back with less emotion, this whole Ajax/Lyon thing seems like a huge fraud backed by Platini, to be honest. First Ajax gets two perfectly clean goals taken away from them, while Zagreb gets shitted on with like 10 goals in the 2nd half, whereas you can clearly see that the defense and the goalkeeper are not even trying at all. Not to mention that Zagreb is a Croatian club and therefore very easy to bribe. One can't imagine the money to be made when you bet on Lyon advancing to the 16s during half-time. You can even make a huge profit while still paying off everybody in Zagreb and the Portoguese referees. (Who maybe just wanted to do Mourinho a favor anyways. He's a national hero over there.) Of course the UEFA won't do shit, everybody knows why. Loaded with French and Italian people, just as corrupt as the system itself.
(http://www.tuttosport.com/images/40/C_3_Media_1386840_immagine_ts673_400.jpg)
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Man United & Man City leaving the Champions League after the group stage :o
its all about the Thursday nights, real football unlike this watered down champions league stuff :'(
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Man United & Man City leaving the Champions League after the group stage :o
its all about the Thursday nights, real football unlike this watered down champions league stuff :'(
You mean real football like losing 6-0 in a derby in Old Trafford? Sounds tempting.
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"Not to mention that Zagreb is a Croatian club and therefore very easy to bribe."
Don't you just love unsourced xenophobic claims?
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"Not to mention that Zagreb is a Croatian club and therefore very easy to bribe."
Don't you just love unsourced xenophobic claims?
Most betting related manipulation scandals in european football have ties to Croatia, that is a plain fact.
All such proven instances in Germany have been instigated by Croatian immigrants.
It's a corrupt country full of bribes, money laundry and people who love to bet on soccer games. You can ask your fellow Croatian immigrant next door, he will tell you.
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Man United & Man City leaving the Champions League after the group stage :o
its all about the Thursday nights, real football unlike this watered down champions league stuff :'(
You mean real football like losing 6-0 in a derby in Old Trafford? Sounds tempting.
i wasn't being serious mate i thought that was obvious hence the tears.
it was 6-1 anyway.
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Of course it was, I was just being an ass cause I like to see Fergie suffer.. he deserves it.
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"Not to mention that Zagreb is a Croatian club and therefore very easy to bribe."
Don't you just love unsourced xenophobic claims?
Most betting related manipulation scandals in european football have ties to Croatia, that is a plain fact.
All such proven instances in Germany have been instigated by Croatian immigrants.
It's a corrupt country full of bribes, money laundry and people who love to bet on soccer games. You can ask your fellow Croatian immigrant next door, he will tell you.
Were you buttfucked without permission by a Croatian once?
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Of course it was, I was just being an ass cause I like to see Fergie suffer.. he deserves it.
even though he might have suffered that say, I'm sure the next day he looked back on the legacy he's built for 25 years and then look at City's honours and was like "whatever, fine, you can have that 6-1", had a good laugh and went on about his business...
seriously though, that 1-6 has left a wound that hasn't been tended yet by MU. they're shook as hell. they remind me of Chelsea last season, they were not to be fucked with in the very beginning, and a very serious contender for the title. then Ancelotti's assistant coach left and they went throught a bad streak of defeats-draws and never recovered from that.
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"Not to mention that Zagreb is a Croatian club and therefore very easy to bribe."
Don't you just love unsourced xenophobic claims?
Most betting related manipulation scandals in european football have ties to Croatia, that is a plain fact.
All such proven instances in Germany have been instigated by Croatian immigrants.
It's a corrupt country full of bribes, money laundry and people who love to bet on soccer games. You can ask your fellow Croatian immigrant next door, he will tell you.
Were you buttfucked without permission by a Croatian once?
Not at all, I have no hard feelings either. I'm simply a neo-realist who always says what he thinks is the bold truth. cynical shit.
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Of course it was, I was just being an ass cause I like to see Fergie suffer.. he deserves it.
even though he might have suffered that say, I'm sure the next day he looked back on the legacy he's built for 25 years and then look at City's honours and was like "whatever, fine, you can have that 6-1", had a good laugh and went on about his business...
seriously though, that 1-6 has left a wound that hasn't been tended yet by MU. they're shook as hell. they remind me of Chelsea last season, they were not to be fucked with in the very beginning, and a very serious contender for the title. then Ancelotti's assistant coach left and they went throught a bad streak of defeats-draws and never recovered from that.
looks like we are back on track now.
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yeah true
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can any1 plz help me with this song, its on premiership years 96-97, the song starts at 35.19
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNzU4MzE5MjQ=.html
wats it called?
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Of course it was, I was just being an ass cause I like to see Fergie suffer.. he deserves it.
even though he might have suffered that say, I'm sure the next day he looked back on the legacy he's built for 25 years and then look at City's honours and was like "whatever, fine, you can have that 6-1", had a good laugh and went on about his business...
seriously though, that 1-6 has left a wound that hasn't been tended yet by MU. they're shook as hell. they remind me of Chelsea last season, they were not to be fucked with in the very beginning, and a very serious contender for the title. then Ancelotti's assistant coach left and they went throught a bad streak of defeats-draws and never recovered from that.
looks like we are back on track now.
And we're back off track again. A dismal display. I can only think of the 1 chance we had tonight and that was the one cleared off the line. Newcastle put in a great shift though.
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yeah i thought that too when i saw the scoreline... Newcastle seem really solid this year. Demba Ba is doing is thing.
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:eh:
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Welcome back Lucho Gonzalez 8) and Jenko should be the striker we've been needing.
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Welcome back Lucho Gonzalez 8) and Jenko should be the striker we've been needing.
benfica all the way luna fuck a porto this threads been dead 4 awhile
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some thoughts about the Manchester United vs. Chelsea match
Can't believe Torres is this slow now. Rio beat him to balls repeatedly. He may never score again hahah, sad.
That said, he still has skill. His cross was perfect and Mata's volley was one of the goals of the year. Unreal.
for being under fire, De Gea came up with 2 amazing saves to keep a point for Man U. The first on Mata's free kick was legendary
Rooney gets all the acclaim for his goals but his work rate and passing are second to none. He could play games back to back and be fresh
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Welcome back Lucho Gonzalez 8) and Jenko should be the striker we've been needing.
benfica all the way luna fuck a porto this threads been dead 4 awhile
LOL Porto are in tough 5 points back but I'm hoping our luck turns with Lucho & Janko.
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damn you lucho why didn't u score goals like this while in Marseille ??? :-[ one love still
http://www.youtube.com/v/KkDolPwY5UE
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LOL @ Ferguson:
I have had some fantastic black players, absolutely magnificent black players, and with every one of them I have enjoyed my working relationship with them."
:D
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what's everyones views on Capello's decision to quit England?
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what's everyones views on Capello's decision to quit England?
Not bothered. Was doing a mediocre job anyway.
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(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/02/11/article-2099730-11AE5BC5000005DC-669_964x291.jpg)
Police forced to separate United and Liverpool players as Evra sparks tunnel bust-up
Police had to separate players from both Manchester United and Liverpool as emotions spilled over into violence in the tunnel at Old Trafford.
The Premier League match was already the centre of everybody's attention as it pitted Luis Suarez against Patrice Evra for the first time since the former was banned for eight matches for racially abusing the latter during the reverse fixture in October.
Any hope that football might be the focus of the afternoon was dismissed even before a ball was kicked when Suarez refused the offer of Evra's hand during the traditional pre-match handshake.
And after a few more distractions - namely Suarez booting the ball direct at the dugout on the stroke of half-time - tempers boiled over as the two sides made their way back to the dressing room.
It was reported that Evra was intent of speaking with Suarez over the handshake snub, but found his path to the striker blocked by Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel.
That was the cue for a melee involving several members of both teams to become embroiled in a pushing and shoving match, which took up to five minutes for police to mediate.
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And former United defender Gary Neville also condemned the Uruguayan's actions.
He said: "Luis Suarez has completely blanked Evra — I'm not sure it was the wisest thing to do.
"I'm not sure it's helped his football club. Kenny Dalglish has been put in a position where he will have to defend him again.
"They don't like each other — I don't have a problem with that. It's what makes the Premier League the best in the world — we want this sort of tension.
LOL
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Suarez is a cunt. i hate him with a passion.
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Evra all the way 8)
http://www.youtube.com/v/awy0IiNsZoY
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Suarez is a cunt. i hate him with a passion.
just because is an ex-Ajax player...
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Evra is a bitch ... he shit on his national team and is always looking for laughable excuses when playing bad
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Evra all the way 8)
http://www.youtube.com/v/awy0IiNsZoY
yeah what a clever move :-X
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hala real madrid 8) ronaldos third goal what a dip
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Fuck Barca. Real win La Liga!
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Evra is a bitch ... he shit on his national team and is always looking for laughable excuses when playing bad
he didn't shit on the national team... a lot of things went wrong that year and i don't think evra's is to blame for everything. he has responsibility obviously, all the more since he was captain but still the media's depiction of players like Abidal, Evra, Anelka and Ribéry was laughable. their bad reputations are mostly based on hearsay and unconfirmed rumours. Evra, Abidal & Ribéry are all praised for their professionalism and are highly revered in their clubs. you don't become MU's captain like that. even Anelka, who's had a lot of problems with his coaches and teams throughout the years, have been hailed by some of the most reputable individuals in soccer (Ancelotti) as highly professional.
but yeah Evra got carried away a little bit when he captained France, no doubt, crying during the national anthem and stuff, it seemed faked, I think he went out of his way to do too much. talking too much during pre-game conferences, etc.
however, I don't think he is the "thug" that Roselyne Bachelot called out... I think L'equipe's journalists that did their cover and full coverage on Anelka's alleged words (which were not his actual words, btw, this has been confirmed by Henry, Abidal, Toualan, Lloris, Robert Duverne and probably others) did more harm to the french team and failed as serious journalists, but that's another story.
yeah what a clever move
while it's not clever, it certainly is no worse than what Suarez had done an hour and a half before. and more understandable, i could have done the same under similar circumstances. imagine you're being disrespected, again, and the best way to get back at the person is to win the game, once it's done, under so much pressure, you have to gloat and celebrate, not the brightest thing to do, but, hey, soccer players aren't necessarily the brightest dudes to begin with (not to caricature too much)
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he could be great here. Sounders? "Tottenham misfit David Bentley eyes loan to MLS" - ESPN Soccernet
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1022247/tottenham-misfit-david-bentley-eyes-loan-to-mls?cc=5901
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Drogba is the man 8) he's way past his prime though and he choked big time during the African cup final, I hope that motivates him to come back next year stronger and win it, i know he has the guts to do it.
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your new wallpaper:
(http://www.tws3d.com/wallpapers/az-alkmaar--1024x768.jpg)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZI3lm8FECo
100 mil or nothin 8)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZI3lm8FECo
100 mil or nothin 8)
as nice as that was it hurts bastard lol
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Woke up to find Arsenal beat Liverpool 2-1, with RvP netting both, including the winner in stoppage time. Yessir!
Decent look for Gant on that play, but the key was his poor angle on the screen attempt. A better screen and Gaddy gets a drive attempt
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZI3lm8FECo
100 mil or nothin 8)
as nice as that was it hurts bastard lol
lol love it, 3 point cushion now as benfica are in a freefall (1 point taken from their last 3 games)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZI3lm8FECo
100 mil or nothin 8)
as nice as that was it hurts bastard lol
lol love it, 3 point cushion now as benfica are in a freefall (1 point taken from their last 3 games)
still alive in champions league 8)
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Incredible writing! Hilarious
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/2012/mar/09/mario-balotelli-marriage-roberto-mancini?CMP=twt_gu
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZI3lm8FECo
100 mil or nothin 8)
Lol, he's good but he's not worth £100 mil, or whatever currency.
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Robin van Persie!!!! "he scores when he waaaaaaaants!!!!"
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Arsenal scores at the death! Big win, 2-1 over Newcastle. LOL @ the two Dutchmen, RvP and Krul talking so much smack to each other though
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http://www.youtube.com/v/QDUVZExw3DY
i'm lovin' it 8)
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how's it going, manchester fans?
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how's it going, manchester fans?
We were beaten by the better side. Much better side. Nothing else more to say.
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why does Mac 10 have the † behind his name?
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watching some games i recorded.
HUGE goal by Nasri to keep the title race alive for Manchester City. Wow, what an ending. 2-1 City. 88th minute
amazing story. Pulling for Fabrice to recover fully! "Collapsed Bolton player 'was dead in that time'
http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/story/_/id/7717228/bolton-fabrice-muamba-was-dead-lengthy-resuscitation-efforts
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Lmao at Inter sacking another manager :-X
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real madrid ;D benfica :(
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Bayern did their thing yesterday. I really hope for them to win the trophy now and against Chelsea it seems much more likely than against Barca.
It's about time to trade Gomez for Huntelaar, though. 8)
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Guardiola is leaving Barcelona at the end of the season.
I predict he'll be back as head coach in a year or two.
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Guardiola is leaving Barcelona at the end of the season.
I predict he'll be back as head coach in a year or two.
where did you hear this ???
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Guardiola is leaving Barcelona at the end of the season.
I predict he'll be back as head coach in a year or two.
where did you hear this ???
It's been speculation all week but finally announced today http://m.skysports.com/article/football//7707237
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Absolutely sickening. For a game as huge as this, Fergie decides to start a 37 and a 38 year old in midfield which is what cost us big time. City overrun us in midfield and it was obvious that it was gonna happen before the game even kicked off. If Fergie can't see we need strengthening in the centre of midfield during the summer then say goodnight to winning trophies in the forthcoming seasons. Evra needs some competition for his place badly. A new right back and a new striker maybe a necessity during the summer too.
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(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/04/30/article-2137495-12D98B5E000005DC-515_634x451.jpg)
8)
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http://www.youtube.com/v/meoCkgZ6H1Y?version=3&hl=en
:o
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http://www.youtube.com/v/meoCkgZ6H1Y?version=3&hl=en
:o
that goal was sick :o
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lol. Florenz coach Delio Rossi boxing his own player :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=eHIx-wELkOQ
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Craziest day ever! At 90 minutes, Man City's dream was dead... but TWO astonishing goals in injury time snatches title from United
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/05/13/article-2143803-13125C6C000005DC-786_634x347.jpg)
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A legendary finish to an unbelievable title race
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http://www.youtube.com/v/sQLIzFDRW3E
;D
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http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xqxgus_un-gardien-de-but-qui-marque-un-but_sport?search_algo=1
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http://www.youtube.com/v/QMv8g8CO4cQ
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where all my Dubcc germans at ??
8)
really though, i'm happy for my man Drogba, he deserves to have a CL in his résumé, even though yesterday's game was kinda terrible. glad for chelsea too, they were dominant throughout the late 00's, and it's only natural that they get one champion's league even if it wasn't one of their better years.
(http://medias.lequipe.fr/img-photo-jpg/a-camp-david-les-dirigeants-s-ent-le-g8-pour-regarder-les-tirs-au-but-david-cameron-exulte-devan/1500000000159906/204:88,1468:906-850-0-95/14147.jpg)
*waits for 7even to barge in and spew some conspiracy theory about the UEFA & Michel Platini*
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Drogba really deserved this so I don't hate. But in 9 outta 10 times a team that's dominating a game like Bayern did takes the the title.
This game had a great dramaturgy, though. Great game!
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http://www.youtube.com/v/HkXyJQ2O8uQ
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Drogba really deserved this so I don't hate. But in 9 outta 10 times a team that's dominating a game like Bayern did takes the the title.
This game had a great dramaturgy, though. Great game!
No doubt, Drogba deserves it.
Sure it was a thriller, but a great game? No way... It was horrible football... Of course Bayern atleast tried, but the Blues were pathetic. Both teams were not worthy finalists, none of them even was a 'Champion'. If it hadn't been the fucking Bavarians, I would've turned it off at halftime.
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Van Persie to United. Very nice. Lets hope he can stay fit.
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KDUB MUST BE REALLY HAPPY ;D
(http://thebiglead.fantasysportsven.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Robin-Van-Persie-Manchester-United.jpg)
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UNITED EVERTON ;D
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